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Iowa Real Estate

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What types of communities are available in Iowa and what is the real estate market like? Well first you should know that Iowa is a land locked state. This means that you do not have the water from Lakes or the ocean in the area like Michigan or Florida. This means that most often you have to look for the communities that offer lakes and hope that the Iowa real estate is still affordable. Most of the communities available in Iowa are generally farming, and agriculture. However you can find some really pretty places to retire in Iowa in the north if you are interested. As for the market, like most of the United States it is seeing a low. Foreclosures and investment properties are really what is available.

Before looking at the general market let us look at the investments you can find. When homes are being foreclosed on that means many individuals are looking to rent, it also means that many investors are able to find properties for a decrease in actual value. Therefore, for investors you may want to check out properties that require a fix and flip or a rental investment. Many individuals will need to rent the homes for around $1000 a month or less. This means that the deal must have some long term return or a mortgage that can handle such a low rent for a home. Keep in mind that many of the individuals looking for rental properties probably had a foreclosure so they really need a deal.

Iowa Real Estate

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Oops, Porn Self-Ownage!

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on April 25, 2008
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Don’t worry…this is safe to look at, nothing x-rated, just funny stuff - a screen shot taken from a message board. Maybe next time he’ll put it in a folder called “security” or “documents” instead of shemale. Hahahaha, good times. By the way I blurred out the picture of the people. It’s just a guy talking to his woman.

“So my girlfriend mesages me on MSN from school, and apparently doesnt’ get my first greeting message.” and then oops…!

 Pwned by Shemales!

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Everyday Normal Guy

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on April 23, 2008
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This is an awesome video by Jon Lajoie. (Warning: If you click the link it’s loud as hell.)

THIS VIDEO IS NOT SAFE FOR WORK! (Unless you work for a phone sex company or something, then I’m sure it’s no problem.)

Slipknot Iowa Rock Music CD Review

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Iowa is the latest Rock CD released by the highly group Slipknot and they have once again delivered a brilliant collection of tracks. I’m confident Slipknot fans, and Rock fans alike will be pleased with this one.

I wish it weren’t the case but, it’s not everyday that I get a CD for review that I can just pop in and comfortably listen to from beginning to end. There is usually a song or two that I just can’t force myself to get through. Not at all the case with Iowa. Every track is enjoyable and was pretty easy for me to listen to from start to finish.

Iowa is a nicely varied, mix of 14 tracks that are very well written and brilliantly performed songs by these clearly talented musicians. Most of the songs display a lot of the kind emotion that makes for a really great listen. Clearly drawing from what I can only imagine are their own real life experiences. At different points touching on the most real emotions of love, heartbreak, pain, failed relationships and unattainable romance. They’re all here.

Listen and I think you’ll agree that the song choices are excellent, the production is outstanding and Slipknot is clearly a group that is in top form.

While the entire CD is really very good some of my favorites are track 3 - Disasterpiece, track 5 - Everything Ends, and track 6 - The Heretic Anthem

My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 8 - Left Behind. It’s a great track!

Iowa Release Notes:

Slipknot originally released Iowa on August 28, 2001 on the Roadrunner Records label.

CD Track List Follows:

1. (515) 2. People=Shit 3. Disasterpiece 4. My Plague 5. Everything Ends 6. Heretic Anthem, The 7. Gently 8. Left Behind 9. Shape, The 10. I Am Hated 11. Skin Ticket 12. New Abortion 13. Metabolic 14. Iowa

Slipknot: Corey (vocals); Mick, James (guitar); Paul (bass); Joey (drums); Shawn, Chris (percussion); Craig (samples); Sid (DJ). Recorded at Sound City and Sound Image, Van Nuys, California.

Some Favorite Posts

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on April 1, 2008
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Are you new to Stuck in Iowa? Well, here are a few of my favorite posts so far. Check them out.

The Snapalope Game

How to tie a tie

The Benefits of Using eFile

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on April 1, 2008
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ou struggle for hours reading and re-reading your tax instructions trying to figure out your tax return and then when you do finally file your taxes you sit for weeks on end just waiting for that brown envelope with your tax refund check to come. You think to yourself; There has to be a simpler way.

Does this scenario sound familiar?

The benefits of using efile to file your taxes.

Efile is the fastest way to file your taxes and efiling cuts the tax return processing time in about half. So, if you are expecting a tax refund then you can expect your tax refund in about half of the time it would normally take if you filed your taxes by mailing in your tax return. If you are expecting a tax refund you can have your tax refund deposited directly into your bank account by using Direct Deposit. Our tax service also lets you split your tax refund into two different accounts if you choose direct deposit.

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Dramatic Lemur

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on March 24, 2008
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Word can’t describe this 20 second clip.

Satellite Internet Coming to Rural Areas

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on March 14, 2008
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Thousands of households in rural America have yet to transition into the age of high-speed Internet access for a very good reason: no availability of DSL or cable. Because the economics of adding DSL or laying cable in sparsely populated areas doesn’t provide a sufficient return on investment, it could be years before many rural Americans have access to the information superhighway. Increasingly, many stuck on slow dial-up are turning to high speed satellite Internet (similar to satellite TV) as a solution.

Available today from several providers, satellite Internet requires a separate dish antenna mounted at the customer’s home, along with cable running to a satellite modem that connects to a personal computer. Previously this required an upfront investment of hundreds of dollars for home equipment, which also required professional installation. Other drawbacks included reliability issues due to weather related problems, and difficulty in scheduling rapid service calls.

To overcome these challenges, brothers Dwayne & Michael Hay founded SkyWay USA in rural Jackson, Kentucky. For less than $100, the SkyWay USA system can be ordered online, shipped directly to your home, and self-installed in a matter of hours. Coupled with an entry-level service fee of $29.95/month, SkyWay USA touts itself as rural America’s low-cost satellite Internet provider.

Old Barn

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Cheating Death by 1/2 Second!

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on March 10, 2008
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Check out this rally racing event where the guy in the yellow vest barely cheats death! Talk about crazy, I’m surprised he didn’t have a heart attack from the near hit.