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Your thermostat regulates your home heating and cooling system. When
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2. Keeping your home’s VaLue
Keep your yard maintained. nice shrubs & plants
paint the front door a nice color or restain the wood
updated bathrooms and kitchen - light, bright and airy
carpet to be in good condition
installing updated fixtures
paint inside of home if it’s been more than five
years - to brighten the areas
10 Quick ways
to Boost all the nutrients your body needs. Also,
2. Take A Walk. Taking a 10-minute brisk
make sure you’re getting enough magne-
walk will increase your energy level up
your energy Level! sium (300 milligrams) by eating almonds,
to two hours, reported California state
cashews, whole grains, bran, and fish –
university researchers. experts say
particularly halibut.
increasing your physical activity whether
One of the great secrets to boosting your it’s swimming, running, dancing, or biking
5. Turn Off The Negative News. Reduce
energy is taking action. Just by simply will boost your energy level.
your daily diet of negative news (TV,
changing something in your life and doing
newspaper, radio, the internet), which can
something different you’ll increase your 3. Organize Your Space. Clear out the
cause additional stress and fatigue. Focus
energy flow. Action gives you energy. clutter in your workspace. Clear off your
your attention on the positive things hap-
desk and keep it organized. When you
pening in our world, and in your life.
in addition, here are 10 quick steps you clear out clutter you are creating space
can take today to boost your energy: for new things to enter your life and by
con’t. on the back page
doing this you’ll increase your energy and
1. Write Down 10 Things That You Like prosperity.
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Doing. You can ramp-up your personal
and professional energy level by focus- 4. eat Healthy Meals and Take Vitamins.
For more inFo
ing your attention on what you like doing. eat a balanced diet and take vitamins
heidi Johnson. realtor
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ambient AM-bee-unt (adjective)
Meaning: Encompassing; present or
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heLpFuL home hints
Example Sentence: At dawn, the
ambient light shone through the
stained glass window.
• To keep potatoes from budding,
throughout history, people have
place an apple in the bag where the
discovered tricks that can make
potatoes are stored.
life easier in the kitchen. here are
a few that have been passed down
• To prevent eggs from cracking,
add a pinch of salt to the water
• Stuff a mini-marshmallow in the
before hard-boiling.
bottom of a sugar cone to prevent
ice cream drips.
• To get more juice out of fresh
lemons, bring them to room tem-
• Use a meat baster to squeeze your
perature and roll them under your
pancake batter onto a hot griddle
palm against the kitchen counter
and you’ll get perfectly shaped
before squeezing.
cakes every time.
Q&a if you would like to be
prequalified, please call:
david pokorny
Coldwell Banker Mortgage.
why shouLd i get 832-603-9111
pre-approVed? to make an appointment.
Headline Hijinks!
sometimes headlines found in Q. why should i get pre-approved before buying a home?
newspapers and magazines can say
a. Years ago, buyers didn’t worry about financing their home purchase until after
more than intended. Here’s a selection
they found the home they wanted to buy. Once they had an accepted offer,
of headlines with…well, you tell me… they’d shop around for a week or so and then submit a loan application.
Home buying is highly competitive in some areas. To compete, many buyers
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are now getting pre-approved for a mortgage. This way, the buyer is seen as
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• Patient At Death’s Door – act quickly when they find a home the really love. A pre-approved homebuyer
is considered almost as strong as a cash buyer.
Doctors Pull Him Through
• March Planned For Next There are two parts to mortgage approval: 1) approval of the borrower, and
August 2) approval of the property. Mortgage pre-approval is a process whereby the
borrower is approved for a specific mortgage amount. The approval is usu
• Diaper Market Bottom’s Out
ally good for a period of time. A property approval is one with satisfactory
• Queen Mary Having Bottom appraisal and a clear title report. Final mortgage approval also requires a pur
scraped chase agreement that is signed by the buyer and the seller.
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if you’d like free advice on getting the very best financing for your home, or
More Broad-Based how to get pre-approved for a mortgage (or even refinancing or a home equity
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4. curious? what did it reaLLy seLL For?
would you Like to Know how much your neighbor’s home Listed or sold For?
Maybe you’re just curious. Or maybe you want to know how much equity you have in your home.
Or perhaps you’re thinking of selling soon and want to know how much your home has increased
in value. Either way, I can help…with no “sales pitches” or runarounds.
10 Quick
ways
to Boost
your energy
Level! 8. Take A Power Nap. Taking a short 20-min-
ute nap when you’re feeling tired can give
your brain a rest and invigorate you...and a
Con’t. short power nap won’t keep you up late at
Why an OPeN HOuse?
night.
Potential BuYeRs need to see
6. Explore Your Creative Side. Do you like
inside of a home before buying.
9. Pump up Your Fluids. even a little
to play a musical instrument? Do you like
dehydration can leave you feeling tired and Just like you test drive a car.
to paint? is there a hobby you thought you
lethagic. Pour yourself a tall, cool glass of
might like to try? exploring your creative
- Meet with an Agent to get the
side stimulates your mind and can increase water.
facts
your energy by releasing endorphins (the
feel good proteins occurring in the brain).
10. Get a Good Night’s Sleep. Make sure - invision their furniture in the
you get sufficient rest, which, for the aver- house
7. Watch A Funny Movie. Think about how
age person, is eight hours. Keep your sleep
you feel after you’ve watched a really funny
area dark to reduce any disruptions. A good - see the neighborhood on a
movie, or had a big laugh. Laughing is good
night’s sleep goes a long way to keeping weekend
for your heart, reduces stress, and increases
your energy level high.
your energy.
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