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Book Review: The 4-Hour Workweek
2007-10-29 14:31:00 I have to admit that when I first learned of The 4-Hour Workweek, I was very skeptical. Working only four hours a week? It must take a lot of money to get started, or you must have to have tons of experience. So, for awhile I didn?t bother to read the book (written by Timothy ... More About: Tools , Products , Finance , Book Review , Review
Top Viewed Properties on 2ndhome.net
2007-10-26 18:01:00 The top-viewed property for the week on 2ndhome.net was a 3+ bedroom, 2 bathroom oceanfront home located in Hills Beach, Maine. It?s listed at $850,000 by Hollow Woods Management. The second most-viewed property was a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom home on 5.51 acres in Tollgate Canyon, Park City, Utah. It?s listed by Pine Meadows Prop erties for ... More About: Buying , Pert , Rope
Buying that Dream Home on the Ocean: Americans Increasingly Drawn to Canadi
2007-10-25 16:30:00 Despite a slowing in the rate of price increases of oceanfront vacation homes in the U.S., more Americans each year are turning north and east to the Canadian Maritimes seeking the perfect vacation retreat. If you are driving to many points in the Maritimes from major east coast cities, depending on your start and end points, ... More About: International , Buying , Home , Ocean , Local
What you can get for around $1.5 million
2007-10-24 16:27:00 Buckeye, Arizona: $1,675,000 3+ Bedrooms, unknown bathrooms, 3000 square feet, 8.88 acres Pequot Lakes, Minnesota: $1,525,000 5 Bedrooms, 3.5 Bathrooms, 5354 square feet, 1.37 acres, waterfront Evergreen, Colorado: $1,495,000 Unknown bedrooms, unknown bathrooms, 5099 square feet, 4.64 acres Green Lake, Wisconsin: $1,400,000 4 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, unknown square footage, unknown acreage, waterfront Incline Village, Nevada: $1,395,000 4 Bedrooms, 4 Bathrooms, unknown square footage, .001 ... More About: Buying , Million
A Mortgage with your Groceries?
2007-10-22 16:51:00 It sounds kind of wacky, I know. But really, folks, the Kroger chain of grocery stores, the largest in the U.S., are now entering the home mortgage business. The chain, which includes some well-known retailers such as Kroger, Fry?s, Albertson?s, Fred Meyer, Ralph?s and many more. Is expanding into providing a number of financial services. ... More About: Mortgage , Mortgages , Groceries , Erie , With You
Top-Viewed Listings on 2ndhome.net
2007-10-19 19:58:00 The most-viewed listing on 2ndhome.net for the past week was this home in Killingworth, Connecticut. It has 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, and is located on 3.4 acres. It?s listed at $529,000 by Nancy Leonard at William Raveis Real Estate. The second-most-viewed listing was this waterfront home on Lake Sunapee in Sunapee, New Hampshire. This home ... More About: Buying , Listings
Some Do?s and Don?ts on 1031s
2007-10-18 16:45:00 Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code provides great tax benefits for qualifying property owners. Savvy users can build wealth by using untaxed gains to reinvest in more valuable property. But careful planning should be observed if you want to use this tax option. It is not a do it ... More About: Some
What You Can Get for Around $500K
2007-10-17 21:40:00 Killingworth, Connecticut: $529,000 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, unknown square footage, 3.4 acres Antioch, Illinois: $499,900 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, unknown square footage, .33 acres, waterfront Crosslake, Minnesota: $499,000 3 Bedrooms, unknown bathrooms, unknown square footage, 1 acre, waterfront Ocean View, Hawaii: $499,000 7 Bedrooms, 4 Bathrooms, unknown square footage, 3 acres Rising Fawn, Georgia: $499,000 2 Bedrooms, 2.5 Bathrooms, unknown square footage, 6 acres Port ... More About: Buying , Local
Property and Casualty Insurers accused of fraud
2007-10-16 17:18:00 Firms report record profits despite unprecedented loss claims In an October 15 posting, Bloomberg News quotes an insurance watchdog group about emerging indications that property and casualty firms have been reaping huge profits despite ballooning loss claims from policyholders. ?Property -casualty insurers, which cover damage to homes and cars, reported their highest-ever profit of $73 billion last year, ... More About: Insurance , Fraud , Casualty , Accu
Estate Planning for Your Vacation Home
2007-10-15 14:54:00 Do you want your vacation home to stay in the family? How can you keep this retreat in the family for generations to come? Your estate plan should include these goals and you have many options to accomplish them. Talking with your estate planning attorney about these considerations will open up the options for you. Passing ... More About: Tools , Estate , Planning , Home , Vacation
