by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Aug 31, 2017 | Arizona and Its Amenities, Real Estate Facts & Figures
Arizona ranked second behind Florida for drawing the most people over 60, according to personal finance firm Smartasset. It analyzed the latest Census data from 2015 and found Arizona grew by 27,576 retirees. It also attributed the state’s low property taxes to the...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Aug 29, 2017 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
In my blog about King Mickey, I told the story of a Marine Corps bulldog during World War II. Bulldogs aren’t the only dog with ties to the Marines. In WWII the Marines needed dogs for combat as “scouts” on patrol or as sentries when dug in, to warn our troops of the...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Aug 25, 2017 | Home Ownership
In 2013 The American Association of Insurance Services created a cosmetic damage exclusion to home owners policies. It makes home insurance rates more affordable by eliminating cosmetic damage as a loss under the policy. This gives home owners the option of fixing and...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Aug 22, 2017 | The Attorney-Broker Advantage
The purchase of a home is complicated and involves a number of documents that have legal implications. Agents may have the right to prepare real estate documents, but they can’t supply legal expertise because they don’t have that training. Bruce Gardner, a real...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Aug 18, 2017 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
Animals have served with distinction in U.S. military conflicts, but when the U.S. entered WWII, there was no official military dog program. Although dogs had been used in WWI, the training programs had been disbanded so everything had to start from scratch. Due to...
