Finding a Home on the Internet

No no, not finding an Internet home! Rather, using the Internet to find your next home!

Back in the “olden” days (like, 10 years ago!), we used to have to rely on word of mouth or generous realtors to discover foreclosed homes. Realtors are usually not forthcoming about foreclosed homes, since these properties are usually sold at much lower prices, and the commission is smaller. I remember trying to locate some foreclosed homes when i was house-hunting, and it was nearly impossible to find anything.

But the Internet has changed everything. Now, you can go online and look for affordable housing options, and you can also search for Foreclosures online! Very cool! Search the website by location, price, bedrooms and baths, and more. Many listings have detailed information and/or photos, such as tax information, included appliances, and real state company contact information.

The Internet has made us all do-it-yourselfers! I am still amazed at how great a resource the Internet is!

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Aafter Thought

Here’s another terrific search engine option: Aafter.com. It’s another Google-modification programs– Aafter.com is a high-privacy, very speedy, versatile search engine. And it offers a cash-back income generation system, too: Use the site to search for online deals, and receive a percentage of the product price returned. Aafter.com is very open about their cashback systam– you always see the cashback amount on the page, and can claim your savings through PayPal or via a check. It’s a nice bonus feature for a very nice search engine program.

The company is based out of Texas, and I love their pledge of professionalism and resourcefulness. The best thing about Aafetr.com, in my opinion, is the “Cha-Cha”-like search engine feature. Aafter.com accepts questions, much like KGBKGB or Cha-Cha, and offers links to a vast array of helpful links to YouTube, videos, reference sites, and etc. I homeschool, so this feature is a REAL time-saver for all the billions of little questions I get everyday, on things from calclus to geography to movie trivia. AAfter.com Answers Homework . Check out the feature– it’s great.

Also, Aafter offers spell-check, search help and answers for parts of speech and other grammar questions, reverse phone lookup, even allergy reports for your locality. It’s terrific! We have it bookmarked as one of our necessary reference sites. Check it out, bookmark it! Very, very cool!

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Vintage Photos Site

I just LOVE vintage photos. For one, they are cool to look at. It is amazing to see how so much has changed, especially after the inception of technology. And two, the photos are usually public domain, and free to use!

I found one nice site with various vintage photos: Shorpy. I have no idea if this is a blog, or just a compilation of old photos in blog form. Nonetheless, it’s a nice site to see old photographs.

Another good site is Frontier Vintage Photos. I don’t think you can use these for personal use, as the owner owns the originals to sell them. But they are neat to look at.

Another site is My Heritage. Some of these ask for reader help in identifying people and places. And here‘s a small collection of downloadable vintage photos. And this site is very cool– Vintage Supermarket photos. Amazing! Finally, probably one of the best collections of everything on the planet is at the Library of Congress– including old photos. You could spend days perusing the website.

Enjoy!

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Trucks Online

Need a construction truck, but don’t know of any businesses in your locality? Check online! The Internet is becoming THE source for finding anything and everything online. Check out AlAsher.com. They are based in Los Angeles, California, but are able to deliver their wide variety of construction trucks to anywhere in the U.S.A! I’ll bet that information isn’t in your town’s yellow pages, now is it?

Al Asher specializes in sales and rental units for all your construction needs: including but not limited to:

  • reel trailers
  • Digger Derricks
  • cable scrappers
  • reel loaders
  • winch trucks
  • boom and bucket trucks
  • cable trailers
  • cranes
  • and loads more

Vehicles and equipment are from all the “name-brand” well-known manufacturers, too: Sherman-Reilly, Altec, Hi-Ranger, Hogg Davis, National Crane, Telsta, and others.

Al Asher’s site is AlAsher.com. You can read more about the business, financing, parts and service, and more. Almost all websites have lists of contact numbers and a map with directions for finding the business location. I just love the web for this reason. You can really get to know a business when they have a site online, and usually businesses are loaded with additional information that comes in very handy, no matter what your project. If you are needing specialized construction equipment or machines, check out Al Asher online! AlAsher.com.

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Real-Time Weather Service

A huge snowstorm blasted the Northeast today. At first, it was predicted to be a fast-moving storm with sleet and a few inches of snow, then it changed to be up to 6 inches, then 12 inches (!), then it suddenly became a very slow mover with only 5 inches. Our local weathermen, while valiant in effort, seemed to have a hard time keeping up with the numerous changes it brought.

I love weather reports and I check them every day. So.. in case you haven’t heard about it, there’s a National Weather organization in the country, NOAA. I have found their maps and reports to be fascinating. It’s a great tool for school research, too. Keep it bookmarked!

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