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We sure dont hope he dropped out of the race because of this home. The Utah governor/ ambassador to China gets to ski in this $49.5 million Park City Utah ski compound when he hits the slopes. Huntsmans father, businessman Jon Huntsman, Sr. is a billionaire and profoundly generous philanthropist who has given more than a billion dollars in donations over his lifetime. The senior Huntsman, a Morman, made his fortune through food packaging. According to Wikipedia, in 1974, Huntsman Container Corporation created the clamshell container for McDonalds Big Mac and developed other popular products, including the first plastic plates, bowls and fast-food containers.

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When it comes to home designs and styles, the windows play a very significant part. They can easily be one of the best and the worst focal points inside a room, depending to your designs and the type of windows you have. If you are thinking about having a bay view window then you are doing the right thing because bay windows are great decorative addition to your home both from exterior and interior views.

Aside from its decorative feature, bay windows are also a great way to invite the sunlight inside the room, saving you more energy during the day. Bay windows have the ability to absorb the light from different directions, making them efficient for this purpose.

Now when looking for bay window making contractors, it is best that you locate at least three or four contractors in your area. Read more…

Not a good week for second home owners. Sir Richard Bransons home in the Caribbean burned to the ground after being struck by apparant lightening while housing actress Kate Winslet and her children, and even Bransons children, enjoyed the famous spread that has housed Oprah, among other VIPs, on a private island in the British Virgin Islands. Winslet carried Bransons mother to safety in her arms, bless her. Then Hurricane Irene is pounding the east coast from the tip of Floridas east coast on up the Atlantic seaboard.

Friends with homes in the Carolinas are making phone calls tonight, and praying.

The Networx crew with our favorite Atlanta mascot.

Here we are with our laptops, welcoming Atlanta homeowners and contractors into the community.

Networx is lookin’ good!

I know several people with homes in two states … and they’re not high rollers. They needed to relocate before selling their homes, leaving vacant homes on the market for months. They struggled pay two mortgages and complete the long-distance sale, but vacant homes also present other problems. They may need additional insurance coverage and additional government oversight. On the other hand, new companies offer help for homeowners selling vacant properties.

In only the past week, several news stories around the nation highlight the dangers of vacant homes.

• The Orlando Sentinel reported about a network of squatters who illegally occupy vacant central Florida homes.

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