Home Prodigy http://blog.homeprodigy.com/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:54:42 +0000 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://blog.homeprodigy.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png Home Prodigy http://blog.homeprodigy.com/ Home Prodigy Blog - empowering your real estate search. technorati Claim http://blog.homeprodigy.com/home-prodigy-blog/79-technorati-claim.html Michael Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:21:51 +0000 Finding Your Perfect Neighborhood http://blog.homeprodigy.com/home-prodigy-blog/real-estate-blog/59-finding-your-perfect-neighborhood.html neighborhood

Finding Your Perfect Neighborhood

Below is a handy checklist of questions to ask:

What parks are nearby?

Is it scenic and visually appealing?

Are there quiet areas, streets, culs de sac?

Are the neighbors friendly?

Is the neighborhood clean?  Yards, streets, parks?

Are there nice trees and foliage?

Do the lots have large or small yards?

Are there walkways and are they easily accessible?

Is the neighborhood safe?

What are the market values of the homes in the area?

Are there many houses for sale?

How long ago...]]> Michael Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:36:00 +0000 Tax credit for home purchase could rise... should you wait? http://blog.homeprodigy.com/home-prodigy-blog/real-estate-blog/56-tax-credit-for-home-purchase-could-rise-should-you-wait.html Tax_Credit

Is a bird in the hand worth two in the bush? ... Maybe

It may or may not happen, so waiting is a gamble.  But, there are more than rumors that indicate that the tax credit will not disappear this fall.  Instead it might actually increase!  Would I wait?  Personally, "no"... if I found the house I wanted and I could buy it, then I would take my $8,000 gift and go running to the bank!  In the...]]> Michael Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:16:54 +0000 Two South Dallas Neighborhoods Earn Dubious Honor of Making it into the Top 25 Most Dangerous ... http://blog.homeprodigy.com/home-prodigy-blog/real-estate-blog/55--two-south-dallas-neighborhoods-earn-dubious-honor-of-making-it-into-the-top-25-most-dangerous-neighborhoods-in-nation-list.html police_line

Two South Dallas Neighborhoods Earn Dubious Honor of Making it into the Top 25 Most Dangerous Neighborhoods in Nation List

Out of 25 neighborhoods, these two neighborhoods ranked #9 and #12 most dangerous.

See homes for sale in these neighborhoods.

 

9. Dallas, Texas

Neighborhood: Route 352/Scyene Rd.
Found Within ZIP Code(s): 75210
Predicted Annual Violent Crimes: 249
Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000): 132.87
My Chances of Becoming a Victim Here

(in one year): 1 in 8

worst_9 ...]]> Michael Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:57:40 +0000 Dallas is the 4th Coolest Singles Town in the Nation http://blog.homeprodigy.com/home-prodigy-blog/real-estate-blog/54-dallas-is-the-4th-coolest-singles-town-in-the-nation.html Dallas_No3

Dallas is the 4th Coolest Singles Town in the Nation... according to Forbes

#1   Atlanta

#2   San Francisco

#3   Minneapolis

#4   Dallas

#5 Washington D.C

#6 Seattle

#7 Boston

#8 New York City

#9 Orlando

#10 Phoenix

The competition was fierce but Big D beat my old home town of DC.  see full story .

Find cool places to live in Dallas-Fort Worth on the coolest real estate map in the nation .

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