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 Halloween, October 31, 2009.  This year Halloween falls on a Saturday and marks the end of Day Light Savings Time.  Be Safe and Don’t Forget to Roll your Clocks back at 2:00 am, Sunday morning.

InfoTube.net FREE homes for sale and rent website is wondering:  “Would you would eat these cakes???”   We will feature more incredible, edible Halloween cakes everyday this week.   Then, we are off to celebrate Halloween in New Orleans, LA and check out the housing recovery in the Big Easy. 

Thank you as always for visiting InfoTube.net.  Click the comment box below to weigh in on your favorite Halloween Cake.   Tommi Crow’s favorite is the one above.  Too Cool!!

I would probably eat this one.  Funny, but not too nasty and I love cake.

Now that is pretty knarly, but that dark chocolate looks good.

Which one is your favorite???  Click the comment box and tell us.  If you have a cake you want to brag about, email a photo to tommi@infotube.net

Hasbro has a new edition of Monopoly for players who fantasize about having clout, women and power like Donald Trump.  The new Monopoly City, released as a board game, and Monopoly City Streets, an online game version, packs in the fun and gives players $3 million to buy streets, instead of tiny houses.  

Although the addictiveness of the game is the same as the original, you will experience some big, exciting changes.  If you are usually the Monopoly banker, you will certainly feel the effect of inflation, as you dole out $10,000 bills instead of $1 bills.  Also new, forget about feeling smug with your little hotel on Boardwalk, players in this high stakes game race to buy skyscrapers, stadiums, wind farms, sewage plants and garbage dumps.  And, not only can players collect hefty rents, they can bulldoze property and sabotage buildings to bring their values down. 

For those of us questioning why Hasbro would release the game in the midst of an economic crisis, the company reports that the game was in development before the melt down began.  And, ironically, the original Monopoly became popular with would-be tycoons during another economic crisis– The Great Depression, when Parker Brothers acquired it in 1935.  

Present real estate crash aside, Donetta Allen, spokeswoman for Hasbro, has this to say about the widely popular game ”It’s about the dream.  Monopoly has always been about that - the aspiration, I can’t do it in real life.  I want to do it on the board game.”  

There is one BIG difference between Monopoly City game and developing property in real life…. there’s no creative financing.  The game is cash only.  No debt.  No mortgage backed securities.  No credit default swaps.  Sorry, Trump.

Thank you for visiting InfoTube.net, a FREE Homes for Sale or Rent website.  Hint for holiday shoppers… Monopoly City is on my Christmas wishlist (:

File this under you have to be kidding me or better yet, Shame on You.  Thanks to awfulmarketing.com for this post

Pat Hill, a 72-year-old real estate agent and grandmother from Alexandria, Virginia, has held season tickets to the Washington Redskins’ games since the 1960s. With the recent downturn in the real estate market she was forced to cancel her $5,300-a-year contract for two end zone seats.

Although she tried negotiating with the ticket office to waive the contract for a year or two, they were not willing to budge, and sued Hill for $66,364, the amount of the tickets each year until 2017, plus legal fees and court costs. Hill did not contest the suit, and a judgment was filed against her.

More information, including a list of NFL teams that make a practice NOT to sue their fans, is available in this Washington Post article.

What do you think - shouldn’t the Skins have cut Hill a little slack or perhaps let her throw out the first pitch after 40 years of loyalty? Take a minute and Let them know:

Thank you for visiting InfoTube.net.  Post a Free Property Listing this weekend and reach more buyers.  Have a safe and happy Labor Free Weekend!

We are starting a Darwin-like award for the building and contracting industry.  Here are the nominee’s for Worst Contractor of 2009, so far.  If you have an entry, please email your picture to the address shown below.  Believe me, we need all the chuckles we can get!!

Entry #1:

Look honey, the two car garage you’ve always wanted.

No, we’re not kidding and someone even hung drapes.  Ugh, I’m getting seasick just looking at it.

Can anyone say surveillance contractor for the government?   Hey, we’ve spotted a spider web in zone 5.

Do you want a printed receipt?  Click Yes or No.

Unless you can top this, we may have the Winner of the Bad Contractor Award for 2009.  But, we are still accepting entries until December 31st. 

Thank you for visiting InfoTube.net homes for sale and rent FREE WEBSITE.  If you have an entry for our Bad Contractor Award for 2009, please email your pictures to tommi@infotube.net.  We find that in a bad economy, laughter helps.

This seller certainly knows that complete disclosure about any property problems is essential in the purchase or sale of real estate.  

Happy Monday and thank you for visiting InfoTube.net homes for sale or rent website.  Good luck on your sale…whatever the reason for your move (:

A delight for commuters and motorcycle enthusiasts alike, The Zero is a new electric motorcycle with sharp style and enough speed to embarrass other bikers at stop lights. 

