Good news for homebuyers in the Montgomery, AL area . . .

The $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers has been extended to April 30, 2010.

The program has changed a little, though, from the initial incentive that expired November 30.

If you want to know details, this Q & A article from The Wall Street Journal explains the revised incentive program well: “Q & A: The Home Buyer Tax Credit Extension.”

If you’re looking to purchase a home in the next few months and would like the benefit of a Realtor to do the legwork for you, give us a call.  It costs the buyer nothing, and it puts a professional in your corner.

Today I took my kids to eat at one of our favorite lunch spots: Chappy’s Deli in Peppertree Shopping Center. We had a great lunch and it was fun to be “off” of work. However, I guess I ruined someone else’s fun today, because when I got back to my truck, I found this note tucked under the wiper:

I guess I should be thankful there was no cursing. Actually it was pretty polite (see “please”). It is way too nice to submit to a site like PassiveAggressiveNotes.com.

Here is my parking job, the shadow hurts the shot but you can see the offending entry on the white line:

Here’s a shot from directly in back. Snoopy is right, I broke the barrier:

The irony is not lost on me that normally this time of year, Snoopy’s in a great mood. He’s on TV a lot, doing Christmas specials, etc. But here he is back to his dejected position on the dog house, looking straight up at what the person had to write. Clearly, I have disappointed him.

I would like to say to this person: I was wrong. I did a bad job parking there. Please know I will pay more attention in the future.

Maybe the moral to this story is that Montgomery is such a nice town, even the “nasty” notes people put on your car are pretty polite.

Oh by the way….. Merry Christmas Charlie Brown!!

The Town of Pike Road invites the public to its Candlelight Christmas service at 6:30 on Tuesday, December 22, 2009. The service is held annually at The Meeting House on Chapel Hill in The Waters.

If you’ve never been to The Waters, or are interested in the community life in Pike Road, this would be a great event to attend.  It’s a picturesque development year-round.  I can imagine it is beautiful during the holidays.

For more picture of The Waters development, click here

It’s that time of year – time to apply for magnet and private schools for the 2010-2011 school year.

If you’re wondering what public magnet schools in Montgomery have to offer, consider the honors recently bestowed upon Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School (LAMP):

20th best high school in the NATION

and

4th best magnet school in the NATION.

That’s pretty strong.

“U.S. News and World Report” considered data from over 21,000 public high schools to come up with this ranking.  And it’s not the first time LAMP and other Montgomery magnet schools have received such awards (see last year’s ranking here).  Booker T Washington and Brewbaker Technology Magnet High Schools were also ranked nationally.

Click here to read the entire Montgomery Advertiser article about these awards.

FYI – Montgomery has public magnet schools for grades K-12.  For more information check out the MPS website. Applications are usually available on their website in mid-January and must be returned in early February.

Related article:

Head’s Up! School Registration in Montgomery is Around the Corner

Santa is making a stop this Tuesday from 5:30-7:30 pm at the Deer Creek Clubhouse!   There will be cookies and face time with St. Nick, plus, the Deer Creek Women’s Association will be collecting unwrapped gifts for The Family Sunshine Center.

One catch:  it’s for residents of this east Montgomery, AL neighborhood only.  Since it’s a pretty big neighborhood, there are two “shifts.”  Check the homeowner’s website to see if your family goes at 5:30 or 6:30pm.

As a former Deer Creek resident, I can say that the homeowner’s association does a great job of  providing fun, family- friendly holiday entertainment – year round (Easter, Halloween, 4th of July).  So if you live in Deer Creek, take a minute and drop by.

If you’re looking for a home in the Deer Creek area, let us help you!  It costs buyers nothing to have a Realtor do the legwork for you!