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Jul 172010
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CubicYard is experimenting with new designs, content and features from June 13 to June 17. Please be patient with our work – we will have the changes finalized by July 18th. Certain functions will be inoperative until the final design is completed. New paid memberships are temporarily suspended during this period also. During the upgrade, we are trying to maintain access to all member areas for current paid members but please keep in mind that some areas may be temporarily offline.
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A photo album containing property preservation pictures is online now. Look for the link on the top menu.
Jan 012010
HUD regulations state “Before and after photographs are required along with any other supporting documentation to support a claim for re-imbursement.” That sounds pretty straight-forward but some servicing companies have differing definitions of the word “before”. Some companies accept as a “before” picture a picture of the fixture or apparatus being winterized. Other companies expect a picture of the anti-freeze being poured into the fixture or apparatus as the “before picture”.
Know what your company accepts as before pictures or go ahead and take two “before pictures”, one showing the fixture before anything is done and one action photo showing the anti-freeze being poured into the fixture. The “after” photos show the anti-freeze in the appliance or fixture. This means you will have at least two pictures, and possibly three, for each step of the winterization.
Some steps are performed during a winterization that are not actual winterization steps but are included as part of the overall procedure. These steps may include posting winterization notices, turning off power breakers, posting signs, etc. Take pictures before doing each of these steps and then take a picture that shows the step has been completed.
The problem with the forum has been corrected. See you in the forums.
The Forum is mis-behaving and the cause has been found. However, the solution to the problem is unacceptable. So, until we find a solution we can live with, the Forum will be unusable. Give us a day or two to get it working properly again.
Happy New Year To All
Terry Platt, publisher
Writing articles can be part on your business building strategy. Writing articles on a regular basis helps you gain the trust of your readers and helps build relationships with those that may want to do business with you both online and off.
CubicYard is looking to add writers in 2010 and everything is in place to support new writers:
- You will have the freedom to decide on your own what you want to write about. If you ever are in need of topics you can take advantage of our on-going research – we can supply you with dozens of hot topics. And, you can simply ask your audience what they want. People are usually very happy to have the opportunity to tell you what they want.
- There are no outrageous demands. As a contributing author you can write short articles, around 250 to 350 words as a post, or contribute in open discussion style with an ongoing blog.
- There is a lot of leeway and a lot of benefits which we can discuss if you are interested. Working with us is easy – we even online video/audio chat available if you want to talk to us face-to-face; and we have monthly online get-togethers where topic ideas and income opportunities are discussed.
If you are interested in building your business in 2010, public recognition on CubicYard could be a huge step in the right direction.
If you want to talk about this opportunity, call or e-mail Terry Platt using the contact information on our contact page.
Dec 282009
Maybe I mentioned it before, but if not, and for those of you new here, we have a new grand-daughter, Sloane. She and her mom and dad are staying with us a while until everyone is adjusted to the new voice in the middle of the night.
Sloane decided to wake everyone this morning at 2am and she seemed to enjoy all the attention and company. Finally, a little after 5am things are settling down and here I am again making some changes to the site for Google News and doing a little research for some upcoming articles.
I was trying to find some information about Fannie Mae and stumbled on a website that gave me a chuckle. The site is written by an attorney in Illinois and it covers estate planning and real estate in Illinois. I got a chuckle out of his comments about Fannie Mae and thought you might enjoy the article.