Portable home alarm
Your car keys are a security alarm system that is easy to activate and requires no installation. Keep them beside your bed at night. (maybe keep a second set there permanently)
If someone is trying to get into your house or you feel threatened, just press the panic button for your car. The alarm will [...]
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Home Security Tip: Car Keys Beside Your Bed At Night
Published by September 14th, 2009 in PSA. CommentsYou know those viral emails your friends and family send you? Aside from the jokes and cool images, most end up in the viral trash bin.
Here’s the latest: a free lap top offer from Ericcson if you email the offer to 8 folks.
According to snopes.com it’s a HOAX, recycled from April 2000 .
So, send an [...]
Let U.S. Seniors Defer Real Estate Property Taxes Like Canadians
Published by November 24th, 2008 in PSA. CommentsThis Guest Post by Larry Yatkowsky, a realtor (and blogger) from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, aye. Seems our neighbors to the north have a property tax deferment program to help senior citizens deal with their property taxes. Someone tell our Uncle Sam. Larry sent me this after reading this post on senior foreclosures caused by [...]
A pro bono project started by lawyers at Morgan Lewis & Bockius in Washington DC is helping retirees keep homes they own free and clear. Similar projects may begin in New York City and Philadelphia to ward off a growing problem affecting the elderly and their homes.
It seems the elderly (who long ago [...]
Received this Scam-mail today.
You wouldn’t think folks would fall for this come on— Gee, 25% of 15 million bucks, the easy way. But a couple of years back, I received a call from someone who took the bait and lost 40 grand.
It’s known as the 419 scam. (The number “419″ refers to [...]
Real Estate Scam Artists Use Craiglist to Post Fake Ads
Published by April 2nd, 2008 in PSA and Scam. Comments
Watch out for this fake ad scam on Craigslist.org (or any other place where real estate listings are posted). Folks who have no connection to homes for sale are trying to rent them to unsuspecting consumers.
Here’s how the scam works: Someone finds a house for sale listing from any real estate site and [...]
AgentGenius has taken the initiative to raise funds to help the victims of the recent tornadoes in Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Alabama, and Mississippi.
For those of you with an online voice, please pass the word and link to the fund where your readers can help now. The Pay Pal link is at the Phoenix Real [...]
