Looking for 0% Down Payment on a Home??? Check out 672 Austin Lane…
This FireBoss Realty Listing Only Lasted 10 Days On The Market!!! That’s right 0% Down Payment… You may have heard that the days of 100% financing are over and that is mostly true… BUT… There are still USDA Guaranteed Housing loans for eligible families looking to buy eligible property. Are looking for 0% Down Payment […]
672 Austin Lane in Lavon, Texas is Located in the Peaceful Grand Heritage Neighborhood and is Listed for $159,000.
This FireBoss Realty Listing Only Lasted 10 Days On The Market With A Sales Price Well Over The Listing Price!!! 672 Austin Lane in Lavon, Texas is located in the peaceful Grand Heritage neighborhood and is listed for $159,000. Passing through the iron archway you are greeted by the gentle spray of the fountains that […]
The Case for Implementing Texas Fire Chiefs Association Best Practices – Part 4 – The Texas Fire Chief’s Association Best Practices Recognition Program – Why It Was Important For The Irving Fire Department
Yesterday we talked about what the Texas Fire Chief’s Association Best Practices Recognition Program is and discussed the tools that are available to help with organizing the workflow and filing the documents electronically. Today we’ll look at why the Best Practices Recognition Program was important for the Irving Fire Department. The TFCA Best Practices Recognition […]
Financial Fitness Friday – Seven Credit Card Danger Signs and A High Tech Reason Not To Carry Them!
Credit cards are often used as extensions of our income but just because we have a high credit limit doesn’t mean we’re free to purchase whatever we want. Amie and I found this out the hard way by racking up credit card debt multiple times. Here are seven credit card danger signs and a high tech […]
The Irving Fire Department is First to Ever Be Awarded “Best Practices” Designation
Come on out and be a part of Texas Fire Service history. Tonight at the Irving City Council Meeting the Irving Fire Department will be the first fire department to ever be awarded the Best Practices designation from the Texas Fire Chiefs Association. The Best Practices Recognition Program was developed by fire service professionals from […]
The Case for Implementing Texas Fire Chiefs Association Best Practices – Part 2 – Change is Hard… So How Can We Use the Theory of Diffusion of Innovation to Help Us Improve?
Yesterday, we started by looking at a model for change that helps us understand our organizational past, where we are in the present and what our preferred future might look like if everything we did went RIGHT. (Click Here for Part 1) The TFCA Best Practices criteria provide a blue print to help us understand […]
Is An FHA-Insured Mortgage What You Need?
One of the few blessings to come out of the Great Depression was the FHA-insured loan. Although, contrary to what many think, it wasn’t created to help low-income buyers get into homeownership. Just as during our recent recession, in the Great Depression foreclosure rates skyrocketed, leaving lenders in the lurch. The FHA-insured loan was created […]
The Case for Implementing the Texas Fire Chiefs Association Best Practices – Part 1 – We’ve Never Left One Burning… Why Not Keep Doing What We’ve Been Doing?
The fire service is well respected across the country and consistently receives high praise from citizens and business alike. It is not uncommon to hear statements around the fire station like “We’ve never left one burning… Why not keep doing what we’ve been doing? The answer is: Only Different Leads to a New Destination!!! Change is hard and the fire service […]
There Are New Rules for Mortgage Pre-Approval as of January 10, 2014!!!
It is sometimes called the Qualified Mortgage (QM) Rule, other times it is called the Ability-to-Repay (ATR) Rule, either way there are new rules for mortgage pre-approvals as of January 10, 2014. Getting pre-approved for a mortgage is an essential first step in the home buying process because real estate agents and the sellers the […]
“HOA’s” and “CC&R’s” – What is My Realtor Talking About?
In the DFW Metroplex it is very difficult to find a newer home that is not part of a HOA and ALL HOA’s have CC&R’s that govern what you can and can not do to your home and property. If you’re saying “HOA’s” and “CC&R’s” – What is My Realtor Talking About? Then read on… What […]