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<p> This neat trick assumes you have some sort of internet access via your smartphone. </p> <p> Go to: </p> <p> <a href="http://www.junefabrics.com/">http://www.junefabrics.com/</a> </p> <p> Once there you can get apps for your iPhone, Palm OS Treo and Centro, or Windows Mobile equipped phone, to use those phones as a modem for your laptop, or even your PC. (I realize that some Windows Mobile phones can already do this) </p> <p> This is terrific for doing open houses where internet access means you can show additional properties on MLS to prospects on your laptop, and email them to them with them standing right there. </p> <p> Plus, when there AREN&#39;T any prospects, you can surf the net and entertain yourself. </p> <p> You can try the software for free before buying it. </p> <p> Enjoy! </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Courier New&#39;; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><font size="3">Chris Parks - ABR, e-Pro, GRI - Accelerated<o:p></o:p></font></span> </p> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Courier New&#39;; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><font size="3">Broker<o:p></o:p></font></span> </p> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Courier New&#39;; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><font size="3">CParksGo@Gmail.com<o:p></o:p></font></span> </p> <p> </p>

<p> I have heard all these great things about Business Contact Manager...But I don&#39;t have a clue how to use it....Is there a class or something....How did you all learn to use it.... </p>

<p> <span style="color: black">It&#39;s always been a difficult task to determine how to budget for marketing and advertising. A new agent hardly has the means and an established agent is dealing with economic trends and the question... &quot;Am I promoting to a non-existent buyer or seller audience?&quot; What works?</span> </p> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span style="color: black">In this market these are certainly valid concerns; however, there are opportunities that will produce a &quot;return on investment&quot; (ROI); specifically, a company known as Market Leader, Inc. and their &quot;Growth Leader&quot; program.</span> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span style="color: black">Market leader will create a publicity program that delivers; although there are never guarantees, Market Leader can statistically demonstrate their success with their current 10,000 agent customers.</span> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span style="color: black">What is unique about their program is that they include the power of national television and search engines such as Google. They marry the two in a way to allure the home shopper to the agent&#39;s website in search of home listings, listings that are provided to the agent&#39;s site via an MLS &quot;IDX&quot; feed.</span> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span style="color: black">Once the consumer has completed a search and drills down to detail, the agent&#39;s site will request contact information. Taking this a step further... the contact information is placed in a provided CRM or customer relationship management software program that will manage communications to the consumer. In a word: WOW!</span> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span style="color: black">Let&#39;s recap:</span> </div> <div style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"> <span style="color: black">·<span style="font: 7pt &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"> </span></span> <span style="color: black">They advertise on TV (JustListed.com).</span> </div> <div style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"> <span style="color: black">·<span style="font: 7pt &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"> </span></span> <span style="color: black">They advertise you on Google (top ten).</span> </div> <div style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"> <span style="color: black">·<span style="font: 7pt &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"> </span></span> <span style="color: black">They provide you with a website.</span> </div> <div style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"> <span style="color: black">·<span style="font: 7pt &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"> </span></span> <span style="color: black">They provide you with an IDX feed.</span> </div> <div style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"> <span style="color: black">·<span style="font: 7pt &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"> </span></span> <span style="color: black">A CRM program to manage all contacts.</span> </div> <div style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"> <span style="color: black">·<span style="font: 7pt &#39;Times New Roman&#39;"> </span></span> <span style="color: black">YOU will average <b>125 unique visitors</b> and <b>8-10 prospects</b> each month.</span> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span style="color: black">The cost? Much less than what you would pay for any newspaper advertising... $295 per month.</span> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span style="color: black">This ROI is huge and in my opinion any serious real estate practitioner should be engaged.</span> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <span style="color: black">Contact Market Leader for an on-line demonstration! 877-270-8388</span> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </div>

<p> I deleted the thread - Interesting how discussing getting paid as a Realtor is offensive to some??? no wonder banks chop away at our pay -anyway - I was asking for input but if we&#39;re under some sort of watchful eye for everything we say here than I better delete most of my posts -public is not the setting of a group I want for my discussions - chow for now - - </p>

