Times have changed, haven’t they? 

Remember the days before twitter, facebook, blogging and email?  You may even remember the days before cell phones, texting, MP3 players and computers in general!

All this technology has changed the way we market our business – it’s scary and new, so sometimes we avoid it so we don’t have to deal with the change.

Even here in southeastern Indiana, in Greensburg and in Batesville, there is tremendous opportunity to grow and expand our businesses through the use of eMarketing.  It’s not as scary, difficult or as expensive as you think!

I am not a “techie” at all and I had to learn how to embrace technology in a way that was 1) simple and 2) cheap!


Join me and learn!

More Customers for Fewer Dollars
A Beginner's Guide To Using eMarketing to Build Your Business and Save Money
 
Are advertising costs out of control?
Do you need a faster, easier and more affordable way to reach your customers?
Attend this four hour workshop and learn how simple it is to use e-marketing (even if you're just a beginner)
 
You'll learn:
--effective and affordable (even free) ways to build your email list
--how to quickly build and deliver effective messages to your list
--how simple it is to get started even if you're not a "techie"
--easy techniques to build your small business quickly and see results immediately!
 
If you have a laptop, be sure to bring it.
Standard Registration: $75.00, Rainmakers: $35.00,
Members of Chamber of Commerce: $35.00
 

Workshop held on Wednesday, May 20th from 8am - noon at the Monterey Properties conference center on the corner of Main and Franklin in downtown Greensburg.


Join us on May 20th and learn "real-life" methods for building your business -- NOT theories, ideas or concepts!

 Register at: www.Homes4Indiana.com/workshops.html
Questions: AngelaPhebus@gmail.com
812/716-2188

 

I've heard so many people wonder what if they'll see any personal benefit from the economic stimulus package.  Well, if you're a first time home buyer, the economic stimulus package has tremendous benefit for you!  (by the way, if you've not owned a home for 3 years, you're a "first time home buyer")

There is now a tax rebate which is as much as $8000 for first time homeowner.  This means that if you normally expect $800 back in your tax refund, you would receive $8800!

Click here and you'll be directed to additional info at our website that helps explain the program and also gives you links to some of the govt resources.  This is an amazing opportunity, especially when you combine it with the USDA rural lending program which applies to almost ALL of Decatur and Ripley Counties as well as much of the surrounding counties.   (Did you know that with this program you can buy a house with ZERO money down?) 

If you've wanted to buy in Greensburg, Batesville or Ripley County, '08 is the perfect time!  (but you need to close before Dec 1)

I know everybody hears the bad news -- it's practically scared away everyone who's considered buying a home and convinced them to wait.  Home prices in Greensburg, Batesville and through most of southeastern Indiana are low -- so why wait?  because everything thinks they can't buy a house because they won't be able to get a mortgage.

Not necessary so.  Banks still need to make loans and there are still loan programs to help with both down payment assistance and for first time homebuyers.

Did you know that all of Decatur County and Ripley County (and most of southeastern Indiana in general) qualifies for a USDA loan which provides special financing for rural areas? 

Oh, and another thing...don't get discouraged just because you went to one local bank and they told you that you wouldn't qualify for a mortgage for 5 more years AND only if you'd give them your firstborn.  The fact is, most of the banks in this area have ZERO risk tolerance, which means the only people they loan money to are people who don't need a loan in the first place.  See a reputable mortgage broker -- their job is to help you get financed, not to find a reason to tell you "no".

Join us on Thursday, March 5th at 630pm on the corner of Main and Franklin in Greensburg.  We're hosting a free, open-to-the-public sesson to talk about mortgages loans, first time homeowners, credit repair and anything else you might be interested in as it relates to mortgage financing.  Want more info on the meeting -- go to www.SEIinvests.com and get the scoop


Angela
www.Homes4Indiana.com

 
 

Despite the bad news you hear every day, the answer is yes.  Did you know that Decatur County, Ripley County and most of the surrounding counties qualify for special "no money down" financing because they're considered "rural housing"? 

I'm not a mortgage lending expert (but click here to meet Cameron Moss, the guy who IS a mortgage expert), so I won't try to quote all the details of the program.  I do know that the two biggest variables are the designation as a "rural" location and also there are some limits to the price of the house (so you can't buy the most expensive house in Batesville with this program).  But even a house right in the middle of Greensburg is considered "rural"  so location probably isn't an issue if your looking in the general southeastern Indiana area. 

Want to see a GORGEOUS house that qualifies for this no money down product??

It seems like the demand for short-term leases has picked up in Decatur and Ripley Counties recently.  First, we had the construction of the Honda plant in Greensburg and now the Rex Pipeline is coming through.  I'm been amazed to meet some of the people who literally spend their lives following their job as it moves.  There were at least a dozen people we met who worked on the Honda construction who had spent as much as 12 years moving across the country, staying each place a few months at a time while a plant or factory was built, then moving to a new town again.  Some of them brought their campers with them from place to place but others were looking for short-term leases on apartments or houses.  I know that some companies hate short term leases but I think these people are perfect for house or apartment short-term rentals!  They may only be around a short time but they're responsible and trustworthy--great residents.  Get info on houses and apartments available in Greensburg and throughout southeastern Indiana

I've come to conclusion that everyone in southeastern Indiana either hates Duke and Vectron, or that they're tired of never knowing how huge their utility bill is going to be when they open the envelope.

We offered a couple of rental house here in Greensburg "all utilities included" as test based on feedback we'd received from our customers.  People seemed to like that fact that our Greensburg rental apartments had all the utilities included so we thought we'd try it out on the rental houses as well.  Those houses were gone in no time!

We're hoping it works out and we're going to expand the offer to houses we have in Aurora, Batesville and other places in Ripley County and Decatur County as well.

...and let's hope the snow ends soon...I'm ready for spring....