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Carnival of Homeowners #16

Greetings! Welcome to the 16th edition of the Carnival of Homeowners. We have selected 19 posts for this edition. Here you go:

Allen Taylor presents Doubling Stocks With A Small Bankroll posted at Investing World Today. Successful traders know that you should never risk more than a small fraction, like maybe 5%, of your bankroll at any given time.

Tim Ramsey presents 5 Ways to Try and Reduce Your Debts and Outgoings posted at My Debt Relief Blog. Anyone that has a high level of debt or a number of creditors to pay off each month will know how stressful and difficult financial management can be.

Richard Vande Sompel presents How to Create the Perfect Deck Plan | Deck Building Revealed posted at Deck Building Revealed. This article deals with various techniques to be utilized in the creation of the perfect deck plan that will meet the needs and liefstyle of homeowner and family.

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Expected Rate Of Decline Of Home Prices In The Next Year posted at The Digerati Life. Home prices are declining -- see the numbers.

Prince of Thrift presents Great Loan Calculator posted at Becoming & Staying Debt Free. Most online calculators tend to only ask for your interest rate and loan amount and tell you what your monthly loan payment is. Well I already know that information, what I want to know is when I will have my loan paid off based on the payments that I am actually making.

Joshua Dorkin presents A Primer on Escrowed Funds posted at Real Estate Investing For Real | A BiggerPockets Blog.

Dave G presents A cabin, a family and a choice posted at Pine Needle Lawn.

Jason Elder presents Bankruptcy Vs Bankruptcy Alternatives posted at A Bankruptcy Lawyer's Blog. When you’re beginning to find it difficult to pay off your debts you might consider filing for bankruptcy as your ultimate debt solution. But have you considered other options before you finally declare personal bankruptcy?

Aaron Wakling presents Improving Your Credit Score - Fundamental Factors posted at The Credit & Credit Card Blog. To understand how to improve your overall credit rating, it is imperative you understand what factors influence your FICO score.

Eric Hudin presents Estate Planning Tax Advice - Why You Need It and Where to Find It posted at My Estate Planning Career Blog. Taxes are something you have to pay all of your life, and if you do not plan ahead, they will be something your estates will be paying even after you are gone.

Allen Taylor presents Investing - Determining Your Goals posted at Investing World Today. Much like an exercise program, you will want to determine your goals before you begin to invest. Your goal might be retiring in 20-30 years, kids college funding or, if you got started a bit late, retirement in the next 5 to 10 years.

Eric Stanley presents How The Recent ?Credit Crunch? Could Affect You posted at Personal Finance Blog Articles. With banks and financial intuitions unsure on the risks involved with lending to one another, a ripple effect is being sent out into the rest of the lending world.

Thomas Humes presents Guidelines for Building Wealth posted at Wealth Building World.

Kevin Fleming presents Why I Switched From Cable TV to Satellite posted at Satellite TV Guru.

John Crenshaw presents What’s the Point in Paying Points? posted at Truthful Lending dot Com.Thinking of getting a no-cost refinance? Better read this to find out how paying points up-front can put an extra $700,000 in your pocket.

FIRE Finance presents Sell, Exchange or Recycle Electronic Trash! posted at FIRE Finance. Recycling depends on the kind and type of electronic product. For some items multiple options might be available. Here is a list of suggestions and we should choose one that is most apt for us.

Karyn Kudrna presents Consider Buying Your Own Vacation Home posted at All About Orlando. Florida remains one of the best places to invest in real estate. The minimal investment and year round vacation season make Florida a prime location to buy a vacation home.

Bentley Humphreys presents How to maximize “flip” profits through smart renovations posted at boozwatt.com. Tips on how to maximize your resources and profit during a home renovation.

Jim Slate presents Is Your Home Too Beautiful to Live In? posted at Home Decor & Decorating News.

That concludes this edition. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on November 06, 2007. Submit your blog articles using our Blog Carnival Submission Form.

Carnival of Homeowners #15

Greetings! Welcome to the 15th edition of the Carnival of Homeowners. We have selected 16 posts for this edition. Here you go:

FIRE Finance presents Live Rent Free and Earn as a Caretaker posted at FIRE Finance. Various kinds of property owners are in constant need for caretakers, who can look after their property while the owners are away. Typically one has to maintain the property in a good living condition for a period of time. In exchange the caretakers may live rent free, in some cases they are given salaries with benefits too!