Top Viewed Properties on 2ndhome.net
2007-10-12 17:14:00 The most-viewed property on 2ndhome.net for the past week was a 3+ bedroom, 2 bathroom, oceanfront home in Hills Beach, Maine. It?s listed at $850,000 by Hollow Woods Management. The second most-viewed property on 2ndhome.net for the past week was a two acre with water frontage along the Connecticut River in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. It?s listed ... More About: Buying , Local , Properties , Prop , Pert
10 tips to buying a home in a down market
2007-10-12 14:54:00 As the housing market slowdown continues, the buzz is beginning in some markets about a possible turnaround. Washington D.C. is one of the markets showing signs of recovery. Inventory of unsold homes is down to 39 in a neighborhood where last year at this time it stood at 78. Housing prices are again climbing. Is ... More About: Buying , Market , Tips , Home
What you can get for $1,000,000
2007-10-10 20:05:00 Here are some vacation homes from all over the U.S. that are priced right around $1,000,000. Destin, Florida: $1,050,000 4 Bedrooms, 4.5 Bathrooms, unknown square footage, unknown acreage, ocean view Egg Harbor, Wisconsin: $998,000 5 Bedrooms, 4 Bathrooms, unknown square footage, Condo Phoenix, Arizona: $995,000 5 Bedrooms, 3.5 Bathrooms, 3283 square feet, 1.02 acres Incline Village, Nevada: $989,000 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Bathrooms, unknown ... More About: Buying
How to Make Drinking Glasses from Wine Bottles
2007-10-09 21:16:00 Unique drinking glasses can be hard to find. Sometimes you’re just looking for something a little different. Sometimes you just have too many empty glass bottles lying around… Virtually any kind of glass bottle can be used to create drinking glasses, but wine bottles are some of the best due to their generally thicker glass (which ... More About: Design , Wine , Drinking , Make , Entertaining
Seasonal salads
2007-10-08 21:18:00 Salads are often associated with the fresh greens that spring and summer bring. But there are also some great salad options for fall. Here are three. Martha Stewart has a great recipe that?s perfect for this time of year: Zucchini Salad with Red Onion. This recipe that serves four is easy to prepare, there?s no cooking ... More About: Seasonal , Salads , Entertaining
The 2ndhome Blog has won its first award!
2007-10-06 18:00:00 The FlipKey Blog has recently hosted a Travel Blog Challenge, and the 2ndhome Blog is one of the four winners! The categories were Consumer Advocacy (winner: elliott.org), Creativity (winner: Nerd’s Eye View), Wealth of Information (winner: Travel Babel), and Vacation Home Purchase Market (which we won). From the FlipKey site: Why we love 2ndhomeblog? Their writings are ... More About: News , Award
Top viewed listings on 2ndhome.net
2007-10-05 18:51:00 The top viewed property on 2ndhome.net for the past week was a 3+ bedroom, 2 bathroom oceanfront home in Hills Beach, Maine. It?s listed at $950,000 by Hollow Woods Management. The second most-viewed property was a 5 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom lakefront home on 3.56 acres in Sunapee, New Hampshire. It?s listed at $3,950,000 by the New ... More About: Buying , Selling , Listings
Many Boomers House, Rich Savings Poor
2007-10-05 17:51:00 A recent Harris Interactive Poll conducted for financial services provider Principal Finance Group, indicates that many retired or soon-to-retire baby boomers are experiencing unease about their long-term financial situation. Among those still working, the survey found some of these fears include whether they will be able to maintain the quality of life, ability to afford medical ... More About: House , Rich , Boomers , Poor
Deer eating your garden and shrubs? Stop them in their tracks
2007-10-04 21:46:00 Growing deer populations in many areas across the U.S. has led to an increasing number of problems with deer damaging and sometimes destroying home gardens and ornamental shrubs. After several years and many damaged and lost plantings, in desperation, my sister and her husband spent several weekends installing 6-foot high fence to virtually surround their home, ... More About: Tools , Garden , Gardening , Landscaping , Deer
Vacation Homes for $2 - $4 Million
2007-10-03 20:00:00 If you?ve got $2 - $4 million to spend on a vacation home, you can almost certainly expect waterfrontage (or at least a water view). You can also find decent acreage in many places, as well as 4-5 bedrooms. Sunapee, NH: $3,950,000 5 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, unknown square footage, 3.56 acres, waterfront Sawyer, MI: $3,900,000 4 bedrooms, 3 full ... More About: Buying , Market , Vacation , Homes , Million
Have you found your dream second home, but it?s not fore sale?
