This is a gated community with lots ranging from 2.3+- acres to 6.8+- acres on the Hwy 421 side of the lake just off South Minton Road, Wilkesboro, NC 28697

W. Kerr Scott Lake is 1500 acres with 50 miles of shoreline and is controlled by the US Army Corps of Engineers. It is clean water with good fishing and is excellent for boating, kayaking, skiing, and swimming. The property is surrounded by National Parks. Wilkesboro is a beautiful community and town with friendly people. It is located just 40 miles east of Boone and Blowing Rock, NC and one and a half hours northwest of Charlotte.

Lot #10

MLS Number: 54632
List Price: $450,000
Lot Size: 2.8 acres
WATERFRONT, PRIVATE DOCK PERMIT, GATED COMMUNITY, PUBLIC WATER, UNDERGROUND UTILITIES
Wilkes MLS Area 2
Suitable Use: Residential, Single Family
Topography: Rolling, Lake/Pond, Exceptional View
Utilities: Underground Utilities
Water/Sewer: Public Water, None-Sewer
Road Frontage: Private Road, Paved Road, Road Maintenance Agreement
Miscellaneous: 1-5 Acres, Hardwoods
Location: Malone Way

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If your surroundings are not too promising in terms of weather conditions when the wind is practically blowing in your ear all the time and raindrops keep falling down on your rooftop there is a very good chance that you might have to pay extra for your house insurance. England is famous for its rains and floods that have taken over the country lately have ended up costing millions and millions of pounds in claims. This fact, of course, could not be ignored by the insurance companies that have already stated that premiums will be raised not only in England but all around UK as well.

New statistics on house insurance have shown that over 90% of insurers guarantee that the premiums in flood-prone zones will be significantly higher if authorities do not begin the flood-protecting process in the nearest future. According to some other researches if this actually takes place, insurance companies may raise the premiums despite of the area and it will create a fuss on the insurance market. Those who live in flood-free zones are not likely to receive any benefits even if it makes sense to do so.

Insurers nowadays like to blame everything on the authorities. They defend their heart-breaking prices by telling the world that the Government doesn’t want to commit to the flood-protection plan enough to help citizens get rid of the problem that can ruin their home and lives. The Government says that they are taking it step by step in order to offer the citizens a good flood-protection program.

Here are some of the notes you might want to take: Don’t give in to it…

If you don’t know exactly if your zone is considered a “black spot” by house insurers or if you are planning on buying a new house and you can’t choose the right are, you should be able to check the Environment Agency webpage and get your answer. But this information can be confidential so don’t expect to receive all the details this easily. But you can always check it with the house insurers because they should be competent enough to answer any questions related to homes.

Get steady

Weather is something you can’t predict or control. You can save yourself from a risk by getting a flat in a flood-free area but even there you don’t know what might happen. Disaster proofing is a perfect solution for those who are afraid of home damage or any other sort of catastrophe that has nothing to do with a person. If your zone is rainy and windy, install windows that will guarantee you maximum protection. You have to make sure you do enough to prevent any damage.

Get yourself covered twice

It is not easy to find a good solution. Cheap home insurance is not something you can find with a clap of your hands. But the one that seeks will find. If you don’t feel like you are protected enough with your coverage, get yourself another one. One is always better than none and two is always better than one. You can get a cheap home insurance with the company that you already deal with if you have your car insured or health insurance, for example. This could definitely help your premiums. But it is always best to shop around and look for other offers as you never know what you may find. And remember to read quotes – they are important too.

Contact Elizabeth Carter, 336.973.5594 or Greg Stikeleather, Broker, 704.880.5247 or email eacarter@charter.net

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Being a driver I always wonder why there is no escape from paying hundreds ad hundreds of dollars on a car? Sometimes it seems to not matter what type of car you own, the design or the brand, the year or manufacturing country – you will always end up paying more than you were supposed to from the beginning. Why are the insurance policy ratings constantly increasing and when is it going to stop? The answer is – never. With the amount of accidents that take place today it is impossible to lower premiums on your insurance as insurance companies need to solve these problems somehow.

So what can we possibly do to help to keep the rates at a low point? What rule do we need to read? What types of sites do we need to visit?

First of all, no sites and books will give you any low premiums when the situation is drastic. The first factor that we need to consider is our driving record. We won’t ever deny the fact that a good driving record helps. If your driving record in unpleasant, let’s say it is simply bad, there is a possibility that insurers will not want to work with you under preferable conditions, which means their rates will be hiked up. If your driving record is simply poor – it is not that big of a deal. All you have to do is take the classes the state has to offer and lower the points on your driving license. You might want to check if you state has this type of program before you get too content about it.

