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MilitaryByOwner Advertising, Inc. December 2013
Letter from the Editor

As yet another year comes to a close, we would like to take this opportunity to thank our customers for an amazing year here at MilitaryByOwner.com. We appreciate the loyalty you have shown to us by returning to our site year after year, to advertise your homes or to find military housing near your next duty station. 

You continue to spread the word to your friends and your feedback about how we can enhance your experience is what drives us to continue to improve our site. Without our customers, we would not exist, so thank you for another wonderful year and 
may the holiday season be one of joy and celebration.

Our thoughts are always with our military members and their families, but particularly at this time of year as this is a difficult time to be separated.
Our Military Life segment offers some suggestions on how to stay connected during the holiday season.

We are also sharing two articles this month that will assist military homeowners, whether you are renting or selling your property. Understanding the value of your home is a critical step in selling process and whether you are renting or selling your home, it is imperative to market your home. Find tools, tips and tricks in our Featured segment and Real Estate Corner article.

With over 85% of our staff being military spouses, retired military or military dependents, we have experience that comes with frequent relocation, so please feel free to contact our friendly staff that is on the other end of both our inbox and our live chat.

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Happy Holidays!

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Media Relations Manager

MilitaryByOwner Advertising, Inc.

 

  

  

  

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 Media Kit.

 

Real Estate Agents:
Rhonda Montgomery, Lake Amistad Realty, Laughlin AFB
Betty Westerlund, Keller Williams Realty, Quantico Marine Base
Chrystal Nave, Century 21 Real Estate Unlimited, Little Rock AFB
Angela Upton, Fort Meade Homes Team, Fort Meade NSA
Seymour Homes Realty, Seymour Johnson AFB
Wesley Hart, Lejeune Realty, Camp Lejeune

Mortgage Lenders:

Larry Dodson, Network Funding LP, McChord AFB, Fort Lewis, Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor
Shannon Leydig, George Mason Mortgage, LLC, Quantico Marine Base

Home Builders:

Stanley Martin Homes, Patuxent River NAS

Property Management:

Mary Mosley, Judy Boone Realty, Inc., Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base 
 

 

Featured Article
Creative Marketing for Your Military House 

While the real estate market has experienced a recent uptick, home prices are still not where they were during the real estate boom. Many military homeowners may still find themselves under water on their mortgages, which poses the question of whether to sell at a loss or turn your home into an income-producing asset?

 

If you have decided that the best option is to lease your home, you will need to market your home to potential tenants. With the insurgence of the Internet and marketing websites such as MilitaryByOwner.com, marketing your home is inexpensive and easier than ever.

 

Think Outside the Box

 

Before you purchase an ad package or print out flyers, it is important to turn the tables and think like a renter. What information did you seek when searching for the home you purchased? It is likely that the information you sought will be the same information that will be important to tenants.

 

 

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Real Estate Corner 
VA Loan: A Quick Guide 

 

By Karina Gafford

MilitaryByOwner Staff Writer

 

What is It?

 

A VA loan is a mortgage backed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. It began as a means of providing housing assistance to military families in 1944. The loan provides for the purchase of a primary residence only, and it is funded by private lenders, but the VA makes up the deficiency payment when a borrower defaults.

 

How Do I Qualify for the Loan?

 

Offering one of the most attractive loan products, the VA loan belongs only to a small, selective group- veterans and their surviving spouses, providing the latter has not remarried. The loan is available to current Active Duty, Reservists, and Retired servicemembers.

 

 


 

Featured Home 

For Rent by Owner
Vintage Way - Montgomery, AL

Rent: $2,000.00/mo.
4 Bed, 3 Bath (Single Family)
   
Sturbridge! All brick 4 BR/3 bath home ~3000 sqft, quiet cul-de-sac in desireable East Montgomery. Zoned for Montgomery's best public schools including new $21.5M middle school--perfect for those desiring magnet school eligibility. A short 20 minute drive to Maxwell AFB.
 
More details of this home: MBO64617

Military Life
How Do Military Families Handle Long-Distance Holidays? 

Elizabeth Jones

via PCS-Lodging.com

 

Although the Christmas season is meant for spending time with family members, many military families remain separated from their loved ones during the holidays. 

 

For Ron and Marcia Brower, sharing the holiday season with their service member son, Kyle, means sending a care package of candy bars, Oreos and various toiletries overseas, according to The Southampton Press. 

"It's the first time since he was born that we won't spend Christmas and Thanksgiving together," Brower told the news source. 

 

The Browers are not alone. Florida resident Andrea Kemp told The Seminole Chronicle that her Christmas wish this year is a phone call with her son, Phillip Elliott, who is currently stationed in Afghanistan.

 

 

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Testimonial 

Within 2 hours of putting my ad up (and it didn't even have all the pictures posted) - I had my first solid lead. Within 2 days, I had three good candidates. I have now found a renter and today received the security deposit. 
 
This all happened before my signs arrived.  
 
C.S.
Pentagon
Woodbridge, VA
 

 

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