Wishing you and yours a Happy New Year in 2012

Our offices at Tommy Tucker Realty Co. will be closing at 2 p.m. on Friday, December 30Th, so our staff can enjoy time in ringing in the New Year with friends and family. Our offices will reopen for normal business on Tuesday, January 2, 2012 at 8:30 a.m.

Further, we want to wish both our Iowa Regent institutions in the FBS level the very best in today's Pinstripe and Insight bowl games, where Iowa State University and University of Iowa, respectively, are playing on December 30Th. Congratulations on their seasons, respectively.

If you have a service call need, please call and leave a message at 319.365.6956. We appreciate your business and want wish you and yours a Happy New Year in 2012. Robin Tucker's E-mail address is also an option at rtucker@TTRCO.com.

Happy New Year Everyone ...

It has been nice to have a couple days away from the office to celebrate the New Year's Holiday with friends and family. We hope you had a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and an opportunity to welcome in the New Year, as you choose.

We had our first service call of the New Year on Sunday. Thank you to our tenant and service vendor for resolving the matter in a timely fashion and with prudent work.

Be prepared.

Remember to be prepared for emergencies. If you have to call the utility companies, know what to do, whether it be electric, gas or water.

What are your New Year's Resolutions for 2011?

Can we be a part of your real estate or property management needs in 2011. If so, please contact us by e-mail or telephone.

Seeking Client with Four Bedroom Home in Cedar Rapids

• We have a family seeking a four bedroom house in the Cedar Rapids area. They would like to rent the property for 12 months under a Government Lease with the Army Corp of Engineers. Tommy Tucker Realty Co. is an authorized government contractor and we have helped three property owners this past year secure a Government Lease on their property. Can we help you?

Realtor® Preamble

Under all is the land. Upon its wise utilization and widely allocated
ownership depend the survival and growth of free institutions and of our
civilization. REALTORS® should recognize that the interests of the nation and
its citizens require the highest and best use of the land and the widest
distribution of land ownership. They require the creation of adequate housing,
the building of functioning cities, the development of productive industries and
farms, and the preservation of a healthful environment.

Such interests impose obligations beyond those of ordinary commerce. They
impose grave social responsibility and a patriotic duty to which REALTORS®
should dedicate themselves, and for which they should be diligent in preparing
themselves. REALTORS®, therefore, are zealous to maintain and improve the
standards of their calling and share with their fellow REALTORS® a common
responsibility for its integrity and honor.

ttrco

Hello and Happy New Year: Real Estate, Resolutions and one big bowl game this week!

We We want to welcome you to Tommy Tucker Realty Co., Realtors® of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and our blog in 2010 ...

Our company was founded by IL 'Tommy' Tucker in 1958. Tommy has achieved Realtor® Emeritus status with the National Association of Realtors. We had the pleasure to speak with Vicki Cox Golder, 2010 NAR President, recently about a nice visit Ms. Golder had with Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa at the most recent NAR Convention.

Tommy has always been very community oriented, active at the local, State and Federal level in industry and as a Rotarian has always practiced the principal of "Service Above Self."

Senator Grassley told a story about his 1980 campaign. At the time, Chuck didn't know that Vicki already knew Tommy. It was nice to hear about the story from both Tommy and Vicki's points of view. It is a small world.

Robin Tucker, Tommy's youngest son, had the pleasure of joining his father in business in 1988. Robin worked a year and half in public accounting, before returning to Cedar Rapids 22 years ago to become controller for Tommy. Robin became licensed in real estate and today is the Broker/Officer for Tommy Tucker Realty and a Realtor. Robin is a third generation member of the Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids, following his father and his paternal grandfather.

We want to invite you to contact us in 2010 to discuss your real estate and property management needs. Feel free to visit our web site at http://www.ttrco.com/ or search for properties for sale on the MLS. If you are looking for a Rental House in the Cedar Rapids area, click here.

We want to wish you a Happy New Year and wish you the very best in 2010.

On Tuesday, many throughout the State of Iowa, will turn into the 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl from Miami, Florida. The Iowa Hawkeyes (10-2 in 2009) will seek their first BCS bowl win, after two Rose Bowl wins and ten other bowl victories in the program's history. Robin and Tommy were at the 2003 Orange Bowl, when USC beat Iowa 38-17, after a sluggish 10-10 game at halftime for the Hawkeyes.

Publisher Phil Steele had this to say about Iowa's opponent, Georgia Tech (10-2, ACC champion in 2009) in the preseason...

"Tech showed last year that they could play with anyone knocking off three
ranked teams and that was the first year of HC Paul Johnson's (offensive, etc.)
systems. They have 18 starters back and will have one of the top offenses
in the FBS." - Phil Steele

Further, we want to say congratulations to the Iowa State Cyclones (7-6 in 2009), who won the 2009 Insight.com Bowl, when they defeated the Minnesota Golden Gophers 14-13 on New Year's Eve, to pick up their first bowl win, since the 2000 Insight.com Bowl win over Pitt.