Made in California, the Zero is fast, agile and a joy to ride.   “People have waited decades for these things to be practical”, said Neal Saiki, inventor and founder.  “We make every part of the bike”, said Saiki, “It’s very light and half the weight of a normal motorcycle.”  In addition to being pollution-free, the street and dirt versions of the bike are silent when running. 

One limitation for consumers may be the bike’s range and price.  It runs between 40 and 60 miles, before it needs to be re-charged.  And, the price is a bit steep at $13,500, which is about double the cost of a gas powered equivalent.

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Cluck, Cluck…Do the funky chicken.  A new movement is occurring across urban area’s and cities in the country, namely raising chickens for “pure” food, fun and profit.  

Not just a hobby for hippies.  Today, urban Chicken farming has caught fire in some of the most sophisticated cities from coast to coast.  Madison, WI was among the first cities to allow limited numbers of chickens.  New York city has allowed chickens for years.  Other major metro area’s which give a thumbs up to fresh eggs from suburban back yards include:  Chicago, IL; Albuquerque, NM; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; and many other major area’s.

• Don’t Run Afowl of the Law:  If raising cute little chicks appeals to you, make sure you know the laws in your area before you buy a cool coop.  Many cities, or nosy neighbors, may take issue.  For example, in Kansas City, MO, the birds can’t roam or be raised within 100 feet of a home or business.  No Crowing Roosters in Madison, only layers are allowed.  Some cities limit the number of chickens on residential property to 5 or 6.  So, please check the law before you get too excited about raising your own omelet.

Birds Eye View:  After looking into the new trend, we give a thumbs up for the chickens coming home to roost.   With Americans ripping up sod to grow victory gardens, aren’t chicken’s a natural next step?  And, who doesn’t think fresh eggs are better for your family and better tasting?  What do we have to lose?  Chickens are cool and advocates for urban chickens say that they are quieter and cleaner than dogs.  And, children of all ages love feeding them and gathering their own breakfast eggs.  

Chickens are a Good Thing.  For more information about raising chickens in your backyard, visit BackYardChickens.com, which boasts 30,000 members or urbanchickens.org.

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Creative real estate or housing anyone???  A friend sent me an email with pictures of a very sweet little pad.  I love this and wanted to share it.

Entry Way and Stair Case

Kitchen and Living Room

Master Bedroom

Master Bath with Walk in Shower

Doesn’t this home seem very modern?  Perhaps, something you would see in a swanky highrise condo in a big city????

SURPRISE:  HERE’S THE INCREDIBLE PART I LOVE

The one bedroom, one bath loft apartment was built inside a 1940’s grain silo.

The old grain silo was recycled into this upscale apartment, after it was purchased and relocated to the grounds of the Homestead Inn, located in New Braunfels, TX in 2007.

If this isn’t an example of creative craftmanship, I don’t know what is.  Love those Texan’s!!!

Thank you, Pat for forwarding this wonderful property information to me.  Hopefully, it will encourage others to think “out of the box” when it comes to creating affordable housing and perserving our resources.

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If you know of a unique or smart piece of property, please send us the details and pictures.  Our readers love real estate and we love sharing the resourceful and creative spirit of the American people with our readers.

Calling all Frank Sinatra fans.   You now have a chance to own a piece of Rat Pack History for only $4.8 million. 

Villa Maggio, Frank’s desert hideaway, located 30 minutes from beautiful Palm Desert, CA is up for sale.  Mr Sinatra named the gorgeous estate after the role he played as Private Angelo Maggio in the movie “From Here to Eternity”.

Some more interesting facts about Sinatra’s Villa Maggio include:

• Old Blue Eye’s built his desert hideout in the 1970’s.  He used it as a getaway for his family and friends.
• The property sits on 7+ acres and is perched over the valley at an elevation of around 4300 feet.
• The estate includes a main house, two guest houses, swimming pool, heliport and lighted tennis courts. 
• The Rat Pack traveled on the Pines to Palm Highway to reach the mountain top hideaway, or they they flew to Palm Springs, then Sinatra helicoptered them to the property.
• Sinatra owned the property for 12 years, then donated it to Loyola Marymount University, which sold it for $1.4 million in 1989.
• The property is presently owned by a celebrity.
• Sinatra designed the kitchen in the home himself.  He loved to cook, especially pasta dishes.  His kitchen has remained unchanged through the years.
• Photographs of the famous hideaway are fantastic.  Click Here to check out the wonderful slideshow of Villa Maggio.  (One picture features the original telephones with 50 lines).

Thank you visiting InfoTube.net.  We hope you enjoyed taking a wonderful walk down memory lane with us.   Please accept our invitation to place a Free Property Listing on our website, or search our database for thousands of great deals on homes for sale or rent.

The History of the Holiday

St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over a thousand years.

On St. Patrick’s Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink, and feast—on the traditional meal of irish bacon and cabbage.

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Today, cities around the world turn green and join together to celebrate St. Patty’s Day.   Check out the photoslide show from National Geographic for some fun unusual celebrations from around the world.

Happy Saint Patrick’s day from InfoTube.net homes for sale website.