I'll be there.

A few months ago, there was a movement to have a meeting of all the A/O people--for coffee or lunch or something. I have not heard any more about it.

Has anyone in Gulf Coast Area noticed new listing values and active values being adjusted downward since Katrina/Rita. Many BPO agents feel they can't put the same value this week on Galveston Bay homes (for instance) as they would have before Katrina, yet the sold comp prices will remain the same, so the active comp prices have to come down before they can justify lower BPO values in this area.

To any one living in Northern Virginia and concerned about Katrina victims, I am announcing a HUGE fair/carnival/yard sale/bake sale in Manassas Va on sat Oct 29 in the K-mart parking lot. ALL proceeds go directly to Katrina victims. There will be a lot of stuff for sale, a lot of games to be played. Fun, Fun, Fun!!!! And if any one would be able to give a hand with manning a bake sale table for an hour, please send me an email.
This is sponsored by Keller Williams, K-mart, Pizza Hut, and many other companies are pitching in. This is going to be huge. I know there are many people on this site in Va, so if any one can show up and make a donation or make a purchase, the more the merrier.

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yeah, we'll be selling some of that too.
No Kangaroos though, sorry.

Good luck to you and everyone involved with your fundraiser tomorrow. Wish I could come up from Texas & help y'all out, especially with the BAKE SALE. Take some pictures and post here if you have time. ENJOY!

P.S. Tell the K-Mart people we really do miss them in the Houston area.

real, i hope you had wonderful results! ours here in fburg went awesome! we sent down two huge trucks filled to the brim with things! darlene, the kmarts here suck!! i don't walk in them unless i know that it is something decent that i'm looking for.

You can both be proud of being a part of something so helpful. Kassie, from now on, I'm doing all my shopping at fundraisers. That'll teach 'em.

Things are a little quieter here in Houston now. Lots of help still being given, but it's not "T.V. news". If I lost my house, car, job, plus lost track of all my neighbors, I don't think I could recover in two months, especially with the holidays right around the corner.

I'm very proud to know people who are so concerned about others. Down here in Texas, I may be one of those others one day.

yes darlene i completely agree. i don't think i would have near as much aide as this. i know if i lost my house to a fire, it would make local news, and that would be that. nothing else. anyway, i'm just glad that poeple helped. what goes around comes around is how i see it.

We are just going to hope & pray that our time never comes. Guess where I am going? You guessed right - to take BPO pics. Haha

Have a good day, Kassie.

over $4000 was raised on that one day. not bad for the very windy weather and considering that it was done with about twenty volunteers. The money will be dispursed through kwcares, kw's own non-profit company. the left over yard sale stuff is being sorted through by a local church that will be determining what can be sent down to the gulf area. I would call it a success.

I would call that a HUGE success. That money will go a long way. Plus, some of these people down here in apartments don't have enough kitchen items or enough toys for the kids. And I might as well say it, these ladies want to replace their knick knacks so their new place will seem more like a home.

Texas has received a lot of praise for all we have done, but these people were our next-door neighbors. Virginia is a long way away for people to feel the need to help, but look have much you have done.

If we had a cold, windy day here, the entire festival would have shut down and everyone would have gone home. We don't deal well with the cold weather.

I have good friends in Austin and in Galveston, and I grew up in Denver, so it is a little closer to home for me. We're all also connected as Americans, though some may not agree with that as STRONGLY as I do. I also visited New Orleans for the first time back in Feb. Stayed just off Bourbon at the Prince Conti hotel, loved it. So that is just a little of the reason I wanted to do a small portion to help out. just wish I could do more.

Hi .
I'm working with a retired couple from Buloxi who have lost thier home. They want to put an offer in on a home here in GA. Thier insurance adjuster should be going to thier home sometime within the week. How should I write this contract? Contingent upon insurance settlement coupled with ability to get a new loan? ( they will still have to pay off whatever they owe on land)
Help!
Also , does anyone know anything about the HUD 203K (?) loan?

Don't worry about the insurance. Make it contingent on getting the loan. If they don't get the insurance proceeds, they can't get the loan, they don't have to purchase the house.