Finally, what are your housing resolutions in 2010?

PDF Flyer on Homebuyer Tax Credit that has been extended through April 30, 2010 and expanded to all home buyers.

Through April 30, 2010, national campaign messages will educate consumers about
the extended and expanded home buyer tax credit and urge consumers to contact a
REALTOR® to help them realize their dreams of homeownership. - NAR

Feel free to contact us at 319.365.6956 or e-mail us with questions or service needs.

ttrco

It's January 1, 2010: Happy New Year to you all!

The clocks in Eastern Iowa have hit 12 Midnight!

Happy New Year and we welcome your business in 2010.

ttrco

May we wish you a Happy New Year and Best Wishes in 2010

***Happy New Year 2010 ***

Our office closed early on Thursday, December 31, 2009 for New Year's Eve. We want to wish everyone the very best in 2010.

Our normal operations will resume at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, January 4, 2010.

We want to wish the Iowa State Cyclones and the Iowa Hawkeyes the very best in the Insight and Orange bowls! Go Cyclones, On Iowa!

For service needs, please call 319.365.6956 and leave a detailed message and a Realtor will get back with you. Thank you and Happy New Year from all of us at Tommy Tucker Realty Co.

ttrco

January 5, 2009: We have a 2 BR or 3 BR for rent

Happy New Year

We welcome in the first full week of 2009, with 2 bedroom and 3 bedroom houses for rent.

• 828 14 Street NE - a 2 bedroom available late Jan or early Feb


• 866 14 Street NE - a 2 bedroom w/ hookups and a one stall garage


• 878 14 Street NE - a 2 bedroom w/ hookups and a one stall garage


• 157 Hayes Street SW - a 2 bedroom available in Jan or early Feb


• 390 S 11 Street in Marion - a nice 3 bedroom split foyer w/ 2 stall garage

We invite you to visit our web site to get more information on these properties. If you have real estate questions, please contact us at 319-365-6956 or e-mail us.

Applications are available for each adult interested in occupying the property. There is no application fee to show an interest.

Robin Tucker, Broker/Officer

ttrco

January 2-4, 2009: January dates to remember

• January 1-4, 2009 - Our offices will be closed for the New Year's Holiday
• January 19, 2009 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day (we are open for business)
• January 19, 2009 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Event at 7 p.m.

Our office hours are generally 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, but we handle appointments at various times during the week, subject to availability and scheduling. Do you have a question, you can text a direct message to ttrco or Robin Tucker by using twitter.

We currently have 2 bedroom and 3 bedroom houses for rent in the Cedar Rapids and Marion area. Please visit our web site for more information.

Happy New Year from all of us at Tommy Tucker Realty Co. Please let us know, if we can be of further assistance.

ttrco

January 1, 2009: Happy New Year

We wish you the very best in 2009. If we can be of any assistance in your New Year's Resolutions in 2009, please let us know. Looking for a ...

Enjoying the University of Iowa's Outback Bowl win today and other college bowl games.

Congratulations to the University of Iowa football team in their 2009 Outback Bowl victory today over the University of South Carolina in Tampa, FL to kick off the January 1 college bowl games today. Iowa defeated South Carolina 31-10 and should be a very competitive team again in 2009. RT

News Brief: Iowa State University’s "Cy" Named Capital One Mascot of the Year

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A family tradition of New Year's Resolutions

Today's reflection

LaVerne Tucker, Robin's mother and Tommy's wife, has always been a strong believer in New Year's Resolutions. As she raised her three children, LaVerne would often request New Year's Resolutions from all her guests during the family's New Year's Day dinner that she often hosts.

To break the ice, she would give a piece of paper to all her guests with the following writing on it written straight down the left side of the 8-1/2 x 11 sheet of paper...

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Using the beginning letter, the guest can make a New Year's Resolution statement for each letter, by creating a sentence using each beginning letter for each resolution. By the way, she often would do the same for Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas at other holiday events that LaVerne has hosted over the years. A mother's tradition of New Year's Resolutions and Holiday cheer... one of the many Tucker family traditions celebrated over the years.

Making New Year's Resolutions is healthy, whether one is either formal or informal about it. We encourage you to make your own New Year's Resolutions for 2009. We invite you to make a part of your New Year Resolutions.

We want to thank our customers and clients for their business in 2008 and for those who have been part of our business over the past 50 years. In 2008, we celebrated our 50Th anniversary of service to our community and others throughout the State of Iowa.

In 2009, we look forward to opportunity to serve you or someone you know. Feel free to contact us for a free consultation or meeting to discuss our services.

On behalf of everyone at Tommy Tucker Realty Co. and Professional Management Associates Co., our property management division; we wish you and those close to you, a Happy New Year and the very best in the coming year.

Respectfully submitted by Robin Tucker.

Tommy Tucker Realty Co.
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa USA