David Harrell of Patterson-Schwartz Real Estate

"Your BEST Friend in Real Estate"

General

Checklist for Buying a House
One of the most important things you can do is to make yourself a checklist as you search for, find, and buy a home.
http://www.ourfamilyplace.com/homebuyer/checklist.html

Current Real Estate News
Daily News on the real estate market.
http://www.inman.com/index.asp

Government

Delaware Government
Good Info on Delaware
http://delaware.gov/

Delaware Governor Info
Political information on Delawares governor.
http://www.state.de.us/governor/index.htm

Delaware Information
State of Delaware information.
http://delaware.gov/

Delaware's Highways
Information on Delaware's roads.
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/1695/del.html

Department of Elections
Information on voting in Delaware.
http://www.state.de.us/election/

Environmental Protection Agency
Learn more about environmental hazards to properties such as mold, lead & radon gas.
http://www.epa.gov

Flood Zones by FEMA
Maps of the 100 year and 500 year flood plain.
http://mapserver2.esri.com/cgi-bin/hazard.adol?z=i&c=-75.506542%2C39.829138&p=1&d=0&s=0&cd=p&Map.x=169&Map.y=148

Insurance Commissioner
Information on Delaware Insurance
http://www.state.de.us/inscom/

Motor Vehicle
Information on Delaware's Department of Transportation and motor vehicles.
http://www.state.de.us/deldot/

Tap Water Information
Learn about the quality of tap water in different areas of the United States. Is your water safe?
http://www.ewg.org/tapwater/findings.php

U.S. Census Bureau Web Site
The Census Bureau Web Site provides on-line access to data, publications, products, and programs.
http://www.census.gov/

Local Directory

Beach Information
Information on Delaware's beaches.
http://www.atbeach.com/beachde.html

Business Events
Information on local business events and activities in your area.
http://www.deldirect.com

Delaware Art Museum
Information on one of Delawares fine art museums.
http://www.delart.mus.de.us

Delaware Arts Online
Information on Delaware arts exhibits throughout the state.
http://www.arts.del.org/

Delaware State Parks
Locations and information on Delaware State parks.
http://www.destateparks.com

Library Info
Library resources in Delaware
http://www.lib.de.us

Local Guides, Websites etc.
Find local Web sites, businesses, city guides, classifieds, and online communities.
http://local.yahoo.com/

Wilmington Online
Area happenings in Wilmington. Leisure time, resources, history, clubs and organizations.
http://www.wilmington.com

Mortgage Loan

Current Interest Rates and News
Daily article on interest rate activity and the current interest rate trends.
http://www.interest.com/ratetracker/news.shtml

Gilpin Mortgage
Free pre approvals, credit reports, rates etc.
http://www.gilpin.com

Relocation

Best Western
Hotel accomodations in Wilmington near Pennsylvania and many area attractions.
http://www.brandywineinn.com/

Local White Pages
Find a person locally or nationally. You can even locate caller names using telephone numbers.
http://www.infousa.com/fs/consumer.htm?bas_session={bas_session}&bas_fssession={bas_fssession}&bas_vendor=190000&bas_type=FADP&bas_page=1&bas_action=search&bas_flag=1

Local Yellow Pages
Local and national yellow pages. Search for restaurants, employment, shops etc.
http://www.yellowbook.com

Moving Information
Manage the moving and relocation process with mortgage quotes and calculators, address change, utility transfer, city profiling, self storage locator, moving van line and moving truck rental quotes.
http://www.monstermoving.com/

Moving Solutions for Relocating
Information on all different solutions associated with relocating.
http://moving.com

Relocation Central
A comprehensive, nationwide resource for the latest relocation/moving information organized by city and categories of interest from apartments to zoos.
http://www.relocationcentral.com/

Rental Information
Rental Information on properties in the area.
http://www.realtytimes.com/rtnews/rtcpages/apartments.htm

Salary Information
Free salary information, salary and benefits advice, career and job search help. Hundreds of salary surveys, compensation reports, and useful links.
http://www.salary.com/

School

Delaware State College
Information on Delaware State College
http://www.dsc.edu

Delaware Technical & Community College
Information on Delaware's Technical Colleges.
http://www.dtcc.edu/

Department of Education
Information on Delaware's Education system.
http://www.doe.state.de.us/

Graduate School Programs
Source of graduate school programs information. Find thousands of graduate programs by curriculum or by school.
http://www.gradschools.com/

Independent School Guide for Delaware and Chester, PA
Private school information.
http://www.wilmington.com/sections/schguide.htm

School Feeder Patterns
Information on where your kids will go to school if they live in Delaware.
http://dataservice.org/mli

The School Report Express
Provide information you can use yo identify school districts that meet your family's educational needs and goals.
http://www.homefair.com/sr_home.html

University of Delaware
Information on Delaware's largest University.
http://www.udel.edu

Widner College
Information on Widners undergraduate program and Widners law school.
http://www.widner.edu

Wilmington College
Information on Wilmington College.
http://www.ravenet.com/wcol/default.htm

Weather

10 Day Local Weather Forcast
Weather forcast for Tri-State area.
http://www.weather.com/weather/local/19810