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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Stephanie Jester, Serving the Metro Atlanta Areas</title><link>http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/default.aspx</link><description>"Where Buyers, Sellers, Landlords and Tenants are #1"</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Debug Build: 61019.2)</generator><item><title>Four Simple Ways You Can Boost Your Nest Egg</title><link>http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/2010/11/03/four-simple-ways-you-can-boost-your-nest-egg.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 11:08:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ec805e05-deba-437b-a32b-62d63341749f:788274</guid><dc:creator>Stephanie Jester</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;line-height:15px;"&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;line-height:19px;text-align:left;padding:0px;"&gt;Most investors know (or should know) the tried-and-true methods to help nest eggs grow.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;line-height:19px;text-align:left;padding:0px;"&gt;Shift money automatically from your paycheck to a savings plan; take advantage of your employer&amp;#39;s matching contributions to 401(k) plans; eliminate (virtually) all consumer debt; track and trim household expenses; reduce investment fees; and, of course, save more than you&amp;#39;re saving now.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;line-height:19px;text-align:left;padding:0px;"&gt;But with the economy and markets still struggling, investors are seeking, and financial advisers are recommending, additional steps to shore up retirement savings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;line-height:19px;text-align:left;padding:0px;"&gt;Ideally, at least one or two of the following will help you do so:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;line-height:19px;text-align:left;padding:0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="line-height:1.22em;"&gt;1. Dividends&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;line-height:19px;text-align:left;padding:0px;"&gt;In 2009, more companies cut their dividend payouts -- and fewer companies increased them -- than in any year since 1955.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;line-height:19px;text-align:left;padding:0px;"&gt;Now, though, the tide is turning. Tom Huber, manager of T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, says many companies, after recent spending cuts, are flush with cash. And, as such, dividends are likely to be restored or increased.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;line-height:19px;text-align:left;padding:0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height:15px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;line-height:19px;text-align:left;padding:0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height:16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;www.intouchproperties.net your property management team.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=788274" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/Announcements/default.aspx">Announcements</category></item><item><title>New Technologies</title><link>http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/2010/11/03/new-technologies.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:55:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ec805e05-deba-437b-a32b-62d63341749f:788271</guid><dc:creator>Stephanie Jester</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11px;-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing:10px;-webkit-border-vertical-spacing:10px;"&gt;New technologies, especially the Internet, have revolutionized the way real estate is bought and sold. We love using these new technologies because they allow us to be more productive and more accessible to our clients. They also give us access to the latest market information.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Through all these changes though, one thing remains the same: real estate is about personal service. The best real estate service involves listening to your clients, promptly responding to their needs and wants, and putting all of your best resources to work for them.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you are ready, give us a call. We will save you time, money and stress. Let us know when we can get to work for you.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you probably know by now, the first step is getting prequalified. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11px;-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing:10px;-webkit-border-vertical-spacing:10px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Search the $100/down HUD homes that have been listed for a while at www.intouchproperties.net. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Usually you can offer 90% of the asking price on these homes.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Search all of our advertised $100/Down HUD homes at:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.HUDDepot.com/" style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;"&gt;http://&lt;/a&gt;www.intouchproperties.net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Contact Stephanie Jester/Broker for more information at (404)328-0912&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=788271" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/Announcements/default.aspx">Announcements</category></item><item><title>Posting On Social Network Sites Is a Awesome Way To Get The Message Out</title><link>http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/2010/11/03/posting-on-social-network-sites-is-a-awesome-way-to-get-the-message-out.