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December 2012
MilitaryByOwner Advertising, Inc.
Letter from the Editor
 

Happy Holidays! We wish all of you a very safe, healthy and happy holiday season. We would also like to take a moment to remember our military service members that are spending the holidays on distant shores and their families that are forging ahead with holiday plans although they are missing their loved one. 

 

We have included a special segment just in time for the holidays. Our "Tis the Season segment features a wonderful book that was written by a dear friend of MilitaryByOwner, which will also benefit the United States Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program. Be sure to order yours in time for Christmas. 

  

We continue to expand the number of military installations that are available on our website for our customers to find or advertise off-base housing. These additions are a direct result of the suggestions we receive from our customers, so we thank you for your feedback. 

 

We are also happy to offer the first person to advertise on our new base pages a FREE Home Tour Plus advertisement, so if you have a home For Sale or For Rent near one of these military installations, please consider advertising on MilitaryByOwner.com. 

 

This past month we made the following additions to our site: 

 

Coast Guard Station, Bellingham, WA 

USMC Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, CA 

 

We are thrilled to have a number of new business advertisers that have joined MilitaryByOwner.com this past month. If you are looking for a real estate professional, please view our "Welcome" segment which links to the wonderful companies that offer their services to our military community. 

We love to talk with our customers, so if we can be of any assistance to you, please feel free to contact us.

You can reach us via email, phone (866-604-9126), live chat, Facebook and Twitter (@militarybyowner). We look forward to speaking with you!

Monica 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monica Schaefer View our profile on LinkedIn    

Editor

Media Relations Manager

MilitaryByOwner Advertising, Inc.

 

In This Issue
Real Estate Corner
Relocation Tips
Featured Article
Article Title
Featured Home
Military LIfe
Testimonial
Resources

Quantico Live Blog

About Us



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Welcome

 

MilitaryByOwner.com would like to welcome our new November Business Advertisers! Should you be in the need of their services, be sure to contact them, or any of our other business advertisers on MilitaryByOwner.com!  Want to see your name or business here?  Contact us for our 2012 Media Kit.

 

Real Estate Agents:

 

Cheri Bass Wozniak, Shaffer Realty, Oceana NAS

 

Tom Robinson, Keller Williams Realty, Fort Belvoir 

 

Duren Harmon, Fickling and Company, Robins AFB 

 

Michael Shockley, Shockley & Company Real Estate, NRO Chantilly 

 

Angie Kelley, Crye-Leike Realtors, Memphis Naval Support Activity 

 

Karen Camp, Lila Delman Real Estate, Newport Naval Education and Training Center 

 

Sherri Coble, Sherri Coble Realty, Camp Lejeune 

Featured Article
Tips for Selling Your Home in the Winter 

By Monica Schaefer

MilitaryByOwner Advertising, Inc.

 

As winter approaches most thoughts turn to the holidays, festive meals and sitting by the fireplace, so if you have a home for sale, how do you get potential buyers to come out in the cold?

 

The great news is there are fewer homes on the market during the winter, making it an ideal time to let your home shine. Here are tips to make your house the one that buyers want to call home.

 

Curb Appeal - We have discussed the importance of first impressions in our articles "Demystifying "For Sale by Owner" and "The Dos and Don'ts of Real Estate Photography" and while most people think curb appeal revolves around green grass and blooming trees, this is only one piece of the puzzle. While winter landscape is rather barren in the colder areas, it is still important to take a critical eye of how your home makes its first impression. If you live in an area with snow, clear a path to your walkway and front door. Remove dead leaves from under shrubs and pull out expired flowers that cast a brown hue over your planter beds. If you have your home on the market during the holidays, consider putting up simple decorations that will highlight the architecture of your home, but be sure to remove decorations in a timely fashion as well....... Read More 

  

 

Relocation Tips 
FSBO Your House Using Social Media 

By Michele Allen
MilitarByOwner Advertising, Inc.
 
There is a new strain of urban legends afloat about owners using social media to sell their homes above asking price, even in this comatose market. Using social media to build up anticipation for six weeks prior to his house auction, Kurt Oprey was able to sell his home for $135,000 over the initial asking price.  Targeted objectives to utilize multiple social media outlets can make a huge impact on your home sale. 

Get a PlanDetermine which outlets you're going to utilize, how often you are going to post and how you are going to build the excitement.  

Build campaigns for ever major medium and service - Don't stop at a Twitter account and blog. Create a Facebook page, a YouTube channel, Linked In account and Flickr, Picasa and Posterous accounts for the house. By creating multiple sources of photo, video and written content, you ensure that the house shows up in any kind of search and on just about any website or service...... Read More  


Real Estate Corner
8 Pro Tips for First-Time Home Buyers 
 

By Staff Writers - November 7, 2012 

HomeInsurance.org

 

When it comes to buying your first home, what sort of advice can you expect from a real estate agent? We find that the advice professionals in real estate give to first-time home buyers is pretty consistent, regardless of whether one is looking to buy a small, two-bedroom home or something grander that can accommodate a larger family. Here are eight helpful tips that most real estate professionals give to first-time homebuyers.

 

  1. Select a qualified real estate agentRealtors agree that finding a qualified, experienced real estate agent or Realtor should be your No. 1 priority of anyone looking to buy a home. You can begin your search for a trustworthy agent by asking family and friends for recommendations. Use the Internet to do additional research, since many real estate professionals maintain an online presence that provides detailed background information. Ask a potential agent for references and their level of experience in the neighborhoods you are interested in.

  2. Research home pricesIt probably won't surprise you that the majority of hom buyers begin their search on the Internet. It's easy to find the selling prices of homes in your area or whatever neighborhood you are looking at using websites like Zillow,Homegain,Realtor.com, the site of the National Association of Realtors. Take time to do your homework before contacting a real estate agent so you have a general but realistic idea of what you can expect to pay for a home..... Read more 

 

'Tis the Season 
A Gift that Gives Back

 

Petunia Bobbin and the Baby Robin (A Christmas Adventure) is a new children's book written by Josh Grein.  Read this Christmas story to your children or grandchildren for many Christmas's to come!  Follow the adventure through many states - including one stop at the Quantico Marine Base where the two help Santa and the Marines deliver toys for the "Toys for Tots Foundation". Josh is the son of a retired US Marine and will be donating portions of the proceeds to the Toys for Tots Foundation. 
 
The book can be ordered through Amazon.com or BarnesandNoble.com

 






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3 Bed, 2 Bath (Single Family)

 

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Military Life
Spouse Surveys Critical to Family Support, Official Says

 

By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr. 

American Forces Press Service

 

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2012 - Defense Department officials are sending a new spouse survey to select active-duty families to assist in determining programs that best suit their needs.

 

During an interview with the Pentagon Channel, Cathy Flynn, a program analyst with the Pentagon's military community and family policy office, discussed how these surveys affect future programs serving military families.

 

"The Active Duty Spouse Survey is a survey that's sent out to a representative sample of active-duty spouses every two years," she said. "It's really a chance for spouses to give their feedback, their input, and their experiences ... back to us here in the Department of Defense."

 

The department's first spouse survey was in 2006, and the first active-duty spouse survey was in 2008. The department now surveys active-duty spouses in even-numbered years and reserve-component spouses in odd-numbered years........ Full Story 

 

 



Testimonial

We have used MilitaryByOwner.com for the past five years and have always rented our house within two weeks. We will go no where else but here!

Jerry
Fort Leavenworth, KS


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