Artthailand presents Owning a condo in Thailand posted at artThailand.

Doris Chua presents A New Look for Your Home posted at Doris Go Shopping.

Steve Faber presents - Homeowner's Capital Gains Tax Deduction and More Possibly Headed for Big Change posted at Debt Free. The resolution is targeted at alleviating some of the pain felt by many homeowners recently as their adjustable mortgages have done what the homeowners have known they'd do since they signed the loan papers; adjust upward.

21st Century Citizen presents A Simple Step You Can Take: Install a Low Flow Shower Head posted at 21st Century Citizen.

Michael Fowke presents Alan Greenspan: froth and bubbles posted at Money is the way. Alan Greenspan and the supposed bubble in the US housing market.

Jason Elder presents Personal Loans With Bankruptcy posted at A Bankruptcy Lawyer's Blog. Here I discuss a few things you may not know when dismissing personal loans in your bankruptcy.

Michael@TSM presents Fall TSM Travel Writing Contest: Win $125! posted at Traveling Stories Magazine.

Joshua Dorkin presents Buyer Beware: You Don’t Have to Use the Mortgage and Title Companies Affiliated with your Real Estate Broker. Make Sure You Shop Around! posted at Real Estate Investing For Real.

Aaron Wakling presents Credit Checks - What They Are And What You Need To Know posted at Credit Card Watch. Credit checks involve sensitive personal data. Therefore, many people are concerned about precisely who they’ve entrusted with their records. Fortunately, the Fair Credit Reporting Act has established unambiguous rules governing credit checks.

Matthew Paulson presents Housing Prices Recovering in Many Markets Nationwide posted at FinanceIsPersonal.com.

Phil presents Recycle Christmas Trees « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity. It is almost that time of year again when we buy a new Christmas tree. Are you going to just throw it away when done with it?

Eric Hudin presents Life Insurance and Estate Plans - Protecting Your Assets from Estate Taxes posted at My Estate Planning Career Blog. Estates and estate plans have a mystique all of their own to the average observer. It is certainly a complex world of tax rules and regulations where inherited assets are taxed upon death. How might this affect you and the estate assets you now possess?

Eric Stanley presents Three Rules for Financial Freedom posted at Personal Finance Blog Articles. In a world of debts and overspendings, there are three simple and common sense rules that anybody can and should follow in order to cope with money. For applying them, you will only need a pencil, a piece of paper and 5 to 10 minutes every month.

Thomas Humes presents To Be A Millionaire posted at Wealth Building World. Most everyone will make a million dollars within their lifetime. For those making $50,000 a year it will take 20 years. For others it can take 2 years. So what does it take to be a millionaire? Becoming a millionaire is often times an added result of reaching a goal that was not based on a money.

Steve_Leung presents Why Your Home Will Sell Faster, For More Than the One Next Door posted at Silicon Valley Real Estate Blog. Home owners can learn the lessons of how to sell their homes faster by comparing two "identical" properties next door to each other and what really made them different.

That concludes this edition. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on October 25, 2007. Submit your blog articles using the Blog Carnival Submission Form.

Carnival of Homeowners #14

Greetings! Welcome to the 14th edition of the Carnival of Homeowners. We have selected 19 posts for this edition. I hope you will enjoy reading these. Here you go:

Artthailand presents Owning a condo in Thailand posted at artThailand. The capital value of most developments has been rising steadily since the 1998 economic crisis. This won’t go on forever, and there are too many condos under construction now, but there does appear to be limited capital risk.

Jason Elder presents How To Find A Cheap Bankruptcy Lawyer - Basic Tips On Choosing One posted at A Bankruptcy Lawyer's Blog. Avoid hiring bankruptcy lawyer based on their cheap cost only. You need to acquire a skilled cheap bankruptcy lawyer who can really assist you out from your unfortunate financial injury, Here are some tips...

Aaron Wakling presents Apply For A Credit Card Online - What You Must Know posted at The Credit & Credit Card Blog. In today’s credit-hungry world, the Internet has made it easier to obtain credit cards than ever before. When you apply for a credit card online, you usually know within minutes if you qualify...