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:55:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ec805e05-deba-437b-a32b-62d63341749f:788272</guid><dc:creator>Stephanie Jester</dc:creator><slash:comments>210</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11px;-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing:10px;-webkit-border-vertical-spacing:10px;"&gt;New technologies, especially the Internet, have revolutionized the way real estate is bought and sold. We love using these new technologies because they allow us to be more productive and more accessible to our clients. They also give us access to the latest market information.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Through all these changes though, one thing remains the same: real estate is about personal service. The best real estate service involves listening to your clients, promptly responding to their needs and wants, and putting all of your best resources to work for them.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you are ready, give us a call. We will save you time, money and stress. Let us know when we can get to work for you.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you probably know by now, the first step is getting prequalified. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11px;-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing:10px;-webkit-border-vertical-spacing:10px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Search the $100/down HUD homes that have been listed for a while at www.intouchproperties.net. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Usually you can offer 90% of the asking price on these homes.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Search all of our advertised $100/Down HUD homes at:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.HUDDepot.com/" style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;"&gt;http://&lt;/a&gt;www.intouchproperties.net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Contact Stephanie Jester/Broker for more information at (404)328-0912&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=788272" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/Announcements/default.aspx">Announcements</category></item><item><title>Single Story For Rent/Lease in Lithonia</title><link>http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/2010/10/25/1ea81f92c79d40d4b0f6a7d7cf8ac4a7.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ec805e05-deba-437b-a32b-62d63341749f:782520</guid><dc:creator>Stephanie Jester</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p align="center" style="float:right;margin-left:10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.intouchproperties.net/Lithonia/Georgia/Condos/30038-_Lithonia/Lithonia/Agent/Listing_1092336.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.point2.com/p2a/listing/c7f2/0680/8996/3057839199683014ddb1/w475h356.jpg" class="Photo ListingPhoto" alt="2201 Fairington Park" border="0" style="border:black 1px solid;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;2 bath, 3 bdrm single story&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;-&lt;/span&gt; &lt;img border="0" id="Price_mi" src="http://www.intouchproperties.net/OFFICE/PortalOfficeShared/images/1x1.gif" style="position:absolute;width:34px;height:20px;" title="MLS&amp;reg; #02216779" /&gt; &lt;span id="Price_r" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;font-weight:bold;"&gt;MLS&amp;reg;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$800 USD&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_rl"&gt;Monthly&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;- December Move-In Special&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="dateline" id="LeadIn" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Lithonia, DeKalb County&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; Quite newly built ranch condo located in Lithonia GA. Three bedrooms and 2 full baths with garden tubs. Convenient to transit system, bus line, stonecrest mall, local banks, groceries stores, strip mall, recreational center, daycare and schools. All appliances included plus washer and dryer. Total electric. Water and Gas included in lease.&lt;br /&gt;Section 8 Welcome !&lt;br /&gt;Approved for a move-in date of December 1st., you will receive half off first month rent.&lt;br /&gt;Application: $65.00&lt;br /&gt;Security Deposit: $800.00&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Call INTouch 404-328-0912 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.intouchproperties.net/Lithonia/Georgia/Condos/30038-_Lithonia/Lithonia/Agent/Listing_1092336.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=782520" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/For+Rent_2F00_Lease/default.aspx">For Rent/Lease</category></item><item><title>Rent/Lease Reduced on 2101 Par Three Way in Lithonia</title><link>http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/2010/10/25/b2d3e56ecbf04718b2fa92f4f7a0b07c.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ec805e05-deba-437b-a32b-62d63341749f:782521</guid><dc:creator>Stephanie Jester</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span id="LeadIn" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Lithonia, DeKalb County&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;Announcing a rent/lease reduction &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;on 2101 Par Three Way, a 2 bath, 3 bdrm single story. Now&lt;/span&gt; &lt;img border="0" id="Price_mi" src="http://www.intouchproperties.net/OFFICE/PortalOfficeShared/images/1x1.gif" style="position:absolute;width:34px;height:20px;" title="MLS&amp;reg; #02216779" /&gt; &lt;span id="Price_r" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;font-weight:bold;"&gt;MLS&amp;reg;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$800 USD&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_rl"&gt;Monthly&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;- December Move-In Special. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.intouchproperties.net/Lithonia/Georgia/Condos/30038-_Lithonia/Lithonia/Agent/Listing_1092336.