<p> 3rd Federal sent me instructions for short sale, including required items and #7 on the list is &quot;Certified check in the amount of $250 for an appraisal&quot;. Who&#39;s supposed to pay that, the broke homeowner or the broke realtor? </p> <p> Does anyone here have experience with 3rd Federal? What are they like, besides delusional about the $250? Here is contact info that I found - please let me know if you have something different or if you have dealt with this guy: </p> <p> Jim Adamcik, 7007 Broadway Ave, Cleveland OH 44105 </p> <p> </p>

<p> I have outlook 2007 with VIsta. For the past 2 weeks I have been unable to send or receive from mid-afternoon until midnight. At exactly midnight my outlook begins working property. The problem only occurs at home with my Hughesnet ISP on both my laptop and desktop. My laptop works fine throughout the day if I am working off of a different ISP. Problem is not related to my router since it occurs when I am wired directly to the internet. </p> <p> My internet service provide insists that it is a Microsoft problem because my webmail works throught the day. Microsoft insists it is an ISP problem because it occurs on both of my Outlook programs and is not a problem if I use different ISP. Help? </p>

<p>&nbsp;Hi, does anybody know how long it takes for chase(Sacramento, CA) to approve a short sale. Our offer was accepted by the seller but nothing from the Bank yet, It been two months now and no word, how long should we expect approval from the Bank and what takes the Bank so long?</p>

<p> I&#39;m in California and facing a new challenge. After tidious negotiations: 1st. (ING) agree to pay 2nd. (National City) 10% of the 2nd. loan; 2nd. insist on 25% of the loan or no-deal. seller agreed to pay $4,000 and buyer agree to pay the rest!!! letter of acceptance from 2nd. lender was resived. Now the big surprise.... the 1st. refuse to have 2nd. get this amount, in their words &quot;no matter where the money came from&quot;. They will foreclose in 2 months. I ran out of ideas and/or options especially after managing to get everyone agreeing to come-to-the-table. Did anyone encounter similar situation? Please help. </p>

