tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81768991312379175162024-03-08T11:41:01.507-08:00GoKentuckyHomesSheila Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13673069838956863086noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176899131237917516.post-20571194110402803552008-02-04T04:16:00.001-08:002008-02-04T04:32:56.502-08:00Monthly Newsletter<img src="http://gokentuckyhomes.wordpress.com/files/2008/02/log_house.gif" alt="log_house.gif" height="206" width="239" /><br /><br /><b><font size="3">A Monthly Newsletter from Sheila Barrett</font></b><br /><br /><font size="3">The web has helped homebuyers find places to live for years, but a number of sites have emerged that provided a raft of information beyond price, location and photos.</font><br /><br /><font size="3"><i><b><u><font size="3">Comparison Shopping</font></u><font size="3"></font></b><font size="3"></font></i></font><br /><br /><font size="3"><font size="3"><i><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.trulia.com/">Trulia.com</a></font></font></i> and <i><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.zillow.com/">Zillow.com</a></font></font></i> will show you just about any type of information about a house. Users can enter a city, town or zip code and see a listing of every home for sale, sort by price, address, number of bedrooms or bathrooms, broker or type of home.</font></font><br /><br /><font size="3"><font size="3"><i><b><u>What the Neighbors Say</u></b><u></u></i><u></u></font><u></u></font><br /><br /><font size="3"><font size="3">Other sites are designed to give users a look at neighborhoods through the eyes of the people who live there. On <i><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><a href="http://streetadvisor.com/">StreetAdvisor.com </a></font></font></i> based in Melbourne, Australia, buyers can look for input from residents of a particular street, about their neighbors, local services and more.</font></font><br /><br /><font size="3"><font size="3"><i><b><u>Is It Green</u></b></i></font></font><br /><br /><font size="3"><font size="3">Several sites cater to concerns about energy efficiency and the environment. <i><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><a href="http://walkscore.com/">Walkscore.com</a></font></font></i> rates the walkability of a neighborhood by the proximity of stores, restaurants, schools, parks, libraries and more. At<i><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><a href="http://energystar.gov/"> EnergyStar.gov</a></font></font></i> users can find builders working with the EPA to build homes that meet the government's Energy Star standards for energy efficiency.</font></font><br /><br /><font size="3"><font size="3"><b><i><u></u>Schools</i></b></font></font><br /><br /><font size="3"><font size="3"><i><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.greatschools.net/">GreatSchools.net</a></font></font></i> and <i><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><a href="http://schoolmatters.com/">SchoolMatters.com</a></font></font></i> give information for public and private schools, including test sores, student ethnicity, student-teacher ratios and spending per pupil. Parents can rate schools for principal leadership, teacher quality, extracurricular activities, parent involvement, safety and discipline.<br />Source: The Real Estate Journal</font></font><br /><br /><font size="3"><font size="3"><i><b><u>Interactive maps for Kentucky and Louisville Metro</u></b></i></font></font><br /><br /><font size="3"><font size="3"><i><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.metromapper.org/">Metro Mapper</a></font></font></i> is an online news organization that provides interactive maps for the Louisville Metro area and Kentucky free of charge for residents and visitors. Interactive maps include sex offender, crime, restaurant, historic site, traffic cam, and real estate maps.</font></font><br /><!-- BEGIN: Constant Contact Border Email List Button --><br /><div align="center"><br /><table bgcolor="#33cc00" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" width="135"><br /><tr><br /><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff"><br /><div style="float: right; margin-right: 3px; margin-top: 2px; background-color: #339900"><a href="http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?m=1101961139347&p=oi" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/visitor/email5_trans.gif" alt="Email Newsletter icon, E-mail Newsletter icon, Email List icon, E-mail List icon" align="absmiddle" border="0" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?m=1101961139347&p=oi" target="_blank">Join our FREE Email Mailing List</a></td><br /></tr><br /></table><br /></div><br /><!