Features of The Foreclosure Widget

Desktop Widgets are mini-applications that let you perform common tasks and provide you with fast access to information. With a single click, desktop widgets are loaded providing easy access to frequently used functions like weather, stock tickers, flight information and more - instantly. Widgets disappear just as easily, so you can get back to what you were doing.

Foreclosure Widget™ instantly connects you to our database of pre-foreclosure, foreclosure, bankruptcy, FSBO (for sale by owner) and tax lien listings. Quickly and conveniently search for listings by city, state and/or zip code from your desktop. Further refine your search by price range, bedrooms and bathrooms. Foreclose Widget™ keeps you connected to discounted real estate listings - ultimately saving you time and money.

Foreclosure Widget™ comes in three flavors, (1.) Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger operating system or newer, (2.) Yahoo! Widgets and our (3.) flash website widget.

1. Mac OS X Dashboard Widget (v10.4 or Newer)

Dashboard is an application for Apple's Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger operating system, used for hosting mini-applications known as widgets. It is a semi-transparent layer that is invisible to the user unless activated by a hotkey, which can be set to the user's preference.

When Dashboard is activated, the user's desktop is dimmed and widgets fade into the foreground. Like application windows, they can be moved around, rearranged, deleted, and recreated (so that more than one of the same Widget is open at the same time, possibly with different settings). New widgets can be opened, via a menu bar, by dragging their icon out into the layer. After loading, the widget is ready for use.

Back of Widget

List type
This pull down menu will allow you to search either all or specific lists in our database such as - preforeclosures, foreclosures, bankruptcies, FSBOs and tax liens - for the region or zip code that you enter.

Sort by
This pull down menu allows you to sort list types by Days on System (DOS), Listing Type, Date Filed, Street, City, State, Zip Code, Price, Bedrooms, Bathrooms and Price. Simply select the option for which you would like to sort from the pull down menu and the listings will be sorted accordingly.

City
Enter either the city or zip code - not both - to view specific listings within the state that you are currently searching.

Zip
Enter either the city or zip code - not both - to view specific listings within the state that you are currently searching.

State
From the pull down menu the user can select the desired state and the widget will provide listings that match this criteria.

Beds
Enter the exact number of bedrooms and the widget will return listings that match this criteria.

Baths
Enter the exact number of bathrooms and the widget will return listings that match this criteria.

Price
Listings usually have a price associated with them. Use this field to narrow your search and find listings in your budget. Using the pull down menus, for example, you can search only listings that cost between $100,000-$225,000.

Access Code
Gives you unlimited nationwide access to full listing data.

Front of Widget

DOS
Days on System describes the amount of time that a listing has been available in our database.

Type
We currently provide five different listing types in our database, including foreclosures, preforeclosures, bankruptcies, FSBOs (For Sale By Owner) and tax liens.

Street
Subscribers have access to the precise street address for every listing. Also use this link to access the complete property details.

City
These fields describe the location of a listing. We allow you to also conveniently sort your search by any of these areas.

Zip
These fields describe the location of a listing. We allow you to also conveniently sort your search by any of these areas.

Price
Asking price of the listing.

BD/BH
Number of bedrooms and bathrooms.

Displaying
This figure represents the number of listings displayed on the page during your current search. It is simply there to assist you - it is NOT a listing identification number.

i
The search interface of the widget is loaded when the "i" located in the lower right corner of the widget is clicked by the users mouse.

Communications Console
This area is for communicating updates, changes and related information and offers.

*Note
If the heading type is underlined it can be sorted by ascending or descending order by simply clicking on it.

Installing and removing Mac OS X Dashboard widgets

Downloading, installing, and removing Dashboard widgets has been greatly improved in Mac OS X 10.4.2 and later. For the best widget installation experience, be sure to update to the latest version of Mac OS X 10.4.

Downloading and installing a widget in Mac OS X 10.4.2 or later

If you have the "Open 'safe' files after downloading" option selected in Safari preferences, a safety alert will appear when you click a link to download a widget, which is typically a .zip archive (if it's not, see the next paragraph below). When you click the Download button in the dialog, Safari downloads the .zip archive, automatically decompresses it, and then opens the file.

If you don't have this Safari preference set, the downloadable file isn't a .zip archive, or you're using a different web browser, click the download link to download the file to your default location. Double-click the compressed file to expand it, then double-click the resulting widget (.wdgt) file to start the install process.

Once Safari (or you) opens the widget file, you'll see a Widget Installer dialog that asks if you want to install the widget and open it in Dashboard. Click Install to take your widget out for a test drive.

