Posts Tagged Dolan
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Ideal Home – Act NOW
Why seniors giving thought to their “ideal home” should give serious thought to acting now—and I’m emphasizing NOW By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes As some readers may be aware, Dan Dolan Homes has recently started the development of Stone Gate East in East Davenport. You may know th...
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Staying Local
Why more and more QC seniors are telling us they are “staying local” in the choice of their senior housing option. By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Am I saying no QC seniors are retiring to Arizona, Florida or Texas anymore? Not at all. Are more QC seniors telling me they are not retiring to ...
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Of Christmas trees, holes in the ground, reservations and the newest town home development
By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes I was talking about Christmas trees with a friend a few weeks ago and describing how my 17 year old son, Conor, is going to market his locally grown Christmas trees this year. I saw the frown building on my friend’s face just before he wondered, out loud, that...
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Frank and Linda return
By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Some months ago I mentioned how siblings often help Mom and Dad to find the ideal retirement housing. And I described how brother and sister Frank and Linda helped their mom to resolve the issues of housing and the financing options. Mom is all moved in now and she...
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When is a “town home” not a town home?
By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes When is a “town home” not a town home and what do you call a “town home” that is a stand-alone home? And what’s a villa? Virtually every weekend during my open houses someone asks me about the difference between a town home, villa, condo, zero lot line...
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They came in carrying a clipboard. I knew they were serious.
By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes The elderly couple pulled up to my open house in a brand new red Toyota Prius. They came in carrying a clipboard. I knew they were serious. The woman greeted me first and indicated they wanted to cut their living costs and downsize their living space. She indic...
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The Best Buying Opportunity For Senior Housing
By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Some thoughts on why this may be the best buying opportunity for senior housing to be available for a long time‚ – and what to do about it. My building materials supplier recently told me prices are NOT dropping any further and there’s evidence of increase...
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Davenport Now tax rebates
By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Seniors can still take advantage of the Davenport Now tax rebates. Could be worth some $5,000, $6,000 or more for buying a new home in Davenport. Even if you missed out on the $6,500. Federal tax rebate, there’s still some help to be had in buying a new home. T...