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=782521" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/For+Rent_2F00_Lease/default.aspx">For Rent/Lease</category></item><item><title>Single Story For Sale in Stonegate</title><link>http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/2010/10/25/54064a065a8d4f65b15c50290cf70016.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:47:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ec805e05-deba-437b-a32b-62d63341749f:782452</guid><dc:creator>Stephanie Jester</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p align="center" style="float:right;margin-left:10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.intouchproperties.net/Atlanta_Fulton_County/Georgia/Condos/42/Stonegate/Agent/Listing_24897035.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.point2.com/p2a/listing/9244/2d99/f398/b3a8b87385b860faa5da/w475h356.jpg" class="Photo ListingPhoto" alt="Stonegate Front" border="0" style="border:black 1px solid;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span class="cutline"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Condo conversion 2001&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;702 sq. ft., 1 bath, 2 bdrm single story&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;-&lt;/span&gt; &lt;img border="0" id="Price_mi" src="http://www.intouchproperties.net/OFFICE/PortalOfficeShared/images/1x1.gif" style="position:absolute;width:34px;height:20px;" title="MLS&amp;reg; #02963555" /&gt; &lt;span id="Price_r" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;font-weight:bold;"&gt;MLS&amp;reg;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$55,000 USD&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;- Owner Financing Available&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="dateline" id="LeadIn" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Stonegate, Atlanta (DeKalb County)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; Great condo with hardwood floors through-out. All appliances including built-in microwave and washer and dryer. &lt;br /&gt;Private deck on back, designated parking&lt;br /&gt;HOA maintained lawn, gated community with pool.&lt;br /&gt;Convenient to MARTA&lt;br /&gt;10 minutes from downtown Kirkwood, East Lake Golf Course and East Lake YMCA.&lt;br /&gt;15 minutes to downtown Atlanta and Oakkhurst&lt;br /&gt;Nice gazebo in courtyard&lt;br /&gt;**Owner Financing Available*** &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.intouchproperties.net/Atlanta_Fulton_County/Georgia/Condos/42/Stonegate/Agent/Listing_24897035.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=782452" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx">For Sale</category></item><item><title>Price Reduced on 28-1602 Memorial Drive in Stonegate</title><link>http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/2010/10/25/78bc69b1b55b42af95251eef350cbbda.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:47:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ec805e05-deba-437b-a32b-62d63341749f:782453</guid><dc:creator>Stephanie Jester</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span id="LeadIn" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Stonegate, Atlanta (DeKalb County)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;Announcing a price reduction &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;on 28-1602 Memorial Drive, a 702 sq. ft., 1 bath, 2 bdrm single story. Now&lt;/span&gt; &lt;img border="0" id="Price_mi" src="http://www.intouchproperties.net/OFFICE/PortalOfficeShared/images/1x1.gif" style="position:absolute;width:34px;height:20px;" title="MLS&amp;reg; #02963555" /&gt; &lt;span id="Price_r" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;font-weight:bold;"&gt;MLS&amp;reg;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$55,000 USD&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;- Owner Financing Available. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.intouchproperties.net/Atlanta_Fulton_County/Georgia/Condos/42/Stonegate/Agent/Listing_24897035.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=782453" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx">For Sale</category></item><item><title>Single Story For Sale in Victory Commons</title><link>http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/2010/10/20/6b8b219de2784ef3b91f87548645461d.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:26:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ec805e05-deba-437b-a32b-62d63341749f:779402</guid><dc:creator>Stephanie Jester</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p align="center" style="float:left;margin-right:10px;"&gt;		&lt;a href="http://www.intouchproperties.net/Acworth_-_Cherokee_County/Georgia/Homes/Victory_Commons/Agent/Listing_20911866.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.point2.com/p2a/listing/70f3/d752/0b06/a874e3af85592becb192/w475h356.jpg" class="Photo ListingPhoto" alt="photo" border="0" style="border:black 1px solid;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;			&lt;/p&gt;	&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;		&amp;bull;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;3 bath, 3 bdrm single story&lt;/span&gt;		&lt;span&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;		&lt;img border="0" id="Price_mi" src="http://www.intouchproperties.net/OFFICE/PortalOfficeShared/images/1x1.gif" style="height:20px;width:34px;position:absolute;" /&gt;&lt;span id="Price_r" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;font-weight:bold;"&gt;MLS&amp;reg;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$135,000 USD&lt;/span&gt;			&lt;/p&gt;	&lt;p&gt;		&lt;span class="dateline" id="LeadIn" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Victory Commons, Acworth - Cherokee County&lt;/span&gt;		&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;		Beautiful split-foyer home on cul de sac. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths plus finished basement with teen/in-law suite.