Test driving your widget

Once you click Install, your new widget appears in Dashboard in temporary "test drive" mode, allowing you to play around with it before deciding whether you want to keep it or not. While in "test drive" mode, you can try out all the widget's features. If you decide to keep it, click the Keep button. If you want to delete it, you guessed it, click Delete.

If you keep the widget, the Mac OS copies the file to ~/Library/Widgets/. If you click the Delete button instead, the OS moves the widget to the Trash. If you change your mind in the future and decide that you want to install it, simply download it again (or rescue it from the Trash if it's still there).

Tip: Wondering where your installed widgets reside? Find them in either:

• The /Library/Widgets folder (for all users; these are usually Apple-installed ones that you shouldn't remove), or
• An individual user's ~/Library/Widgets folderÑthe tilde (~) represents your Home folder.

If they're anywhere else, they won't appear in Dashboard or the Widget Bar.

Removing or disabling widgets

If you want to remove or disable widgets in Mac OS X 10.4.2 or later, meet Widget Manager! To access Widget Manager, simply do this:

1. In Dashboard, open the Widget Bar by clicking the plus sign (+) button.
2. Click the Manage Widgets button on the left side of the screen, or click the Widgets widget in the Widget Bar.



3. Widget Manager appears and displays a list of all your installed widgets.



4. Deselect the checkbox next to any widget that you want to make disappear from Dashboard. You can sort widgets in the Widget Manager by name or by added date (this doesn't change their order in the Widget Bar).Note: Deselecting a widget in Widget Manager disables it so that it doesn't appear in Dashboard, but it doesn't completely delete the widget from your computer.
5. To remove third-party widgets, click the red remove button (it looks like a red circle with a horizontal white line through it) to the right of the widget. When you do, this alert appears:

   "(Name of widget) Move this widget to the Trash?"

   "Click OK to remove the widget from Dashboard and put it in the Trash.

Notes

1. You can only remove widgets that are in ~/Library/Widgets/. You cannot remove Apple-supplied widgets that are installed in /Library/Widgets/ with Widget Manager.
2. If you manually install a widget into /Library/Widgets, you cannot remove it with Widget Manager.

History lesson: How widgets work in Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.4.1

If you use Safari in Mac OS X 10.4 or 10.4.1 only, have the "Open 'safe' files after downloading" option selected, and download a widget in .zip format, the widget automatically installs into ~/Library/Widgets.

However, if you download a widget under other circumstances (as we described above), when you double-click the widget file to open it in Dashboard, the widget won't appear in the Widget Bar unless you manually move the .wdgt file to the ~/Library/Widgets folder. Also, if you close the widget, you'll need to double-click the original widget to open it in Dashboard again.

As for removing widgets in Mac OS X 10.4.1 and 10.4, you must manually remove a widget from the ~/Library/Widgets folder in the Finder to delete it from the Dashboard Widget BarÑthere is no Widget Manager (for instructions, see "Removing a Dashboard widget from the Widget Bar in Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.4.1").

Once you've installed the Foreclosure Widget™ you're ready to begin using it. Click here to get started.

2. Yahoo! Widget for Windows and Mac OS X 10.3.9 and up

Yahoo! Widgets is a free application platform for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows. The software was previously called Konfabulator, but after being acquired by computer services company Yahoo! it was rebranded. The name Konfabulator was subsequently reinstated [1] as the name of the underlying rendering engine. The engine uses a JavaScript runtime environment combined with an XML interpreter to run small applications referred to as Widgets, and hence is part of a class of software applications called widget engines.

Yahoo Widget Engine includes some default Widgets to get users started, including a weather Widget, a digital clock, and a calendar among other things. However, many will want to customize their desktop and look for Widgets that perform tasks not met by the default set of Widgets. Some of the more popular ones include a world timezone clock, dedicated countdown timers, simple RSS feed readers, and webcam viewers. You can get these wide variety of widgets from their website [1] or from the bundled "Yahoo! Widget Gallery" Widget.

Listing Interface

DOS
Days on System describes the amount of time that a listing has been available in our database.

Hide/Minimize Widget
The widget is minimized when the located in the upper right corner of the widget is clicked by the users mouse.

Type
We currently provide five different listing types in our database, including foreclosures, preforeclosures, bankruptcies, FSBOs (For Sale By Owner) and tax liens.

Street
Subscribers have access to the precise street address for every listing. Also use this link to access the complete property details.

City
These fields describe the location of a listing. We allow you to also conveniently sort your search by any of these areas.

Zip
These fields describe the location of a listing. We allow you to also conveniently sort your search by any of these areas.

Price
Asking price of the listing.