The second point to consider is the safety features of the car. When people think of buying a car they usually rank it as a number one priority as your car may fall into a category that might cost you a fortune.

If you are an owner of a brand new sports car, don’t be surprised to find out you have to pay extra or more than your friends have to pay. Sports automobile is in the risky car group which means the risk of an accident on the road is much higher than it would be having a simple family car. Insurance companies pay lots of attention to those autos that have some safety features, like anti-lock brakes, airbags, alarm, etc. So if you want your insurance premium decreased please consider having safety features in your car too.

If you policy has no lapse in it, it might help your premiums as well. If your history is perfect and you are famous for being on time with your payments, it is definite advantage. Try to not make any cancellations or miss any duty payments ever. Good loyal and reliable clients usually get good discounts from the auto insurance companies.

And the last but not the least is that most insurers nowadays want to know if you have ever been involved in a conflict with any insurance companies. They are curious about it as many costumers are filling in the claims against insurance companies and this factor can affect your premiums in a way that the insurance company will raise them due to a high risk of being sued by you in the future.

We want to let you know that there is plenty of information about car insurance online. Auto insurance quotes can be easily found and the information provided on the sites can be used as a starting point. Please get the update on auto insurance quotes weekly when you are about to get insured. It is important you stay updated.

While this statement will seem ridiculous to most of us, this is true and can be proven even using simple logics. You won’t see a poor man or woman worrying about their lost success, or craving for a new car they want to get so bad. The only thing they worry about is getting food and having a place to spend a cold night. These people are free from aspirations and stresses most middle and upper class individuals have to deal with. If put simple, poor people are in a dream-like state of full mental harmony with their physiological needs. They aren’t troubled by their spiritual or emotional desires, they aren’t troubled by things others might think or say about them. Of course, living below the line of poverty has its stresses and burdens but they are always stripped down to simple bodily needs. No psychological worries, no stress, no depression.

In contrast, you will find the majority of extremely rich and upper class individual taking Xanax, Prozac or Valium to calm down and get them through. Having much money or being in the spotlight has its price tag, which usually comes in the form of certain limits, responsibilities and things to worry about. People from middle and upper classes pay too much attention to they way others see them and this alone is a rich source of mental stress. And what happens when something goes slightly wrong? A homeless individual won’t bother if his or her new Bentley gets stolen, because they don’t have it. A rich mogul will hire dozens of professionals to protect his private house and spend hours (and tons of valium)on worrying about the latest news from stock exchange. And isn’t it ironic that in such a situation the poor are actually richer than the rich, if you know from what point of view to look?

This is a gated community with lots ranging from 2.3+- acres to 6.8+- acres on the Hwy 421 side of the lake just off South Minton Road, Wilkesboro, NC 28697

W. Kerr Scott Lake is 1500 acres with 50 miles of shoreline and is controlled by the US Army Corps of Engineers. It is clean water with good fishing and is excellent for boating, kayaking, skiing, and swimming. The property is surrounded by National Parks. Wilkesboro is a beautiful community and town with friendly people. It is located just 40 miles east of Boone and Blowing Rock, NC and one and a half hours northwest of Charlotte.

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Number one: Due diligence is never optional. You’ve got to understand the local market – and that includes not just where prices are headed, but specific market demand for rental real estate in this price segment, and even the local government’s plans for the area where you’re thinking of buying.

Number two: Buy with a written plan – that’s right, just like the large professional investors use, with an entry strategy and an exit strategy. How long are you going to hold onto the property, how much will it earn you during your period of holding?

And what’s the endgame – a sale to another investor? Conversion to condos? Tear it down and build something that’s closer to the underlying real estate’s highest and best use?

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The Malone Bay community features 18 lots at W. Kerr Scott Dam & Reservoir. Fourteen (14) are Lakefront and meet private dock requirements. All lots have access to public water, saving owners from $5,000 to $10,000 on drilling a well. These lots have public water and will save you the cost of drilling a well. The entire development also features underground utilities.

This is a gated community with lots ranging from 2.3+- acres to 6.8+- acres on the Hwy 421 side of the lake just off South Minton Road, Wilkesboro, NC 28697

W. Kerr Scott Lake is 1500 acres with 50 miles of shoreline and is controlled by the US Army Corps of Engineers. It is clean water with good fishing and is excellent for boating, kayaking, skiing, and swimming. The property is surrounded by National Parks. Wilkesboro is a beautiful community and town with friendly people. It is located just 40 miles east of Boone and Blowing Rock, NC and one and a half hours northwest of Charlotte.

