Buying Foreclosures: How to Avoid a Money Pit

Foreclosures can be good deals for homebuyers, but with 1.5 million of them on the market, shopping carefully is important to guard against walking into a money pit, where you end up paying more for the home do to repairs or other problems.

Here are some tips for anyone navigating the foreclosure market:

Freebies for Veterans

Thank you to all those that have served this country in the military!  Please take advance of these freebies designated to honor you as a veteran:

Applebee’s Veterans Day Special offers free meals to veterans and active military members on Wednesday, Nov. 11. The restaurant asks that people offer proof of military service. Here is more information about Applebee’s free meals on Veterans Day: http://www.applebees.com/vetsday/

NO COST TO YOU: Fulton County Receives Additional H1N1 Spray Vaccine

Fulton County has received an additional supply of the H1N1 nasal spray vaccine to provide protection against the flu virus. The nasal spray vaccine is available for healthy 2-49 year olds with no out-of- pocket cost for the client. Sandy Springs residents can get their vaccine starting today between 10 a.m.-5 p.m. in Room 102 at the North Fulton Government Annex located at 7741 Roswell Road in Sandy Springs.

DON’T MISS FREE MONEY - Tax Credit Extended for First-Time Home Buyers & Offered To Non-First-Time Home Buyers

Hooray - The House and the Senate this week passed legislation to extend the $8,000 home buyer tax credit to May 1, 2010, for first-time buyers and add a $6,500 tax credit for repeat buyers if they’ve lived in their home for five of the past eight years. Home prices are capped at $800,000.