Eric Hudin presents My Estate Planning Career Blog » Blog Archive » The Professional Corporation Trust - Preserving the Value of Your Practice posted at My Estate Planning Career Blog. The professional corporation trust is simply a revocable living trust with a specific purpose: to keep a licensed individual’s interest in a professional corporation out of probate in the event of the death of its owner.

Allen Taylor presents Stocks Are Your Best Shot For Getting A Return Over And Above The Pace Of Inflation posted at Investing World Today. Stocks are your best shot for getting a return over and above the pace of inflation. Stocks are estimated to provide higher returns than bonds over the long term, but the premium for investing in stocks isn’t as high as it has been historically.

Tim Ramsey presents How To Save Thousands When Paying Off Student Loans posted at My Debt Relief Blog. The primary strategy for saving money when paying back student loans is to consolidate multiple loans into one with a (hopefully) lower interest rate, which will reduce the amount of interest you are paying on the loan(s) and will also lower your monthly payment.

Eric Stanley presents Saving For Retirement ? The Big Lie! posted at Personal Finance Blog Articles. Why is it that only about 5% of the population is rich or financially independent when retirement age arrives? Why are so many Americans hovering around, at, or below the poverty level in the richest nation that has ever been known?

Thomas Humes presents Saving Money - An Easy But Tricky Job posted at Wealth Building World. The advantages of saving money are numerous. Saving money is undoubtedly one of the easiest ways for amassing wealth. But in spite of being easy, people often fail to save properly. It is almost a ritual that needs to be put into practice.

Ryan Russell presents Learning about debt consolidation programs posted at CareOne Credit Counseling. If you have lots of debt, consolidation may save you time and money. Depending on your financial situation, there may be a solution that's right for you.

Doris Chua presents A New Look For Our Kitchen Cabinets posted at Doris Go Shopping. Doris says, "We have been staying in our current house for 7 years and as expected, some of the kitchen cabinet hinges are getting loose and becoming defective. This can be annoying as the cabinet doors won’t shut completely."

Ryan Russell presents Becoming Your Own Financial Planner posted at My Money Thinks. According to the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, financial planning is defined as “the process of meeting your life goals through the proper management of your finances.” With a small investment of time and energy, these 5 steps will help you become your own financial planner.

Joyce Gioia Herman - Future Trends presents More Single Women Buying Homes posted at Joyce Gioia Herman - Future Trends. Leading Future Trends Expert Joyce Gioia-Herman writes as more women postpone marriage and family, we see them choosing to buy their own homes as individuals. Some say they are taking a stand for "financial independence" and others say they say they are investing for the future.

Corbett Kroehler - Global Warming and Green Building Expert presents Hurricanes Can Have Positive Home Building Results posted at Corbett Kroehler - Global Warming and Green Building Expert. Even as the regions affected by hurricanes take small, painful steps toward recovery, we must remember some of the lessons which that disaster taught us.

Steve Faber presents - How You Can Save 50% on Your Cable Bill (and a few other things) posted at Debt Free. With one simple question the nice lady at the counter kept me from indulging myself with a new Verizon FIOS account by giving me a 50% discount on broadband Internet for the next 6 months! But wait! There’s more!

Chris Wondra presents Direct Buy: A Consumer Report posted at Chris Wondra . com. DirectBuy says they can save you thousands of dollars on home improvement projects. Others say this company is a scam. This informative post aims to set the record straight--without bias. Be sure to check out the comments at the end. They may be more interesting than the article.

Trent Hamm presents Handling Door To Door Solicitors posted at The Simple Dollar. How should a homeowner deal with solicitors that actually come to the door?

21st Century Citizen presents How to Calculate the Savings from using Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) Bulbs posted at 21st Century Citizen. Many homeowners are looking fr ways to save electricity (and money) and this post will help calculate their potential savings.

John Crenshaw presents Pay Off Mortgage, Lose Tax Deduction? posted at Truthful Lending dot Com. The home ownership tax deduction is one of the most commonly misunderstood aspects of home ownership. Find out why it's OK to lose your mortgage interest tax deduction.

Phil presents Is it Time to Purchase Bank Foreclosed Properties? « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity. With the increased number of mortgage defaults and decreased real estate values, it may be time to purchase an investment property soon. Exactly how soon is a debatable question, but many experts are guesstimating between the end of 2008 and first quarter of 2009.

That concludes this edition. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on October 12, 2007. Submit your blog articles using our Blog Carnival Submission form.