Main Channel Views.
Private dock.

3.87 acres.

MLS Number: 52139
List Price: $242,500
Lot Size: 3.87 ac.
Apx Acreage: 3.87
Type: Waterfront
Area: Area 2
Suitable Use: Residential

Topography: Rolling
Utilities: Underground Utilities
Road Frontage: Private Road
Restrictions: yes
Water/Sewer: Public Water
Location: Malone Way

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Passed earlier this year as part of the economic stimulus package, the credit is good for up to $8,000, or 10% of the purchase price, and applies to people who have not owned a home in the previous three years. (There are some income restrictions.) The best part: Unlike a similar program from 2008, the credit does not have to be repaid.

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Contact Elizabeth Carter, 336.973.5594 or Greg Stikeleather, Broker, 704.880.5247 or email eacarter@charter.net

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Baby boomers will move the industry’s main client goal from one from accumulation — investing in assets that create the most value over time — to one of “decumulation,” said Frank Porcelli, who heads U.S. retail for BlackRock, at the Reuters Global Wealth Management Summit in Boston.

“The questions won’t be, ‘How did I do against the S&P 500?’” he said. “It’s, ‘Can I meet these liabilities?’”

Instead of a focus on building wealth and a retirement nest egg, those clients will soon focus on making the money last.

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While credit has tightened for everyone, blacks and Hispanics are being denied loans at higher rates than whites, according to new federal data. And the gap is widening.

Lending to black and Hispanic borrowers also fell more quickly than average between 2006 and 2008, according to the 2008 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data, released Wednesday by Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council. The council consists of the five U.S. bank regulators.

Blacks were denied mortgages 36.1% of the time in 2008, while Hispanics could not get a loan 31.1%, according to the data. Whites had denial rates of 13.6%.

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This is a gated community with lots ranging from 2.3+- acres to 6.8+- acres on the Hwy 421 side of the lake just off South Minton Road, Wilkesboro, NC 28697

W. Kerr Scott Lake is 1500 acres with 50 miles of shoreline and is controlled by the US Army Corps of Engineers. It is clean water with good fishing and is excellent for boating, kayaking, skiing, and swimming. The property is surrounded by National Parks. Wilkesboro is a beautiful community and town with friendly people. It is located just 40 miles east of Boone and Blowing Rock, NC and one and a half hours northwest of Charlotte.

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Few baby boomers argue that computers are an integral part of our retirement lifestyle. Maybe the number one software application that most of us use on a daily basis is Internet email. Beyond the email capability provided us by our local ISP (Internet Service Provider), many of us that travel extensively have come to rely on “web based” email services like Yahoo, Hotmail and the widely available Gmail from Google.

One important mobile tool, web based email, may be the panacea for managing Internet communications while away from home. However, merely checking your email may not be enough. Thankfully, Google Email has become so popular that independent developers and even Google itself has provided us with enhancements to make our emailing experience more meaningful.

One such enhancement is Gmail Notifier, an application that alerts you when you have new Gmail messages. It displays an icon in your system tray to let you know if you have unread Gmail messages, and shows you their subjects, senders and snippets, all without your having to open a web browser.

And, when using Google Email, nothing works better, providing increase usability then keyboard shortcuts. I use them and finding the shortcuts might handy. Give them a try.

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The Malone Bay community features 18 lots at W. Kerr Scott Dam & Reservoir. Fourteen (14) are Lakefront and meet private dock requirements. All lots have access to public water, saving owners from $5,000 to $10,000 on drilling a well. These lots have public water and will save you the cost of drilling a well. The entire development also features underground utilities.

This is a gated community with lots ranging from 2.3+- acres to 6.8+- acres on the Hwy 421 side of the lake just off South Minton Road, Wilkesboro, NC 28697

W. Kerr Scott Lake is 1500 acres with 50 miles of shoreline and is controlled by the US Army Corps of Engineers. It is clean water with good fishing and is excellent for boating, kayaking, skiing, and swimming. The property is surrounded by National Parks. Wilkesboro is a beautiful community and town with friendly people. It is located just 40 miles east of Boone and Blowing Rock, NC and one and a half hours northwest of Charlotte.

Main Channel Views.
Private dock.

3.87 acres.

MLS Number: 52139
List Price: $242,500
Lot Size: 3.87 ac.
Apx Acreage: 3.87
Type: Waterfront
Area: Area 2
Suitable Use: Residential

Topography: Rolling
Utilities: Underground Utilities
Road Frontage: Private Road
Restrictions: yes
Water/Sewer: Public Water
Location: Malone Way

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