&lt;br /&gt;Open great room and eat-in kitchen	&lt;/p&gt;	&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.intouchproperties.net/Acworth_-_Cherokee_County/Georgia/Homes/Victory_Commons/Agent/Listing_20911866.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=779402" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/For+Sale/default.aspx">For Sale</category></item><item><title>Rent/Lease Reduced on 2202 Par Three Way in Lithonia</title><link>http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/2009/07/27/3a007101346542cd84bb7b16b441965f.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:18:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ec805e05-deba-437b-a32b-62d63341749f:500508</guid><dc:creator>Stephanie Jester</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span id="LeadIn" style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Lithonia, DeKalb County&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;Announcing a rent/lease reduction &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;on 2202 Par Three Way, a 2 bath, 3 bdrm single story. Now&lt;/span&gt; &lt;img border="0" height="20" id="Price_mi" src="http://www.intouchproperties.net/Office/PortalOfficeShared/images/1x1.gif" style="width:34px;position:absolute;height:20px;" title="MLS&amp;reg; #02216779" width="34" /&gt; &lt;span id="Price_r" style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10px;font-family:Verdana;"&gt;MLS&amp;reg;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$900 USD&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_rl"&gt;Monthly&lt;/span&gt; - . &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.intouchproperties.net/Lithonia/Georgia/Condos/30038-_Lithonia/Lithonia/Agent/Listing_1092336.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=500508" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/For+Rent_2F00_Lease/default.aspx">For Rent/Lease</category></item><item><title>STOP RENTING!! MONTHLY PAYMENT AS LOW AS RENT.  STOCKBRIDGE, LITHONIA, DECATUR, MCDONOUGH</title><link>http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/2009/01/06/stop-renting-monthly-payment-as-low-as-rent-stockbridge-lithonia-decatur-mcdonough.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:08:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ec805e05-deba-437b-a32b-62d63341749f:405518</guid><dc:creator>Stephanie Jester</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;TRIED OF MOVING YEAR AFTER YEAR IN CRAMPY APARTMENTS AND DEALING WITH CRAZY LANDLORDS.&amp;nbsp; MAKE YOUR DOLLARS WORK IN 2009.&amp;nbsp; RUSH AND PURCHASE YOUR HOME IN A DOWN MARKET FOR &lt;strong&gt;SELLERS&lt;/strong&gt; BUT A EXCELLENT MARKET FOR&lt;strong&gt; BUYERS&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;***560 IN ABOVE CREDIT SCORE **&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;***HUD PROPERTIES AVAILABLE**&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;***$1,000.00 EARNEST MONEY***&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;***SHORT LOAN APPLICATION TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO QUALIFING***&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;CONTACT YOUR RELOCATION SPECIALIST&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;STEPHANIE JESTER/BROKER&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;INTOUCH PROPERTIES&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;404-379-4808&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=405518" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Rent/Lease Reduced on 325 Nunnally Drive in Northbridge Crossing</title><link>http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/2009/01/06/99f4150c6182441ea76a47641f6337db.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:07:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ec805e05-deba-437b-a32b-62d63341749f:405512</guid><dc:creator>Stephanie Jester</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span id="LeadIn"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Northbridge Crossing, Stockbridge&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;Announcing a rent/lease reduction &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;on 325 Nunnally Drive, a 2 bath, 4 bdrm 2 story. Now&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$1,050 USD&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_rl"&gt;Monthly&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;- Monthly Rent Reduced. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/Stockbridge/Georgia/Homes/30281-_Stockbridge/Northbridge_Crossing/Agent/Listing_1092215.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=405512" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/For+Rent_2F00_Lease/default.aspx">For Rent/Lease</category></item><item><title>Rent/Lease Reduced on 220 Lakeview Trail in Enclave</title><link>http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/2008/12/30/c91d11441e35481fa707d6f5fffe4d90.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:53:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ec805e05-deba-437b-a32b-62d63341749f:402986</guid><dc:creator>Stephanie Jester</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span id="LeadIn"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Enclave, Covington&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;Announcing a rent/lease reduction &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;on 220 Lakeview Trail, a 2 bath, 3 bdrm 2 story &amp;quot;Traditional&amp;quot;. Now&lt;/span&gt; &lt;img border="0" height="20" id="Price_mi" src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/Office/PortalOfficeShared/images/1x1.gif" style="position:absolute;" title="MLS&amp;reg; #02590575" width="34" /&gt; &lt;span id="Price_r"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;MLS&amp;reg;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$975 USD&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_rl"&gt;Monthly&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;- Gorgeous Three Bedroom. