Secure Your Online Credit Information to Ensure a Smooth Real Estate Transaction

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Watch Out for Credit Card Fraud / Security Breaches
In light of recent security breaches at major retail stores throughout the country, I wanted to speak about how you can remain vigilant to protect yourself from credit card fraud. 

• Check Your Online Statements: Make sure your online bank statements are correct, and be sure to check up on the last few months of activity on your card.
• Check Your Credit Report: You can check your credit for free once a year from one of the major credit reporting companies.
• You can also add a fraud alert to your credit report. This will make them follow certain protocols before releasing any credit information under your name.
• You can also go one step further by calling a credit agency to freeze your credit information to stop any fraudulent activity. You only need to contact one credit agency to do this, because they will contact the other ones for you.
• Watch Your Bills: If you don't receive a bill for a while, that may be a sign that someone has changed your billing address and is trying to view your information.
• Shred All Statements: Don't put these statements in the garbage can or the recycling, shred them and get rid of them.

These are just a few ways to protect your finances, because it would be terrible to have your home purchase ruined by a hacker getting into your account and destroying your credit.

Also, with the new HeartBleed virus that was just discovered a few days ago, it is always a good idea to regularly change your passwords for email accounts and other accounts that are used for Amazon or Ebay.

As always, if you need any assistance with real estate in the Twin Cities, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Call Us For Any Assistance in Contesting Your Proposed Property Taxes

Looking to buy or sell a home in Twin Cities, MN? Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call us at (651) 481-6711 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.

Let Us Help you with your Property Taxes

A lot of clients here in St. Paul have been asking about taxes, so I'm going to briefly explain them to you. By now you should have received a copy of your proposed property tax statement in the mail. 

On this statement, you can look to the backside and use it as a roadmap if you feel that your evaluation is out of line. If you need any help protesting your property taxes, then please give us a call and we would be happy to help you out. 

The county assessor will probably need you to give them a market analysis from a Realtor in order to contest your home's market valuation. 

So, if you feel like your property is out of line from what today's values are, then give us a call and we would be very happy to help you out in this situation. It can be confusing and seem rather daunting, but we can help clear things up for you.

Just be sure to contact us soon because these tax deadlines are coming up soon. Also, if you want to discuss real estate in St. Paul, then please contact us because the market is warming up rapidly as we head in to summer here in the Twin Cities.

Give us a call at (651) 481-6711 or email us at TheVannesteGroup@gmail.com