Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Top 10 Fashion Movies

Love this post I just read...had to share it with my readers...."thank you" to the author!

Top 10 Fashion Movies

Monday, August 23, 2010

How to throw a Great housewarming party and make your new house feel like Home!

I am thrilled to have had the chance to recently attend a fun, festive housewarming party of a friend. The house is comfy, cozy with three levels of indoor space and perfect entertainment spaces outdoors to boot! My girlfriend has done good~ I love her place of solace and retreat from the world. She has already begun on personalization with artwork, furniture, and decor. So, the first thing she did to make it her home was have it blessed! I love that she asked the Creator to watch over her and her family in their new place. Then, for the party planning. There were invites through Facebook and Evite. Roughly 42 were invited to a 8pm-"until" event. And my best guess, 42 showed. It was a nice flow of seen and be seen folks. Everyone looked happy, relaxed, and fashionable..she happens to hang out with a nice looking crowd! There was a chef, who came with plenty of great cuisine. My friend's party libation has something to do with rum....very tasty. This housewarming was designed to morph into a birthday party (the hostess's bday would arrive at midnight) and with that came a surprise from friends...a Michael Jackson impersonator! Yes, by now this house is all warmed up!!!! I'd like to thank the hostess for having such a great party and once again congratulate her on her lovely home!

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Homeowner Flood Woes, Demolition costs and stuck with a 30 year mortgage!

Recently flood waters did a great deal of damage in the Greater Milwaukee area, which is my original home. I have heard from many about the basements that flooded and items that were lost. Some due to sewer back up some due to rain water accumulation, or swollen water ways. Many are hearing "NO" from insurance companies. As a real estate professional I want to get the word out so that others understand what could happen post flooding. Yes, the insurance companies will say "no", but even further, the city/municipality will bill you for the cost of demolition if the home becomes deemed an unsafe structure, finally, the mortgage company will NOT forgive the balance of the loan! These are all things to ask about as loan docs are presented pre-closing on a new mortgage or a refinance. Also, asking the insurer if the policy will cover a needed demolition is wise! Watch the video show casing the misfortune of a Milwaukee homeowner, Tanesha James. My heart goes out to her and the other recent and not so recent flood victims in the world. This is a likely a precursor to filing bankruptcy for most.

Friday, August 13, 2010

About : Project Working Mom: Scholarships for Working Moms and Dads - eLearners.com

Check out Project Working Mom: Scholarship for Working Single Parents. I spent a year working at ACHIEVEability and it brought the social challenge of family poverty to the front of my everyday thoughts. While I knew at a distance that single parented families faced a set of unique challenges in terms of having enough income to rise above poverty levels; I never was previously very compelled to make any analysis of the those challenges. ACHIEVEability has built a full self sufficiency model from an education base. Requiring all program participants to pursue higher education in order to become more employable and obtain jobs at higher compensation levels. Scholarships and grants are what is needed to make such a model work well. It's great to see a campaign such as Project Working Mom serving this need!!!