<p> HAS ANYONE TRIED THIS OR DOES THE LOAN MOD. SABATOGE THE SHORT SALE? </p>

<p> Here are 4 places and tips you can use to start getting more traffic to your real estate website and traffic from Google and other search engines.<br /> <br /> By implementing these resources and strategies you can see immediate results along with results that may take a week to a month to take effect.<br /> <br /> The main thing is that these are all low cost or free ways to get traffic, leads and home sales. </p> <p> <strong>1. Create Ads for Online Classified Ads / Craigslist / Backpage.com</strong><br /> <br /> Online classifieds for Craigslist, Backpage and others is a great way to start genrating website traffic. The same ad content for Craigslist should also be posted on your blog as well with links back to the website.<br /> <br /> Remember that classified ads and websites are useless if they are not built to &quot;convert&quot; traffic into contact information so make sure you include the search for homes, auto email sign up link and a CMA request link on the ad in addition to a link back to the listing itself.<br /> <br /> If people come on to the online classified and see they can search all homes in the area, sign up for auto email or do a CMA request you have a better chance of capturing contact information.<br /> <br /> In addition make sure your title lines and headlines include keyword phrases since the ultimate goal is to get these ads to rank in Google.<br /> <br /> If you can consistantly run 5-10+ ads you will see a good boost in your website traffic and leads. </p> <p> This blog article provides some more good information and resources<br /> <a href="http://www.realtown.com/MillionDollarHomeSellingSystem/blog/creating-craiglist-ads">http://www.realtown.com/MillionDollarHomeSellingSystem/blog/creating-craiglist-ads</a> </p> <p> <strong>2.</strong> <strong>Posting Videos on YouTube.com<br /> <br /></strong>Posting videos on YouTube.com is important for a group of reasons<br /> and getting on there is essential for gorwing your business.<br /> <br /> The goals of Youtube.com include<br /> <br /> A. <strong>Increasing the conversion rates on your website</strong> - Video content has been shown to increase conversion rates by as much as 300% plus and when people can watch a video of you before making contact it allows them to get to know a bit more about you and your personality<br /> <br /> B. <strong>YouTube.com is the fastest growing search engine on the planet</strong><br /> The growth of YouTube.com has been expedential and getting yourself ranking in Youtube.com for the areas you service is important - especially since it is new and does not have a lot of competition.<br /> <br /> You can create videos on your local community, yourself as an agent / broker, the current status of the real estate market in your area, why buy in &quot;My town USA&quot;, Meet real estate agent &quot;Jane Doe / John Doe&quot; plus of course shooting your listings.<br /> <strong><br /> C. Getting videos to rank in Google plus indexed in Twitter, Facebook and Google Reader</strong><br /> Getting these videos to rank in Google and in social media sites brings a lot of free traffic and when you submit videos to YouTube.com they will automatically be uploaded to your Twitter, Facebook, and Google Reader accounts so make sure you have those set up before you submit the video. Submitting your videos on your blog is also a great way to create articles and get extra exposure.<br /> <br /> For more information on using Youtube.com and tips to make it work visit the RealTown blog article at<br /> <a href="http://www.realtown.com/MillionDollarHomeSellingSystem/blog/youtube-or-die">http://www.realtown.com/MillionDollarHomeSellingSystem/blog/youtube-or-die</a> </p> <p> <strong>3. Set Up a Google Local Business Directory Listing</strong><br /> This is a great way to get FREE traffic from Google and send more leads to your website and on your phone. The Google Business Directory allows your website to come up in the search results when people are looking for an agent, broker or even searching for real estate. Once the ad is created it can take up to one month before you see results. I have set up well over 100 of these directory listings for agents around the country and they have gotten great results plus Google provides traffic statistics to show you how many people are viewing your ad. - No excuse not to do this one since it is very effective and can be done in a relatively short period of time. There are a few tips for getting the listing to rank in the top ten so if you need help email me at <a href="mailto:getinfo@san.rr.com">getinfo@san.rr.com</a> or visit this RealTown blog for more information.