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You Might Need a New Agent if…

Posted in Agent to Agent, First-Time Home Buyers, Home Owners, Selling A Home, This and That, tagged on January 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I am a full time agent.  This is my chosen career.  I love what I do and always strive to become better at it.  Yet as I work with other agents, I sometimes run across those that make me say “What the h-e-double hockey sticks?”
So in the interest of the public good, my friend from ActiveRain, Lisa Heindel, conducted a poll [...]

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2009 Louisiana Schools Tax Deduction

Posted in Finance/Refinance, This and That, tagged on January 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Good news for those of us with children in elementary and secondary school.  The Louisiana legislature passed a bill in 2008 (and revised in 2009) that allows taxpayers to deduct public, private, and home school tuition and expenses from their 2009 taxable income.  A taxpayer may deduct up to 50% of the costs with a limit of [...]

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Louisiana Tax Deduction in 2009 for School Expenses

Posted in This and That on June 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Okay. I guess this post doesn’t really qualify as real estate news, but y’all know that I like to keep you informed, real estate-related or not.  Besides, this one could be said to be indirectly related to real estate since those of us who own homes pay property taxes which go to support our school [...]

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Summer in Shreveport – Festivals 2009

Posted in Local Events, This and That, tagged , , , , , , on June 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Okay folks, May has come and gone, and the heat is here. We’re still doing festivals, though, and this time of year, a lot of festivals revolve around what fruit or vegetable is currently ready for harvest.  So without further ado, here is a list of upcoming festivals in and around Shreveport this summer.  Most [...]

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Prime Time for Bird Watching in Ellerbe Road Estates

Posted in Ellerbe Road Estates, This and That, tagged , , on April 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »

This from a fellow bird lover in Ellerbe Road Estates neighborhood in Shreveport. He sent an email out to his neighbors generously alerting us to the migratory birds now passing through.
“I wanted to alert you that the beautiful Rubby-Throated Hummingbirds are now arriving in our neighborhood. I have a pair that started feeding 2 days [...]

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