Monday Lancaster Fit Bit – Walking isn’t Enough
Welcome Back Readers! It’s time for another Monday Lancaster Fit Bit with Mickey Glick, owner of Body and Soul Fitness Studio in Lancaster! Walking, we all do it, it’s long been known that more walking leads to a healthier lifestyle and walking has numerous benefits to your overall life. Did you know though, that walking isn’t enough? Mickey will tell you all about it after the jump, see you on the other side! Read More ... Read More
Did FHA Just Throw First Time Buyers in Front of the Bus for a PR Gain?
Welcome Back Readers! I apologize in advance for the negative tone of this post, but it is information that people who plan on buying this year need to have. Let me start with this: There are many solutions available to FHA’s problems, and there are other programs that allow cash poor buyers to still purchase homes. It is not the end of the world, FHA is still a fine program, but I have an issue with their changes not offering a... Read More
Monday Lancaster Fit Bit – Commitment, it’s Not Just for Weddings Anymore!
Happy Monday Readers and welcome back! This week’s Lancaster Fit Bit from Mickey Glick at Body and Soul Fitness Studio is all about commitment. It’s a big word, lots of people don’t like to hear about it, but like many things in life we don’t like, commitment is critical to anything we expect success in. Read on after the jump to find out what Mickey is fired up about today! Read More Read More
It Isn’t a Question of “If” Waiting Will Cost You, but Rather “How Much?”
Waiting. Sometimes a wise strategy, sometimes a foolish one. When it comes to home buying, waiting will surely cost you. There are a number of reasons why, but before I go into that, let’s get one thing clear…. if you aren’t in a positions to buy, if you truly can’t afford it, don’t do it. But if you are unsure, if you are “thinking about it”, if you are planning to “start looking” in... Read More
Monday Fit Bit – It Really is That Simple
Good Afternoon Readers! It’s Monday, time for another Monday Fit Bit from Mickey Glick! The one thing I hear all the time from Mickey is that fitness isn’t about making huge radical changes, but about all the little things that add up to an overall healthier life. Stand up, walk, laugh. Yup, it is that simple, read on to find out more! Read More Read More
Extending the Home Buyer Tax Credit – So Close, Yet So Far Away
Here is the headline from the AP Story that ran yesterday “Senators agree to extend homebuyer tax credit”. Look spretty good, doesn’t it? Reading that, you would think we were in the clear, tax credits for everyone! Well, I hate to rain on everyone’s parade, but we still have a long way to go. Think of this process like looking at the moon through a telescope, it’s there, you can see every detail, you almost... Read More
Tax credit hoops? What hoops?
I saw an article posted on Rismedia the other day (http://rismedia.com/2009-10-15/8000-tax-credits-hoops-frustrate-house-hunters/) that was picked up from the Orlando Sentinel. The reporter (Mary Shanklin) titled the article “$8,000 Tax Credit’s Hoops Frustrate House Hunters”. She wrote a nice article about the challenges some people are facing in today’s market, concise and well written. In reality, the challenges she outlined have... Read More