2007-10-02 16:59:00 We?ve all had the experience of finding the perfect home while out for a weekend drive. Sometimes we even drive by that home on a regular basis, hoping that one day there will be a for sale sign out front (or we check the MLS listings and FSBO listings on a weekly ? or daily ... More About: Buying , Home , Sale , Dream , Fore
Top 10 Asian Recipes to Celebrate Fall
2007-10-01 16:51:00 As we wind down from our peak vacation season and look toward closing down our seasonal homes for the winter, there?s still time to enjoy our ?summer places? with an autumn-themed meal or two. Here?s a great list from About.com of entrees and side dishes featuring ingredients of the coming fall harvest. Hit the farm stand, invite ... More About: International , Recipes , Celebrate , Asian , Entertaining
Top Viewed Listings on 2ndhome.net This Week
2007-09-28 16:24:00 The #1 most-viewed listing on 2ndhome.net this week is located in Sunapee, New Hampshire. This home has 5 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms and is located on 3.56 lakefront acres. It?s listed at $3,950,000 by the New London Agency. The #2 most-viewed listing is located in Park City / Tollgate Canyon, Utah. This 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom ... More About: Buying , Selling , Market , Listings , Local
Three Possible Ways to Keep your Second Home Insurance Reasonable
2007-09-27 16:55:00 A recent story in The Record (New Jersey) stated that: ?For current and potential second-home owners, making sure your property is adequately insured can be a less-than-straightforward process. Second homes can be inherently more expensive to insure, primarily for two reasons: You’re not there as much, and they are often rented out (some insurance companies deny ... More About: Insurance , Home , Ossi
What you can get for $750K
2007-09-26 18:44:00 Here are some great vacation homes around the country that are priced at $750,000 or less. West Barnstable, Massachusetts: $750,000 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, unknown square footage, 1.62 acres Payson, Arizona: $750,000 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2600 square feet, .68 acres Crosslake, Minnesota: $749,900 5 bedrooms, 2 full & 2 half bathrooms, 3600 square feet, .6 acres, waterfront South Haven, Michigan: $749,000 1 ... More About: Buying , Selling , Market , Local
Pointers on Buying Vacation Homes as Investments
2007-09-25 16:54:00 Even though the investment portion of the vacation home market dropped steeply in 2006,for a variety of reasons, it is still a market niche worth a second look. As they say in economic reports about the overall U.S. economy, it is supported by solid ?fundamentals?. In other words, the underlying economic data, including demographics, personal ... More About: Buying , Vacation , Homes , Investments , Pointers
Seasonal Foods for Fall
2007-09-24 17:49:00 With the chilly nights of September, the frosts of October are not far behind. The bounty of summer produce that we have been enjoying for the past couple of months (corn and beans and tomatoes, oh my!) will soon disappear. The fall harvest is set to begin. Rather than mourning the salad days gone by, ... More About: Seasonal , Foods , Entertaining , Fall , Sona
Top Viewed Listings on 2ndhome.net
2007-09-21 16:22:00 The #1 most-viewed listing for this week on 2ndhome.net is in Tollgate Canyon, Park City, Utah. This home has 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and is on 5.51 acres. It?s listed at $349,900 by Pine Meadows Properties. #2 is a post and beam contemporary in Keene Valley, New York. It?s listed at $725,000 by Adirondack Realty. #3 is ... More About: Buying , Market , Listings , Local
Second Homes in College Towns - State College Pennsylvania home ownership p
2007-09-20 19:34:00 Vacation homebuyers and retirees have been flocking lately to the home of Penn State. According to Centredaily.com, a website dedicated to covering Central Pennsylvania, upwards of 25% of homes in the area are being used by seasonal homeowners and/or retirees. The growth of the second home trend is strong in many college towns around the U.S. ... More About: News , Buying , College , Market , Home
What you can get for $250K
More articles from this author:2007-09-19 19:07:00 So let’s say that you want a vacation home, but you don’t have millions to spend (or half a million for that matter). What can you get for only $250,000? Is there anything out there worth getting? Well, the listings below prove that yes, there are plenty of properties out there that are completely ... More About: Buying , Selling , Market , Local 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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