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.realtown.com/MillionDollarHomeSellingSystem/blog/google-business-directory-listings-a-must-for-real-estate-agents-brokers">http://www.realtown.com/MillionDollarHomeSellingSystem/blog/google-business-directory-listings-a-must-for-real-estate-agents-brokers</a> </p> <p> <strong>4. Submit Press Releases</strong> </p> <p> Press releases can get you media attention but the ones I am referring to are ones that are designed to rank in search engines. Basically you find a keyword phrase you want to rank under and then write the press release based on that keyword phrase.<br /> <br /> Press releases can get some great rankings in Google and normally a well written press release will get a first page ranking in Google within 2 - 24 hours.<br /> <br /> Not only do press releases bring in cheap and/or free traffic but they also help build inbound links to your website which helps it rank in the search engines better.<br /> <br /> Sample press releases can include<br /> &quot;La Jolla Real Estate Agent Sells 500th Home Listing&quot;<br /> &quot;La Jolla Real Estate Broker Giving Back to La Jolla Community&quot;<br /> &quot;La Jolla Short Sale Listings Popular Amongst Home Buyers&quot;<br /> etc.....<br /> <br /> If you submit your press release to more than one service then alter the title line and summary section.<br /> <br /> Submit the press release article to your blog, your Myspace.com page, your free Google website, your personal website and anywhere else you can including the &quot;local news&quot; section of Craigslist.com<br /> <br /> Here is a list of places that provide online press release services<br /> <a href="http://www.realestatemarketingnerds.com/marketingpackages/pressreleases.html">http://www.realestatemarketingnerds.com/marketingpackages/pressreleases.html</a><br /> <br /> Some press release services charge and some do it for free - I normally stay with the free ones and the cheap ones that cost $20 or less - when you pay the service you get from free SEO work included so the cost is worth it. The free ones also do a good job but they will place Adsense ads on the article.<br /> <br /> For more information on press releases visit the Realtown blog article at<br /> <a href="http://www.realtown.com/MillionDollarHomeSellingSystem/blog/get-first-page-rankings-in-google-using-press-releases">http://www.realtown.com/MillionDollarHomeSellingSystem/blog/get-first-page-rankings-in-google-using-press-releases</a><br /> </p> <p> <strong>Sample of how some of this works -<br /></strong><br /> Here is some work I did with a local broker in North County San Diego.<br /> <br /> If you type in &quot;shadowridge vista real estate&quot; in Google you will see we were able to get videos, a press release and also a Google Business Directory Listing to rank on the first page of search results. Click the link below to view the search results.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&amp;aq=1h&amp;oq=shadowridge&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;rlz=1T4SKPB_enUS344US344&amp;q=shadowridge+vista+real+estate">http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&amp;aq=1h&amp;oq=shadowridge&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;rlz=1T4SKPB_enUS344US344&amp;q=shadowridge+vista+real+estate</a> </p> <p> <br /> I have been messing around with YouTube.com, Google traffic tools, social media sites and online classifieds for quite a while and have had some great success.<br /> <br /> It can take a little time and some trial and error to get it all flowing but if you take the time and get started you can start getting some good traffic and results to your website and make some additional home sales.<br /> <br /> I have gotten over 20,000 free visitors from the Google Business Directory Listings, over 850,000 video views on Youtube.com in the last 18 months, over 40,000 visitors from free and cheap press releases in the last 12 months and tons of great response from online classifieds so I know it works.<br /> <br /> If you take the time to start implementing these tools in your online marketing campaign you too can get results and not have to spend an arm and a leg to do it.<br /> <br /> If you have questions or need help email me at <a href="mailto:getinfo@san.rr.com">getinfo@san.rr.com</a><br /> or call me at 858-731-7278 and I will do the best I can to answer your questions or help with some of the work.<br /> <br /> Remember that the Internet is a lot of &quot;R &amp; D&quot; - some research and development but mainly &quot;rob and duplicate&quot;, so try to find what is working and duplicate that business model.<br /> <br /> Best wishes to your success!<br /> <br /> Sean Callahan<br /> <a href="http://www.realestatemarketingnerds.com">www.realestatemarketingnerds.com</a><br /> <a href="http://www.socalbeachmag.net">www.socalbeachmag.net</a><br /> <a href="http://www.recessionproofhomebiz.com">www.recessionproofhomebiz.com</a><br /> <br /> <br /> </p>

