Are You A First-Time Home Buyer? Good News!!!

If you are a qualified first-time home buyer purchasing a principal residence on or after January 1, 2009 and before December 1, 2009 a tax credit of up to $8,000 is now available! And guess what ...unlike the tax credit enacted in 2008, the new credit does not have to be repaid!

• The tax credit is for first-time home buyers only. For the tax credit program, the IRS defines a first-time home buyer as someone who has not owned a principal residence during the three-year period prior to the purchase.
  
• The tax credit does not have to be repaid.
  
• The tax credit is equal to 10 percent of the home’s purchase price up to a maximum of $8,000.
  
• The credit is available for homes purchased on or after January 1, 2009 and before December 1, 2009.
  
• Single taxpayers with incomes up to $75,000 and married couples with incomes up to $150,000 qualify for the full tax credit.
  

If you want to buy the home of your dreams then click HERE to learn how you can take advantage of this $8,000 tax credit.

Cheers!
Cortney a.k.a Cort

Can You Fake It ‘Til You Make It?

Money expert, Jean Chatzky says “right now is not the time to quit your day job” in pursuit of your own business “bliss". She goes on to encourage everyone to “fake it” at work because it creates a positive "buzz" around you! Check out what she has to say in this CNN video:



In this economic time it looks like many hard workers may need to take Chatsky’s advice and pursue absolute "pretend" happiness in their work environment. Can you fake it and for how long?

Cheers!
Cortney a.k.a. Cort

The Crisis of Credit for Dummies!

If you would like a refresher course in the current happenings in Real Estate, media designer Jonathan Jarvis, put together this animated video, “The Crisis of Credit”. It explains how lending, credit, the sub-prime market, investment banks and Wall Street fit together. The short, engaging and illustrated video details the concept in less than ten minutes!



Cheers!
Cortney a.k.a. Cort

Kiss me I’m Irish … Seriously!

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Click HERE to learn more about the actual holiday!

For those of you out and about tonight, drinking your green beer, remember to play it safe and be wise in your choices!

Cheers!
Cortney Bailey a.k.a. Cort

Happy 50th Birthday Barbie...Cougar Time?!?

It's 2009 and Barbie turns 50 - Happy Birthday Barbie!

If you want to ride down Barbie's memory lane, here's part of a timeline of her life:

· 1959 Mattel co-founder Ruth Handler introduces Barbie at New York City's Toy Fair. The doll is 11 1/2 inches tall and features a movable head, arms and legs. "Barbie #1" is known for her sly sideways glance and her black-and-white striped swimsuit. Fashions from Barbie's first year include the "Wedding Day Dress" and the Dixie-themed "Plantation Belle." In the first collection, blondes outnumber brunettes by two to one.

· 1960 Ken makes the scene, sporting a head of fuzzy hair. Two years later, his hair is replaced with blond or brown paint.

· 1964 Barbie's little sister Skipper is introduced. She is joined by Miss Barbie, the only doll in the collection whose eyes open and shut.

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· 2009 Barbie turns 50! Cougar Time?

For the rest of Barbie's history over the last 50 years go to:

http://www.billbam.com/barbiehistory.html

To the next 50 years Barbie...
Cheers!
Cortney a.k.a. Cort

Pink's The New Grey?

Pink Dolphin Swimming In Lake Calcasieu, Louisiana

It’s a raft, it’s a Anna Nicole Smith’s lost bathing suit, no it’s a pink dolphin!

Erik Rue, a charter boat captain, saw the pink dolphin during an excursion and photographed it, saying, "I had never seen anything like it. It's the same color throughout the whole body and it looks like it just came out of a paint booth."

The pink dolphin is not in danger or dangerous to others. Its interesting color is the result of albinism, which is indicated by its red eyes as well as its pink skin.

Senior biologist with the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, Regina Asmutis-Silvia, advises people who see the pink dolphin to "be careful, as with any dolphins, to respect it - observe from a distance, limit their time watching, don't chase or harass it."

I don't k know about you but I'm quite fond of the new pink! Maybe it's God's little way of putting a smile on our faces during this economic crunch!

Cheers!
Cortney a.k.a. Cort