Aug 25, 2010 | MIAMI REAL ESTATE
The last time you checked your child’s credit report was when? Never? Kids are easy targets for identity thieves. Until they are old enough to apply for credit, there is little reason to check their credit reports. Adam Levin, founder of Identity Theft...
Aug 23, 2010 | MIAMI REAL ESTATE
YOUR CREDIT SCORE IS BASED ON A FEW SIMPLE FACTS: 35% OF THE SCORE IS BASED ON PAYMENT HISTORY ON CREDIT ACCOUNTS (RECENT ACTIVITY WEIGHS MORE THAN ACTIVITY IN THE DISTANT PAST). 30% OF THE SCORE IS BASED ON YOUR CURRENT DEBT TO CREDITORS. 15% OF THE SCORE IS...
Aug 22, 2010 | IN THE NEWS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, SCHOOL INFORMATION
KAPOW (KIDS AND THE POWER OF WORK) is looking for volunteers interested in teaching students how class work can help them later succeed in the workplace… Link to the Miami Herald article here. KAPOW is a national network of business and elementary school...
Aug 21, 2010 | MIAMI REAL ESTATE
IF YOU’VE EVER TOUCHED AN ELECTRICAL LIGHTSWITCH, AND FOUND IT TO BE WARM, READ ON… 1) MIGHT BE A DESIGN FLAW: TOO MANY FIXTURES ON A SINGLE SWITCH PLATE WILL OVERLOAD THE SYSTEM. 2) LOOSE WIRING INSIDE COULD CAUSE THE LIGHTSWITCH TO HEAT UP...
Aug 20, 2010 | JUST FOR FUN, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
Antony’s Pizza may be a new local Pinecrest landmark … but during the construction of the Overseas Railroad down to the Florida Keys in the 1900’s, railroad tycoon Henry Flagler used the corner of US 1 and 102 Street as his staging area...
Aug 19, 2010 | MIAMI REAL ESTATE, SELLER'S ADVICE
20 TIPS TO HIGHLIGHT YOUR HOME’S FEATURES. FIRST IMPRESSIONS COUNT … STRESS THE MANY STRENGTHS AND SELLING POINTS OF YOUR HOUSE … AND IT WILL SELL. HERE’S HOW: 1) FIRST IS CURB APPEAL ! TRIM THE LAWN. PLANT FLOWERS OR SHRUBS AND MAKE...