<p> <a href="http://socialmediasystems.com/"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; MARGIN: 10px; BORDER-TOP: black 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1381" alt="Too many cooks spoil the broth" width="281" height="300" vspace="10" hspace="10" border="1" align="left" src="http://socialmediasystems.com/files/2009/11/hotpotato-281x300.gif" /></a> If you are even thinking about using Elance, Rent-a-Coder, Freelancer.com or any other online freelancing site, get ready for some Brain Damage! These sites are terrible for both the clients and the freelancers and here are just some reasons why: </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> For Clients: </p> <ol> <li>What if I don&#39;t know exactly what I want? Too bad! These sites want a piece of the transaction so they control your freedom to work directly with the client to help define the project to meet your business goals! </li> <li>Who is actually doing the development? Because you cannot work with the freelancers directly, you may THINK you are working with a qualified freelancer but they just hand the project and a programing book off to a high school student! </li> <li>These prices are too good to be true! They are! The freelancers are forced into a competitive bidding process so early in the project that is so heavily weighted against them that they are forced to underbid poorly defined projects. In fact, these projects are typically a miserable experience for the freelancers and you are likely to get crap back! </li> <li>Why can&#39;t I find top-notch professionals? On these sites, the freelances are incented to do quick and dirty jobs to meet hard deadlines. Scope can and should change as you learn more about the project. It is nearly impossible to do Agile or intelligent development in this way! </li> </ol> <p> For Freelancers: </p> <p> </p> <ol> <li>What is up with these project descriptions!? Very few clients can spec the projects properly because they are NOT experts. That is why they are on the site in the first place! </li> <li>What are you even bidding on!? Freelancers are expected to Bid on projects that are so loosely defined that they are taking on enormous risk, stress, and risking their integrity by bidding on these projects. </li> <li>Why can&#39;t I just contact the client or freelancer and work with them!? These sites are so afraid that you will get around them and that they won&#39;t make their ridiculous margins that they don&#39;t let you contact the client directly and work with them on your own terms. </li> <li>What is up with these expert guarantees!? Rent-a-Coder has projects that require the freelancer to put up 10% or more of the total project payment in case you are LATE. As if the poorly defined projects and bidding process weren&#39;t risky and stressful enough, they want to stick to the freelancer again! </li> <li>Why are they so expensive!? Elance and Rent-a-Coder are bloated software that try to do way too much and charge way too much. Because of their fear of losing their enormous margins, they get in the way of communication and progress. They charge 10+% of the revenue for adding little or no value other than a simple bulletin board with search capabilities (a prettier craigslist). </li> <li>Are these projects even profitable?! - online bidding drives the prices down and pushes the prices so low that few qualified freelancers can actually afford to do them. </li> </ol> <p> Conclusions: </p> <ol> <li>Although there is a better solution on it&#39;s way by early next year (<a title="3net Social Media Marketing Blog Feedburner feed" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Social-Media-Systems">subscribe here to be notified</a>), we strongly recommend that we all just avoid these sites and let them die; they are spammy misrepresented garbage messing up the marketplace. </li> <li>Like other for- profit lead generation machines in the Auto, Real estate, Finance and many industries, these sites are parasites: they add no value to anything: they are noise and they clutter the market they pretend to serve. </li> <li>When you choose to hire out work from freelancers (a very smart and recommended thing to do), you should start by evaluating and choosing an expert vendor on the highest level first, then, in the process of hiring that project manager, seek advice before specking-out anything. For instance: <a title="free advice by phone or email" href="mailto:freeadvice@socialmediasystems.com">we offer a free consultation to anybody, anytime</a>: for anybody planning any kind of marketing program of any kind, from the first logo to the website to the video to the market research, to viral advertising, technology, hosting, radio and TV Advertising, agency services: as do most qualified professionals. </li> <li>Choose the most qualified, highest level vendor possible, and spec and project manage with them, so that the planning process includes the benefit of their advice as part of the contract: you should have the final word, but you should solicit their advice and input every step of the way to achieve the best result! </li> <li>Always check credentials and references before buying anything from anybody anywhere, search for negative press on the Internet, ask for credible references, and <strong><a title="Best internet advertising consultants in the world by definition" href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;rlz=1R2GGLL_en&amp;q=internet+advertising+consultant&amp;btnG=Search&amp;aq=f&amp;oq=&amp;aqi=">recent proof of performance: this technology changes constantly, and only the best of the best can perform here consistently!</a></strong> </li> </ol> <p> <a href="http://socialmediasystems.com/files/2009/11/brianbento.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; MARGIN: 10px; BORDER-TOP: black 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1383" alt="Brian Bento" width="120" height="118" vspace="10" hspace="10" align="left" src="http://socialmediasystems.com/files/2009/11/brianbento.jpg" /></a> </p> <p> <em><strong>Why believe me? I am Brian Bentow:</strong></em> (<a title="Brian Bentow CTO Reputation" href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;rlz=1R2GGLL_en&amp;q=Brian+Bentow&amp;btnG=Search&amp;aq=f&amp;oq=&amp;aqi=">Google me</a>!) </p> <p> CTO for SocialMediaSystems.com LLC, and MoviePals.org Entertainment LLC </p> <p> If you want the answer to a question or a free consultation, call or email our business development department: </p> <p> 805-827-2450 <a title="mailto link free advice address" href="mailto:freeadvice@socialmediasystems.com">freeadvice@socialmediasystems.com</a> </p>

