Golf as a sport has the tendency to grab people at a young age and make them fans of the game for life. As time moves on, the love for the game grows and a person’s game is constantly refined over time to get to a point where nothing sounds better than an afternoon on a golf course with the sun over head, a drink in one hand and the lowest score out of your playing group. Read more. Related Resources: Golf in Tri-Cities Washington Greenery and Golf Tri-Cities Recreation Resources, Tri-Citie... Read Full Post

The process of flipping a home seems like a simple enough premise. Buy a home for a low value, add some value to it through various improvements and finally sell it for a handsome profit. However, that formula simply doesn’t work every time and there are flips every year that become massive flops, some big enough to discourage those investors from getting back into the business. This is a bit of a shame given that a few failures are common in any profession, whether it be house flipping or ... Read Full Post

When going through the process of selling a piece of real estate, a home owner most likely bristles at the thought of spending more money to sell the property on top of a real estate agent’s commission. However, in the case of staging, Realtors that customarily go through a professional staging service can see much better results, selling the home quicker and for a higher price. The added cost may scare some sellers away, but those that get on board are quickly rewarded. Read more. Related ... Read Full Post

Living on a river can entail some of the finest scenery and nicest natural landscaping of any type of property. Along with the lush growing conditions a riverside property brings, a home on the river can offer spectacular views of a river and the wildlife it attracts. Indeed, living on a river and in an area that is well-maintained along it can be one of the nicest places to live in any area of the country, explaining the premium often put on riverside lots. Read more. Related Resources: Brin... Read Full Post

Loads of performers are in town to entertain our locals and visitors this weekend. It is shaping up to be a very musical weekend. Michael Feinstein and Roslyn Kind (Barbra Streisand's sister) are performing at the Kravis Center at 8 p.m. tonight (April 14). Feinstein is well known for his renditions of Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and many other music legends. Tomorrow the Kravis Center headlines Nana Mouskouri on her World Farwell Tour, also at 8 p.m. Two jazz festivals are storming ... Read Full Post

Fantastic Ocean View Lots and Homes in Fawn Ridge West Fawn Ridge is Florence's newest Gated Community, a High End Development of Custom Homes with underground utilities including Haceta Water and septic on Rhododendron Drive. Fawn Ridge West has Ocean View Lots still available with Homes currently under construction. Fawn Ridge East is currently in the development stage. The City of Florence will most likely annex some areas to the north of the city, including the Fawn Ridge subdivision. The... Read Full Post

The San Francisco Association of Realtors, MetroList Services Inc. and Bay Area Real Estate Information Service Inc. (BAREIS) recently announced a plan to consolidate their IDX and MLS services in the form of a unified database, called Quattro. Some real estate agents and brokers will be able to subscribe to a single MLS and share data across all three. Read Full Post

According to MarketLinx: "Please be advised that MarketLinx has been working diligently to correct an issue with the IDX data feed. Unfortunately as a result of the server changes that took place Monday night, the data files that get send out each night have not been updating properly. Programming is in the process of sending out a Full Photo File right now. Once you process the new files and update your site(s), any missing listings and photo issues should be resolved." These appear to only ... Read Full Post

If you are taking a holiday weekend trip, and are worried about getting your taxes out the door in time for the typical April 15th tax deadline, rest easy, as the IRS has pushed back the 2007 tax deadline until Tuesday, April 17, 2007. Taxpayers will have extra time to file and pay because April 15th falls on a Sunday in 2007, and the following day, Monday, April 16th, is Emancipation Day, a legal holiday in the District of Columbia. Rest assured by reading the official 2007 IRS tax deadline ... Read Full Post