-- END: Constant Contact Border Email List Button --><br /><!-- BEGIN: SafeSubscribe --><br /><div style="padding-top: 5px" align="center"> <a href="http://www.constantcontact.com/safesubscribe.jsp" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/safe_subscribe_logo.gif" border="0" height="14" width="168" /></a></div><br /><!-- END: SafeSubscribe --><br /><br /><!-- BEGIN: Email Marketing you can trust --><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10px; color: #999999" align="center"> For <a href="http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp" target="_blank">Email Marketing</a> you can trust</div><br /><!-- END: Email Marketing you can trust -->Sheila Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13673069838956863086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176899131237917516.post-72271097672228156522008-02-03T02:36:00.001-08:002008-02-04T04:33:29.339-08:00Welcome<p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="5"><b>Welcome<br /></b></font><br /><br /><font size="4"><i>I am very excited to let you know I have recently joined the real estate firm of Semonin as a licensed Kentucky real estate agent. I am capable and prepared to meet any real estate needs you might have. I am confident in my company's resources and my own abilities to use the latest marketing strategies to achieve results during this unique time in real estate.</i></font><br /><br /><font size="4"><i>Please keep me in mind and feel free to pass my information to any acquaintances you have that are considering buying or selling property.</i></font><br /><br /><font size="4"><i>Thank you for you continued support,</i></font><br /><br /><font size="4"><i>Sheila Barrett</i></font><br /><br /><font size="4"><i>P.S. If you'd like a free no obligation home valuation or if you have a question about a home currently for sale (<font color="#ff0000">regardless of whether my company has it listed</font>) please call or email me.</i></font><br /><font size="4"><i><br /><a href="http://sheilabarrett.semonin.com/Listing/ListingSearch.aspx?ListingType=1" title="Search Homes"></a></i></font><br /><div style="text-align: center"><font size="4"><i><a href="http://sheilabarrett.semonin.com/Listing/ListingSearch.aspx?ListingType=1" title="Search Homes"><img src="http://gokentuckyhomes.wordpress.com/files/2008/01/sv.thumbnail.jpg" alt="sv.jpg" /></a></i></font></div><br /><div align="center"><font size="4"><i>Start your search for thousands of homes for sale in Kentucky and Southern Indiana.</i></font></div><br /><font size="4"><i><a href="http://sheilabarrett.semonin.com/Public/listing/HomeWatcher12.aspx" title="Home Alert"></a></i></font><br /><div style="text-align: center"><font size="4"><i><a href="http://sheilabarrett.semonin.com/Public/listing/HomeWatcher12.aspx" title="Home Alert"><img src="http://gokentuckyhomes.wordpress.com/files/2008/01/mm.thumbnail.jpg" alt="mm.jpg" /></a></i></font></div><br /><div align="center"><font size="4"><i>Let Semonin's HomeAlert keep an eye out for the home you are looking for!<br />Just sign up and enter in your search criteria. HomeAlert will email you as homes that match your search comes on the market.</i></font></div><br /><div align="center"></div><BR><BR><a href="http://sheilabarrett.semonin.com"><img src="http://gokentuckyhomes.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/semonin.thumbnail.jpg" alt="dress3.jpg" />Click to search for homes<br /><br /><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br />_uacct = "UA-3557882-1";<br />urchinTracker();<br /></script>Sheila Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13673069838956863086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176899131237917516.post-54532266330678014392008-02-02T18:51:00.000-08:002008-02-02T19:29:48.452-08:00Metro Mapper<!-- start Metro Mapper code --><br /><iframe width="500" height="400" src="http://www.metromapper.org/create/map.php?id=d9f331a779f4dabcbbaf8daf960be16d25d90dd4" frameborder="0" name="mmmap" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /><!-- end Metro Mapper code --><BR><br />If you are looking for a home to buy in a certain area of Louisville you will love this interactive map. Just put a street address in the address bar, press enter and view all the homes for sale in that area.<br /><br />If you find something you like click on the link below to contact me.<br /><br /><BR><BR><a href="http://sheilabarrett.semonin.com"><img src="http://gokentuckyhomes.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/semonin.thumbnail.jpg" alt="dress3.jpg" />Click to search for homesSheila Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13673069838956863086noreply@blogger.com0