Important Cell Phone Information

5 Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do

For all the folks with cell phones. (This should be printed and kept in your car, purse, and wallet. Good information to have with you.) There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies. Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it:

FIRST Emergency The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile network and there is an Emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly, this number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. Try it out.

SECOND Have you locked your keys in the car? Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys In the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other 'remote' for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk). Editor's Note : It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a cell phone!'

THIRD Hidden Battery Power Imagine your cell battery is very low. To activate, press the keys *3370#. Your cell phone will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell phone next time.

FOURTH How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone? To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following Digits on your phone: *#06#. A 15-digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. When your phone get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either. If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones. And Finally....

FIFTH Free Directory Service for Cells Cell phone companies are charging us $1.00 to $1.75 or more for 411 information calls when they don't have to. Most of us do not carry a telephone directory in our vehicle, which makes this situation even more of a problem. When you need to use the 411 information option, simply dial: (800)FREE411, or (800) 373-3411 without incurring any charge at all. Program this into your cell phone now. This is sponsored by McDonalds.

Moon Palace, Cancun Mexico Vacation

Are you dreaming of a warm vacation this Spring? We have a couple of weeks left at the famous Moon Palace Resort In Mexico. There will be 32 of us going there in March. Take a look at this video of Moon Palace:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC9ncuTvQeQ&playnext=1&list=PLC7CC826F918C8DE6

Please feel free to email me at suepalmquist@edinarealty.com if you would like a week. Right now you would be respondsiable for you all inclusive fee to Moon Palace and your air fare. Moon Palace is currently offering a $1500 Resort Credit with each room. You can use this credit while you stay at Moon Palace on golf, spa treatments, trips etc.

Happy Valentines Day!

First I would like to wish all of my friends, clients and co-workers a Happy Valentine's Day. I honestly don't get real caught up in this "holiday" but it does make me stop and reflect on the people I love and how lucky I am to have them in my life! This past weekend, we had met with a group of families from Alexandria to plan out our annual vacation to Mexico. While we stay in a lush resort and enjoy all of the finest things in life for 7 days. My mind reflects on how people who live and work in Mexico truly survive. I know when we are down there we try to converse with them to see what their life is like living there. We also have toured and seen how some people actually live in no more then card board boxes. My hear just sinks when I see this. Or all of the children in the orphanages.

So sitting here in my office, in my warm home in Alexandria, MN, I am so thankful for what I have. We are so lucky to be able to live the "American Dream". We are able to purchase homes, buy cars, take trips and enjoy life. I know most of us do work very hard for all of this, but still it is a dream we can fulfill.

Stop today and tell those special people that you love them and be grateful!

Lake Ida Deal!

Have you ever dreamed of living on the lake? Most of us have and for quite a few people they are unable to afford a home on the lake. Boy do I have a nice surprise for you! I just listed this home on Lake Ida for $269,000! It has two bedrooms, one bath, so many updates, and an unfinished basement that you could add a family room and another bedroom. Lake Ida is known to be a clean, great recreational & fishing lake. It's amazing to be able to buy a year round home at this price!

So Really How Is The Market?

Everyone that knows that I am a Realtor always asks me the same question: "So really how is the market doing"? I think numbers speak volume...in 2010 268 Residential homes sold in Douglas County. Was your property on of the 268 properties sold? I know that there is so much doom and gloom out there, but if you look at the numbers, you will see that this is a great time to both buy and sell!

As far as Lake shore property in Douglas County: in 2008 there were 82 lake homes sold, in 2009 there were 84 lake homes sold and in 2010 100 lake homes sold.

So when someone asks me, so really how is the market in Douglas County? I reply the market is great and getting better!

Country Home on Large Lot

I just listed this cute home and it features a beautiful kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, full basement, a beautiful yard. All for $119,000 - would make a great First Time Home Buyers House or a Move Down Buyer Home.