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Homebuyers tax credit extended

President Obama reups popular tax credit through June 2010 and expands it to include people with higher incomes and some who want to trade up into new homes.

Click here for complete story $8,000 homebuyers tax credit extended

Tampa Electric can help you with your Energy Goals!

Hi All,

I recently sat down with Stephanie Agliano of Tampa Electric regarding energy savings and audits. Did you know that TECO will do a lot of this work for you for free. Yes...I said FREE! TECO will be happy to help you out with your audits, costs to operate appliances, energy efficiency tips for both business and residential, and conservation programs for residential and commercial buildings. For home builders or commercial contractors or designers, TECO will look over your plans and make recommendations as to how you can make your systems more sustainable and energy efficient. Why wouldn't you call them! All you need to do is go to http://www.tampaelectric.com/ to see what's available OR you can call Stephanie at 813-288-4489. She'll be happy to answer your questions or schedule a presentation for your office or business.

Thanks and see you soon!
Lisa

Chewning partners with DeVry University for National Award

Chewning Inspection Services and DeVry University have forged a partnership. We work with students doing their senior thesis or projects in Human Resources, Organizational Change and Management. The first such project we did with DeVry resulted in a National Award for the class. We feel very fortunate to work with these talented students and their Professor Pat Knight. This kind of collaboration gives us invaluable feedback but also allows us to make a contribution to the future of our community by giving the leaders of tomorrow experience today. I applaud their determination and hard work as well as that of their professor. Congratulations to Ashlie Melillo, Stephanie Hippensteel and Lynn Kohler along with Prof. Pat Knight...well deserved! For more information on DeVry University click here: DeVry University Tampa

Ready for a Hurricane Yet?

Hi All,

 

In case you hadn't noticed, it's been raining a alot. It has a tendency to start doing that in Florida about this time every year. Why not get ahead of schedule and assemble a Hurricane readiness kit now? We found an article that most certainly will help you prepare now instead of waiting until you have to and making that mad rush to the stores only to find they're out of everything. Click here for more info: Hurricane Preparedness Tips

Also, it may not be a bad idea to have your home inspected for any structural concerns, roof issues or anything you may want to address prior to the hurricane season really kicking in. that's where we come in. Let one of our qualified inspectors perform an inspection for you. We can complete the inspection and have the report in your hands in less than 72 hours and remember all CABA members get a 20% discount.

 

Want to find out more? Call us at CIS at our local office...813-962-4392

 

 

Have a safe and happy holiday weekend!

FHA Uses Special Teams to Check on Lenders

Full story FHA Uses Special Teams to Check on Lenders 

Ten Ways To Use LinkedIn

When Guy Kawasaki blogged about the Ten Ways to Use LinkedIn, LinkedIn had 8.5 million users in 130 industries. Since then they’ve grown to over 12 million users covering 147 industries, but many of Guy’s suggestions on using LinkedIn (see below), still remain a great way for professionals to strengthen their online brand reputation and leverage their professional network. Happy Reading!

Ten Ways To Use LinkedIn

You may also find this related post by Guy useful:

LinkedIn Profile Extreme Makeover

More 203k info...what's the difference between a Full FHA 203k and a Streamline 203k

Easy question right? Full FHA 203K over $35,000 and the Streamline 203K under $35,000. Post over right?  Sadly no. Full story: FHA 203k vs. Streamline 203k

The Basics of an FHA Loan

If you are thinking about buying a home or refinancing your mortgage, you may be wondering if an FHA mortgage has something good to offer, but unless you happen to be a loan underwriter who needs to digest a full course of FHA guidelines, you may just want the meat and potatoes of the program. Here are some of the main menu highlights. Here's a link to the full story! The Basics of an FHA Loan

At CIS we are one of the foremost inspection companies performing FHA inspections in Florida, southern Georgia and now Mississippi. We would love to be your partner for the process and have the experience, training and professionalism of nearly 16 years to back that up. Give us a call at 813-962-4392 for more information!