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Dallas real estate buyers who are in a position to invest in a home in this buyers market are in the advantageous position of being more likely to get there low ball offer accepted. But whether the market is a buyer’s market, a seller market or some in between, lowball offers can result in big savings to a buyer if they are presented and negotiated properly. Let’s take look at what NOT do when making a lowball offer:

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Common Mistakes Made by Lowball Buyers

• Unqualified to Pay More. Don’t tell the seller your price is fair because that’s how much the lender has qualified you to buy. Sellers don’t care what you can or cannot afford to buy. If you ca

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A major city food chain has closed one of its shops.

The owners of Taj in St James Street, Brighton, have announced that the store will close this week.

Rumours circulating on Twitter recently suggested that Sainsbury’s is to take over the site.

But the firm last night refused to say whether it would replace Taj.

Amir Khan, owner of the Taj Group, said the group would now focus on its shops in Western Road and Bedford Place.

He said the Western Road store will expand into a unit next door.

A company blog can help your business achieve greater online visibility and improve the way you communicate with your current and potential customers. Success of a blog depends upon many variables. One of them that can never be overstated is the quality of content. Authentic articles that deliver fresh and informative topics can generate loyal readership.

Even though relevant content can bring some success in the search engines, it is only one piece of the puzzle. If you consider that there are hundreds or even thousands of potential customers using Search Engines to find the type of products/services that you are offering, optimizing your blog will play an important part in helping them locate you.

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EVANSVILLE — The purchase of Kentucky Data Link (KDL), Inc., and Norlight, Inc., both based in Evansville, and their parent company, Q-Comm Corp., based in Overland Park, Kans., has been completed in a transaction valued at $818 million.

Twenty-four positions are being eliminated in Evansville as a result of the sale.

The buyer, Windstream Corp., an S&P 500 communications and technology company based in Little Rock, Ark., issued approximately 20.6 million common shares, valued at $273 million based on Windstream’s closing share price on Dec. 1 of $13.24. It

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Tracking expenses and invoices can make a big difference

According to one small business accounting company, proper bookkeeping is one of the most important elements for entrepreneurs to pay attention to if they want to find success.

In a recent news for small business, Bookkeeping.net said in a release that when tax time comes around, small businesses will find many benefits to keeping up-to-date records of client transactions and expenses. It will also allow the company to see if a client owes money and see how far behind they are on the payment. This can identify patterns of who is having trouble keeping up with payments and make sure that the small business gets the money owed it.

“Current ledgers will account for the funds flowing in and out of the company and allow for key people to make decisions on a daily and quarterly basis,” the company said.

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Does your company have a DUNs number?

Are you registered with eUpdate?

If so, did you know that on December 20^th, 2010 eUpdate will no longer be available? Don’t worry the good news is its replacement is a new website called iUpdate and boy does it deliver the goods.

So what is eUpdate?

It’s Dun and Bradstreet’s Internet-based service that allows business owners to review and update their company information.

Now if your company is listed with DNB you will need to register with the new iUpdate website so you can take advantage of this new platform. This g

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Here’s another hint.

The SBA reports it as the single largest source of small business lending in America today.

Still not sure what it is?

It’s called vendor credit also known as ‘trade credit’ or ‘supplier credit’.

Did you know that vendor credit is the second largest source of capital for Wal-Mart? It’s used

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MOLLY BARTELS / Courier & Press Zerik Sisk, 12, right, of Harrisburg, Ill., gets in a nap Friday while waiting for his grandmother to return from shopping in Eastland Mall in Evansville. Sisk got to the mall at about 6 a.m. and found some deals at FYE.

EVANSVILLE — Debbie Hurt of Evansville pushed through dense crowds, stood in line for hours and spent hundreds of dollars in search of Black Friday deals.

Her assessment at the end of it all? “Worth every penny.”

Hurt started her 12-hour shopping spree at 10:30 p.m. T

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We were out showing homes and began wondering why so many occupied homes are not properly prepared for showings. The sellers knew we were going to show their home several hours in advance and yet most of them were not “show-ready” when we arrived.

What is “show-ready”? Here’s a little background before we answer the question.

Homes sell on either emotion or price. Homes that create emotion with buyers sell faster and at a higher price. Many sellers hire a professional stager to help create that warm and inviting atmosphere. While professional staging is a great idea, we’ve seen staged homes that would look even better if they were “show-ready.”

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