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/Covington/Georgia/Homes/151/Enclave/Agent/Listing_2154260.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=402986" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/For+Rent_2F00_Lease/default.aspx">For Rent/Lease</category></item><item><title>Rent/Lease Reduced on 325 Nunnally Drive in Northbridge Crossing</title><link>http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/2008/12/30/a4f86489d4ec4c29a08ed86d42bbe558.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:33:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ec805e05-deba-437b-a32b-62d63341749f:402983</guid><dc:creator>Stephanie Jester</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span id="LeadIn"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Northbridge Crossing, Stockbridge&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;Announcing a rent/lease reduction &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;on 325 Nunnally Drive, a 2 bath, 4 bdrm 2 story. Now&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$1,050 USD&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_rl"&gt;Monthly&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;- Monthly Rent Reduced. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/Stockbridge/Georgia/Homes/30281-_Stockbridge/Northbridge_Crossing/Agent/Listing_1092215.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=402983" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/For+Rent_2F00_Lease/default.aspx">For Rent/Lease</category></item><item><title>Rent/Lease Reduced on 9380 Forest Knoll Dr in Forest Knoll</title><link>http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/2008/11/19/6385499fb5174df6a40d9d1e2155bbb1.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:39:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ec805e05-deba-437b-a32b-62d63341749f:387801</guid><dc:creator>Stephanie Jester</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span id="LeadIn"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Forest Knoll, Jonesboro&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;Announcing a rent/lease reduction &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;on 9380 Forest Knoll Dr, a 2 bath, 3 bdrm ranch &amp;quot;Tradictional&amp;quot;. Now&lt;/span&gt; &lt;img border="0" height="20" id="Price_mi" src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/Office/PortalOfficeShared/images/1x1.gif" style="position:absolute;" title="MLS&amp;reg; #02527258" width="34" /&gt; &lt;span id="Price_r"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;MLS&amp;reg;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$950 USD&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_rl"&gt;Monthly&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;- Move In Special. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/Jonesboro/Georgia/Homes/161/Forest_Knoll/Agent/Listing_1970584.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=387801" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/For+Rent_2F00_Lease/default.aspx">For Rent/Lease</category></item><item><title>Rent/Lease Reduced on 230 Elvan Ave. in Hawthorn Park</title><link>http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/2008/10/08/d566a634376f49aba66592f5aaac161d.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:47:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ec805e05-deba-437b-a32b-62d63341749f:369398</guid><dc:creator>Stephanie Jester</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span id="LeadIn"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hawthorn Park, Atlanta&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;Announcing a rent/lease reduction &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;on 230 Elvan Ave., a 3 bath, 3 bdrm 2 story &amp;quot;Craftsman Style&amp;quot;. Now&lt;/span&gt; &lt;img border="0" height="20" id="Price_mi" src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/Office/PortalOfficeShared/images/1x1.gif" style="position:absolute;" title="MLS&amp;reg; #2546392" width="34" /&gt; &lt;span id="Price_r"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;MLS&amp;reg;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$3,000 USD&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_rl"&gt;Monthly&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;- Corporate Rental. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/Atlanta/Georgia/Homes/Hawthorn_Park/Agent/Listing_2024789.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=369398" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/For+Rent_2F00_Lease/default.aspx">For Rent/Lease</category></item><item><title>Single Story For Rent/Lease in Idlewood Crossing</title><link>http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/2008/05/22/d87a00aebcc8473299a4efdf62510b42.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 19:06:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ec805e05-deba-437b-a32b-62d63341749f:305108</guid><dc:creator>Stephanie Jester</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt; single story&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;-&lt;/span&gt; &lt;img border="0" height="20" id="Price_mi" src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/Office/PortalOfficeShared/images/1x1.gif" style="position:absolute;" width="34" /&gt; &lt;span id="Price_r"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;MLS&amp;reg;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$1,150 USD&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_rl"&gt;Monthly&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="dateline" id="LeadIn"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Idlewood Crossing, Lithonia&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/Lithonia/Georgia/Homes/43/Idlewood_Crossing/Agent/Listing_1746131.