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Spring Projects in St Cloud MN

I am looking for some ideas and projects that people have done recently. With spring upon us, it would be great for us to share some of our knowlede with other people in the community.

i.e. Does anyone know of a quick way to get rid of those darn doggy dead spots (10 pts for execellent use of alliteration)? Besides getting rid of the dog?

Anyone have a sure fire (and cheap) way to kill multiple dandylions?

Where's the cheapest place to buy patio pavers in St Cloud?

Anyone have an effective way to patch cracked vinyl siding?

I'm sure if you think about it for a little while, you will have lots of cool tricks that you can share with the local community.

Jason Tangen, GRI - Real estate broker associate with Edina Realty in St Cloud MN

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Posted by Jason Tangen at 01:53 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Sauk Rapids Building/Housing Appeals Board

I am happy to say that on Monday, the mayor of Sauk Rapids (Mark Campbell) appointed me (Jason Tangen) to the Sauk Rapids Building/Housing Appeals Board. I look forward to serving with Art Buhs, Spencer Buerkle, Randy Klug, and Kurt Schimnich on this board in the near future.

Visit the following link if have questions about the Sauk Rapids Building/Housing Appeals Board.

I encourage everyone to help/volunteer with their local government and/or civic organizations. It is only what we do as individuals that make up our communities as a whole.

Jason Tangen, GRI - Real Estate Broker Associate with Edina Realty in St Cloud

Posted by Jason Tangen at 07:12 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Poor Choice of Wording for News Report on Mortgage Modifications

I was listening to the local nightly news the other night and they said something that I thought was quite alarming and somewhat careless. They were reporting on the credit crunch and the plans for Countrywide Home Loans to modify some of their existing customers mortgage terms. This is all true, but the method they were giving for Countrywide Home Loans to contact people who are potentially able to receive these modifications was a little bit scary. The news report stated that Countrywide Home Loans would be contacting people via the phone to inform them of potential changes that could be made in their mortgage terms. If this is true, please do not give your personal information over the phone to anyone calling you directly. If a representative from Countrywide Home Loans contacts you, personally call their office back and reach them with a phone number that you can verify in the phone book before giving them any personal information (i.e. social security number). I would hate for anyone to get scammed by someone claiming to be from Countrywide Home Loans trying to modify your home mortgage terms for a fee. Countrywide Home Loans is a very reputable lending institution that will be more than understanding if you have to call them back on a phone number that you can verify before giving them any of your personal information. It is very easy for someone to look up which lender is servicing a loan and only call people who have a mortgage with Countrywide Home Loans. Protect yourself and your identity.

If you haven't done so, take the time to pull your credit report and make sure that nobody has already taken your identity. You are allowed to pull your own credit reports once a year to make sure that nothing is out of the ordinary. There are several great websites available that can give you a free look at your credit report once per year. I have used http://www.annualcreditreport.com/ to check my Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion credit file disclosures (credit reports) once every year since 2004. It's a great way to double check that no one is using your name and good credit without your knowledge.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about any of the issues I have raised in this post, feel free to add them below for answers or review.

Jason Tangen, GRI

www.jasontangen.edinarealty.com

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Posted by Jason Tangen at 10:02 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

What's going on in St Cloud, MN?

There is always something going on in St Cloud, MN and the surrounding areas. I am going to use this post to give people some of the county and city websites that I use on a daily basis. If you know of another site that will be beneficial to home owners in Central Minnesota please post it here for review.

Stearns County, Minnesota - http://www.co.stearns.mn.us/

Sherbeurne County, Minnesota - http://www.co.sherburne.mn.us/

Benton County, Minnesota - http://www.co.benton.mn.us/

Morrison County, Minnesota - http://www.co.morrison.mn.us/

Mille Lacs County, Minnesota - http://www.co.mille-lacs.mn.us/

City of St. Cloud, MN - http://ci.stcloud.mn.us/

City of Sartell, MN - http://www.sartellmn.com/

City of Sauk Rapids, MN - http://ci.sauk-rapids.mn.us/

City of Waite Park, MN - http://www.waitepark.org/

City of Cold Spring, MN - http://www.coldspring.govoffice.com/

City of St. Joseph, MN - http://www.cityofstjoseph.com/

City of Avon, MN - http://www.cityofavonmn.com/