Eva Armstrong's (environmentalvisions) Blog

Just as people have different styles of learning - some learn best by hearing the material, some by seeing, and some experiencing or practicing,            people also have different means of coming to decisions about major purchases.  This is especially true for first time home buyers who have n...

                                                                                                  Florida led the nation when it created the Prepaid College Tuition Program  over 20 years ago.  Providing a way for parents and grandparents to invest money at today's rate to pay college expenses fo...

                                                                                                         October - the month of color, cooler weather, ghouls, goblins and the Great Pumpkin (thank you Charlie Brown!).  Only a couple weeks away from one of childhood's favorite treats:  Halloween!  ...

Focus on where YOU want to go!!!    One of the most important life lessons I learned, I learned on the ski slope about 20 years ago - and it certainly applies today.                                                                                 I was skiing at Steamboat Springs down that really ...

Stretching 110 miles from the St. john's river on the east to the Gulf of Mexico at Inglis to the West, the Cross Florida Greenway has something for everyone when it comes to nature-based recreation. Thanks to Richard Nixon halting construction on Cross Florida Barge Canal in 1971, state leaders ...

 As funny as this sounds, Florida was indeed fortunate to have been developed by a railroad tycoon by the name of Henry Flagler.  He decided early in the state's history to take advantage of the federal government's largesse (free land to railroad companies to build their tracks on) and he built ...

 AR Friends, you are going to LOVE this!!!  Watch the short video below to learn about a process that combines:    water + landfill waste (anything and everything in it)       applies pressure - and the end result is     gas to power the plant and diesel to power motor vehicles!!!   No joke!!! ch...

Finally!  The probate, shortsale, foreclosure-threatened-but-held off residential contract closed an hour ago after two attempts and 10.5 months of grueling, frustrating work, but... WOW!!! Does it feel good!                                                                                         ...

If you've been following this story about a real estate deal that was complicated by probate and foreclosure challenges, you've probably made at least a guess as to how long it took to get the banks attention.  I will tell you, I was amazed that it took me so many calls and faxes over the first m...

As I continue the tale of my efforts to secure a much desired house for my client, we are entering the 5th month of this saga.  We have been through     previous efforts to secure contracts on houses.  All have failed.  Time to get serious.  Or, as my broker, Joe Manausa said, at least completely...