<p> I am currently licensed in New Hampshire and would like to take the Mass. Real Estate exam. Does anyone know where I can obtain study material that relates to Mass. specific laws? I have the Rules &amp; Regulations book - but it does not appear to cover all the topics as outlined in the Exam handbook. Any help would be greatly appreciated! </p>

<p> Lots for sale </p>

<div align="center"> <p align="center"> <font size="4"><strong><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 153);"> THE COVES LOTS AVAILABLE:</font></strong></font> </p> <p align="center"> <font size="4">#65 - Egret Court - 1.197 Acres - MLS#1610332</font> </p> <p align="center"> <font size="4">#67 - Egret Court - 2.77 Acres</font> </p> <p align="center"> <font size="4">#64 - Kingfisher Way - 1.113 Acres</font> </p> <p align="center"> <font size="4">#82 - Kingfisher Way - 1.898 Acres</font> </p> <p align="center"> <font size="4">#83 - Kingfisher Way - 2.398 Acres - MLS#1614450</font> </p> <p align="center"> <font size="4">#76 - Kingfisher Way - 3.854 Acres - <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><font size="4">SOLD<br /></font></span></font> </p> </div> <p> <br /> </p>

<div align="center"> <p align="center"> <font size="4"><strong><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 153);"> THE COVES LOTS AVAILABLE:</font></strong></font> </p> <p align="center"> <font size="4">#65 - Egret Court - 1.197 Acres - MLS#1610332</font> </p> <p align="center"> <font size="4">#67 - Egret Court - 2.77 Acres</font> </p> <p align="center"> <font size="4">#64 - Kingfisher Way - 1.113 Acres</font> </p> <p align="center"> <font size="4">#82 - Kingfisher Way - 1.898 Acres</font> </p> <p align="center"> <font size="4">#83 - Kingfisher Way - 2.398 Acres - MLS#1614450</font> </p> <p align="center"> <font size="4">#76 - Kingfisher Way - 3.854 Acres - <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><font size="4">SOLD<br /></font></span></font> </p> </div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="left"> <ul> <li> <font size="3">Huntsburg The Coves</font> </li> </ul> </div> <ul> <li> <div align="left"> <font size="3">Lots range from 1 to 3 acres.</font> </div> </li> <li> <div align="left"> <font size="3">Private Wooded Setting.</font> </div> </li> <li> <div align="left"> <font size="3">Your builder or ours (ask for details).</font> </div> </li> <li> <div align="left"> <font size="3">Minimum SQFT &amp; Building Time Requirements.</font> </div> </li> <li> <div align="left"> <font size="3">Neighborhood Protective Covenants.</font> </div> </li> <li> <div align="left"> <font size="3">Private Well/Septic needed.</font> </div> </li> <li> <div align="left"> <font size="3">Horses Allowed.</font> </div> </li> <li> <div align="left"> <font size="3">Low Traffic in Private Setting.</font> </div> </li> <li> <div align="left"> <font size="3">Existing Homes range from $225K to 325K.</font> </div> </li> <li> <div align="left"> <font size="3">No City Taxes: <a href="http://www.co.franklin.nc.us/Tax/FCTAXRATES08.pdf"><em>http://www.co.franklin.nc.us/Tax/FCTAXRATES08.pdf</em></a></font> </div> </li> <li> <div align="left"> <font size="3">Franklin County Gov&#39;t:</font> <a href="http://www.co.franklin.nc.us/"><font size="3"><em>http://www.co.franklin.nc.us</em></font></a> </div> </li> <li> <div align="left"> <font size="3">Franklin County Public Schools:</font> <a href="http://www.fcschools.net/"><font size="3"><em>http://www.fcschools.net</em></font></a> </div> </li> <li> <div align="left"> <font size="3">Other Private, Charter and Magnet Schools:</font> <a href="http://www.kerrvance.com/"><font size="3"><em>http://www.kerrvance.com</em></font></a><font size="3"><em>,</em></font><a href="http://www.crosscreekcharterschool.com/"><font size="3"><em>http://www.crosscreekcharterschool.com</em></font></a><font size="3">, <a href="http://www.franklinacademy.org/"><em>http://www.franklinacademy.org</em></a> plus preschools (ask for list).</font> </div> </li> <li> <div align="left"> <font size="3">Shopping located in Louisburg (New Super Walmart under construction within 5 miles), Rolesville and Wake Forest.</font> </div> </li> </ul>