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http://Cackel.com has been updated with a new article on Buying a house vs. Renting.

Making a decision on whether to buy or rent a house can be a very difficult one that many people get sleepless nights over. The decision is even more difficult when you keep listening to the remarks made by these real estate agents who try to induce you to buy or rent a house depending on their opinions.

If your credit score is below 620 then you should consider renting a home. You can then work on repairing your credit ratings and find a mortgage after that. Make sure you challenge any errors that may appear on your credit report. Simple errors on your report can disqualify you if left unattended to. If you are thinking about buying a house, you should order your credit report online and check your credit score.

Job security is another important thing to consider before making a decision to buy a home. Many companies are laying-off workers in these recession times. If your company is one of those, it will be a bad idea to buy a home now. The compensation benefits you will get if you lose your job won’t be enough to pay your mortgage and other bills. [...]

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An article by Frank Schiavone

Shenanigans in Our Foothills

has been added to www.NicheRiver.com an article and website announcement site.

A controversial project is proposed for the foothills above Alta Loma where the Carrari’s Christmas Tree Farm once stood. The project applicant is Gary Miller, that’s Congressman Gary Miller of Diamond Bar. The project will lie at 3000 feet or higher and will be seen from virtually anywhere in the City. It will back up to slopes that rise dramatically up the Peak of Cucamonga. To the south are steep, heavily vegetated ravines.

There’s only one long, winding exit out for future residents and it’s gated to keep us riff-raff out. A lot of people are upset about it. Now I happily admit that I am an environmentalist, but you don’t have to be a land conservationist to be angry about this project development. Congressman Miller’s project requires some good old-fashioned Kentucky mountaintop removal with the “overburden” and “spoil” pushed into canyons burying intermittent streams, a waterfall, and rare plants and animals.

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