Archive for the 'Consumer Tips' Category

How to Stop Junk Mail: ProQuo

ProQuo is a free service that claims it can reduce your paper junk mail by 50-90% by removing your name and personal information from thousands of mailing lists, telemarketing and data broker lists, catalog distributors and others in the unsolicited mail game.  They claim you will start seeing results in 4 weeks, with the full […]

How to Check a Real Estate Brokers License

Home Gain has a nice state by state real estate license directory, with links and telephone numbers, so you can check a real estate broker or agent’s license.  That’s helpful.

EPA Maps Show Environmental Hazards in Your Area

Conducting an environmental investigation for hazardous and toxic waste is normally beyond the scope of a real estate agent or broker.  But not to worry.  The US Environmental Protection Agency has a website which lets you search by zip code to determine if any environmental hazards, toxic waste facilities, polluted waterways and Superfund sites are […]

Consumer Action Handbook Now Available

The 2007 Consumer Action Handbook is now available. It’s free from your Uncle Sam. Order it online here. Or call 1-888-878-3256. Can’t wait that long? No problem, the pdf is here (all 178 pages).
The Handbook is considered the bible for buyers and one of the most popular government publications. […]