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=305108" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/For+Rent_2F00_Lease/default.aspx">For Rent/Lease</category></item><item><title>Rent/Lease Reduced on 5961 Idlewood Place in Idlewood Crossing</title><link>http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/2008/05/22/3d92a99d4d654f64802bdf4421c56acb.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 19:06:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ec805e05-deba-437b-a32b-62d63341749f:305109</guid><dc:creator>Stephanie Jester</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span id="LeadIn"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Idlewood Crossing, Lithonia&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;Announcing a rent/lease reduction &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;on 5961 Idlewood Place, a single story. Now&lt;/span&gt; &lt;img border="0" height="20" id="Price_mi" src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/Office/PortalOfficeShared/images/1x1.gif" style="position:absolute;" width="34" /&gt; &lt;span id="Price_r"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;MLS&amp;reg;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$1,150 USD&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_rl"&gt;Monthly&lt;/span&gt; - . &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/Lithonia/Georgia/Homes/43/Idlewood_Crossing/Agent/Listing_1746131.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=305109" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/For+Rent_2F00_Lease/default.aspx">For Rent/Lease</category></item><item><title>Rent/Lease Reduced on 3197 Pate Creek View in Meadow Brook Ridge</title><link>http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/2008/05/08/4b18ce4ecb3d42ceacb3f34c55d29645.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 23:55:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ec805e05-deba-437b-a32b-62d63341749f:299143</guid><dc:creator>Stephanie Jester</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span id="LeadIn"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meadow Brook Ridge, Snellville&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;Announcing a rent/lease reduction &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;on 3197 Pate Creek View, a 2,076 sq. ft., 2 bath, 4 bdrm 2 story. Now&lt;/span&gt; &lt;img border="0" height="20" id="Price_mi" src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/Office/PortalOfficeShared/images/1x1.gif" style="position:absolute;" title="MLS&amp;reg; #02442971" width="34" /&gt; &lt;span id="Price_r"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;MLS&amp;reg;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$1,250 USD&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_rl"&gt;Monthly&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;- The Price Is Right!. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/Snellville/Georgia/Homes/65/Meadow_Brook_Ridge/Agent/Listing_1717787.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=299143" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/For+Rent_2F00_Lease/default.aspx">For Rent/Lease</category></item><item><title>Lease-to-own?</title><link>http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/2008/04/22/lease-to-own.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:32:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ec805e05-deba-437b-a32b-62d63341749f:290382</guid><dc:creator>Stephanie Jester</dc:creator><slash:comments>19</slash:comments><description>A lease-to-own house purchase (also &amp;quot;rent-to-own purchase&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;lease purchase&amp;quot;) is a lease combined with an option to purchase the property within a specified period, usually 3 years or less, at an agreed-upon price. The borrower pays an option fee, 1% to 5% of the price, which is credited to the purchase price. The borrower pays rent, and an additional rent premium that is also credited to the purchase price. If the purchase option is not exercised, the buyer loses both the option fee and the rent premium. As with any kind of financial contract, lease-purchase deals can be structured in such a way that all the benefits flow to one of the parties and none to the other. Buyers especially need to be careful. But lease-purchase plans have a solid economic rationale, which means that they can be structured so that both parties benefit. Contract Features of a Lease-Purchase A lease-purchase has 5 major provisions. The sale price of the house and the rent are market-determined, yet subject to negotiation just as in a straight purchase or rental transaction. Buyers often know less about the market than sellers, which places buyers at a disadvantage unless they do some homework, which is advisable. Buyers generally prefer a long option period because it provides more time to build equity and repair credit. A long period can boomerang on them, however, if they are never able to exercise the option, since they lose the rent premium they have been paying all the while, in addition to the option fee. Sellers generally prefer a short option period, but if it is too short, the house won&amp;rsquo;t be sold. The option fee and rent premium are viewed differently by buyers and sellers. To the buyer, they are part of the equity in the house they will soon own. Fully anticipating that they will exercise the option, the only cost is the interest they would otherwise have earned. To sellers, however, these payments are the best guarantee that their houses will sell; if they don&amp;rsquo;t sell, the payments are retained as income. That the benefit to the seller generally exceeds the cost to the buyer makes the lease-to-own deal a possible win-win. Using a Lease-Purchase to Buy The lease-purchase offers homeownership opportunities to consumers with little cash and/or poor credit, who are prepared to bet on themselves. The bet is that before the option period expires, they will qualify for the mortgage they need to exercise the purchase option. During the option period, they have the opportunity to rebuild their credit and accumulate equity while living in the house. The development of the sub-prime market, in which consumers with poor credit or no cash can obtain loans, does not seem to have lessened interest in lease-purchase. It is very likely that those who succeed in exercising their option under a lease-purchase do better than if they had financed a conventional purchase in the sub-prime market. The savings in finance costs will more than offset a higher price on the house. But those who can&amp;rsquo;t exercise their option will lose their bets. Consumers who need to rebuild their credit rating during the option period should understand that paying their rent on time won&amp;rsquo;t do it. Rent payment information is not used in compiling credit scores. While Fair Isaac, the company that developed credit scoring, has recently unveiled an &amp;ldquo;expansion&amp;rdquo; score based on &amp;ldquo;non-traditional credit data,&amp;rdquo; it does not yet include rent payment information from individual home owners. Lease-purchase buyers who need a higher credit score must focus on their credit cards and loans. Even though it is costly, the right not to exercise the option is of value to buyers. If there is something seriously wrong with the house, neighborhood, or neighbors, the money left behind on a lease-purchase is much smaller than the cost of an outright purchase followed by a sale. Dangers to Buyers On October 2, 2005, Bob Mahlburg, an investigative reporter for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, published an article on a substantial lease-to-own program in Florida that had generated numerous complaints. Over a 5-year period hundreds of deals were executed under this program but only a handful of purchases. In fact, there were more evictions than purchases. The contract used in this program made it all too easy for the seller to avoid having to sell when it was more profitable to evict the tenant and do another deal with another hopeful buyer. The moral: read the contract very carefully to make sure you are confident you can live up to all the terms, such as paying your rent on time, every time. Using a Lease-Purchase to Sell Most home sellers want a cash sale, but for those prepared to hang on to the property awhile longer, the benefits can be compelling. Stephanie Jester, an expert&amp;rsquo;s expert on lease-purchases, says that in this market, there are always more buyers than sellers &amp;ndash; She has been both. As a result, buyers generally pay top dollar, perhaps including some assumed future appreciation. To be sure, the deal may fall through, but in that case the seller gets to pocket the option fee and rent premium. The seller also enjoys the tax deduction on his mortgage interest payments during the option period. &lt;img src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=290382" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Rent/Lease Reduced on 280 Sunflower Lane in Ashley Meadows</title><link>http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/2008/04/08/08a3d3c72cd648cca6ae5d2a01e3f4cc.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:29:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ec805e05-deba-437b-a32b-62d63341749f:283593</guid><dc:creator>Stephanie Jester</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span id="LeadIn"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ashley Meadows, Covington&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;Announcing a rent/lease reduction &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;on 280 Sunflower Lane, a 3 bath, 5 bdrm 2 1/2 story &amp;quot;Traditional&amp;quot;. Now&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$1,300 USD&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_rl"&gt;Monthly&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;- Price For Your Budget. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/Covington/Georgia/Homes/Ashley_Meadows/Agent/Listing_1653480.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=283593" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/For+Rent_2F00_Lease/default.aspx">For Rent/Lease</category></item><item><title>2 Story For Rent/Lease in Walden Woods</title><link>http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/2008/04/08/e0b1677f74004fab820495ebc705e1b0.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:52:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ec805e05-deba-437b-a32b-62d63341749f:283572</guid><dc:creator>Stephanie Jester</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p align="center" style="float:right;margin-left:10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/Stockbridge/Georgia/Homes/211/Walden_Woods/Agent/Listing_1653354.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.point2.com/p2a/listing/07fe/eda0/5378/92e3ea762ec1850bf087/w475h356.jpg" class="Photo ListingPhoto" alt="Waldenwood Subdivision Front" border="0" style="border:black 1px solid;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span class="cutline"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gorgeous Home For Rent&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;2 bath, 4 bdrm 2 story &amp;quot;Traditional&amp;quot;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;-&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$1,600 USD&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_rl"&gt;Monthly&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;- Priced to rent&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="dateline" id="LeadIn"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Walden Woods, Stockbridge&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; Gorgeous three sided brick home located in Stockbridge Georgia. Four bedrooms and two and half baths, dining room, living room, family room with fireplace, large eat in kitchen with pantry, large master bedroom with vaulted ceiling and large master bathroom with his/her closets and vaulted ceiling, wall to wall carpet, upstairs laundry room and oversize backyard with privacy fence. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/Stockbridge/Georgia/Homes/211/Walden_Woods/Agent/Listing_1653354.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=283572" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/For+Rent_2F00_Lease/default.aspx">For Rent/Lease</category></item><item><title>Rent/Lease Reduced on 305 Teakwood Terrace in Walden Woods</title><link>http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/2008/04/08/e17310eb8e0641f3b7682526ba3e926f.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:52:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ec805e05-deba-437b-a32b-62d63341749f:283573</guid><dc:creator>Stephanie Jester</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span id="LeadIn"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Walden Woods, Stockbridge&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;Announcing a rent/lease reduction &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;on 305 Teakwood Terrace, a 2 bath, 4 bdrm 2 story &amp;quot;Traditional&amp;quot;. Now&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$1,600 USD&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_rl"&gt;Monthly&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;- Priced to rent. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/Stockbridge/Georgia/Homes/211/Walden_Woods/Agent/Listing_1653354.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=283573" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/For+Rent_2F00_Lease/default.aspx">For Rent/Lease</category></item><item><title>Rent/Lease Reduced on 5162 Millerwood Trl in Miller Woods</title><link>http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/2008/03/25/56f52048517548729a6f658a3f5e54a2.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:13:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ec805e05-deba-437b-a32b-62d63341749f:275958</guid><dc:creator>Stephanie Jester</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span id="LeadIn"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Miller Woods, Decatur&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;Announcing a rent/lease reduction &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;on 5162 Millerwood Trl, a 3 bath, 5 bdrm single story. Now&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$1,600 USD&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_rl"&gt;Monthly&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;- Gorgeous Home for Rent. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/Decatur/Georgia/Homes/Miller_Woods/Agent/Listing_1624361.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=275958" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/For+Rent_2F00_Lease/default.aspx">For Rent/Lease</category></item><item><title>Townhouse For Rent/Lease in Southlake Townhomes</title><link>http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/2008/03/11/7f2ceca50f654ab29d311c6d2a58de61.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:27:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ec805e05-deba-437b-a32b-62d63341749f:268275</guid><dc:creator>Stephanie Jester</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p class="summary" style="margin-top:0px;"&gt;&amp;bull;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;1,600 sq. ft., 2 bath, 2 bdrm townhouse&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;-&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$850 USD&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_rl"&gt;Monthly&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;- Priced To Rent&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="dateline" id="LeadIn"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Southlake Townhomes, Morrow&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; Excellent townhouse located in Morrow GA, minutes from Southlake Mall, Costco, Banks, Sams Club, grocery stores your favorite resturants and much more.....&lt;br /&gt;Also, convenient to 75S , 675, Atlanta airport, Clayton State College and downtown Atlanta&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All appliance included, wall to wall carpet and breakfast bar that separate the kitchen from the dinning area &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/Morrow/Georgia/Homes/161/Southlake_Townhomes/Agent/Listing_1592210.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=268275" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/For+Rent_2F00_Lease/default.aspx">For Rent/Lease</category></item><item><title>Rent/Lease Reduced on 7228 April Court in Southlake Townhomes</title><link>http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/2008/03/11/7fdfdb41101940999acf37bb34522ef7.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:27:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ec805e05-deba-437b-a32b-62d63341749f:268276</guid><dc:creator>Stephanie Jester</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span id="LeadIn"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Southlake Townhomes, Morrow&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;Announcing a rent/lease reduction &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;on 7228 April Court, a 1,600 sq. ft., 2 bath, 2 bdrm townhouse. Now&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_pl"&gt;$850 USD&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="Price_rl"&gt;Monthly&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;- Priced To Rent. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/Morrow/Georgia/Homes/161/Southlake_Townhomes/Agent/Listing_1592210.html"&gt;Property information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=268276" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/Real+Estate/default.aspx">Real Estate</category><category domain="http://stephaniejester.point2agent.com/blogs/stephanie_jester/archive/tags/For+Rent_2F00_Lease/default.aspx">For Rent/Lease</category></item></channel></rss>