BD/BH
Number of bedrooms and bathrooms.

Displaying
This figure represents the number of listings displayed on the page during your current search. It is simply there to assist you - it is NOT a listing identification number.

Search/Settings Interface
The search/settings interface of the widget is loaded when the " " located in the lower right corner of the widget is clicked by the users mouse.

Communications Console
This area is for communicating updates, changes and related information and offers.

*Note
If the heading type is underlined it can be sorted by ascending or descending order by simply clicking on it.

Search Interface

List type
This pull down menu will allow you to search either all or specific lists in our database such as - preforeclosures, foreclosures, bankruptcies, FSBOs and tax liens - for the region or zip code that you enter.

Sort by
This pull down menu allows you to sort list types by Days on System (DOS), Listing Type, Date Filed, Street, City, State, Zip Code, Price, Bedrooms, Bathrooms and Price. Simply select the option for which you would like to sort from the pull down menu and the listings will be sorted accordingly.

City
Enter either the city or zip code - not both - to view specific listings within the state that you are currently searching.

Zip
Enter either the city or zip code - not both - to view specific listings within the state that you are currently searching.

State
From the pull down menu the user can select the desired state and the widget will provide listings that match this criteria.

Beds
Enter the exact number of bedrooms and the widget will return listings that match this criteria.

Baths
Enter the exact number of bathrooms and the widget will return listings that match this criteria.

Price
Listings usually have a price associated with them. Use this field to narrow your search and find listings in your budget. Using the pull down menus, for example, you can search only listings that cost between $100,000-$225,000.

Access Code
Gives you unlimited nationwide access to full listing data.

Installing Yahoo! Widgets

You must first install the Yahoo! Widget application in order to run the Foreclosure Widget as well as any other Yahoo! widget. You can download the Yahoo! Widgets application from http://widgets.yahoo.com/upgrade/.

The Yahoo! Widgets application and Yahoo! Widgets run on Macintosh and Windows computers:

1. The Yahoo! Widgets application for Windows runs on Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2000. We recommend that you have the latest service packs and updates for these operating systems.
2. The Yahoo! Widgets application for Macintosh runs on any Macintosh computer running Mac OS X 10.3 or greater.

Note that some installations require an administrator's ID and password, depending on your privileges.

1. Download both the installer and the zipped file of starter Widgets.
2. Launch the installer. After installation, do not start Yahoo! Widgets.
3. Unzip the starter Widget zip into My Documents\My Widgets for Microsoft Windows. For Apple OS X, unzipping puts a Widgets folder on the desktop; to install the set, drag the folder to Documents.
4. Start Yahoo! Widgets from Start > Programs > Yahoo! Widgets or Applications:Yahoo! Widgets.

You can access all your Widgets by selecting Open Widget from the gear menu in the dock, Windows system tray, or OS X menu bar. For more information about the Widget Dock, refer to this article.

Installing Yahoo! Widgets Foreclosure Widget™

Once you've installed the Yahoo! Widgets application you will be able to install and run our Foreclosure Widget™. Simply download and unzip the foreclosure widget installer file. To complete the installation, double click the installer file entitled "foreclosure.widget".

Once you've installed the Foreclosure Widget™ you're ready to begin using it. Click here to get started.

3. Foreclosure Widget for your Website or Blog

The foreclosure widget for your website is a little mini-application that you can put into your blog or web page. You can put it on any blog or web page that you own. This can include:

• Your blog on Blogger, Typepad, or Wordpress.
• Your profile on MySpace or Facebook.

Why would you want to add the foreclosure widget™ to your website or blog?

Foreclosure Widget™ for your website can provide the readers of your page information, functionality, or even a little bit of fun. Embed our flash foreclosure widget on your website or blog and users can search any zip code for the latest foreclosure listings. Its easy, fun and adds value to your website. In addition, embedding our widget on your website can be profitable.

As an affiliate you can earn recurring commissions on subscriptions you refer and continue to profit from accounts that remain active. Experience this revenue for free with no long-term commitment. Monitor your revenue with a monthly traffic statistics report and commission tally.

Choose from five different website widgets;

• Foreclosure Widget
• Pre-Foreclosure Widget
• FSBO (For Sale By Owner)
• Bankruptcy
• Tax Lien Certificates

After selecting your desired widget, enter your affiliate id so you can earn recurring commissions from your referred subscriptions. Next, press the "Generate Code" button and the page will display the code needed to generate the widget for your website or blog. Simply highlight, copy and paste the code into the area of your website in which you would like the widget to appear.

Adding value and adding revenue to your website is easy with Foreclosure Widget™ for your website or blog. Click here to get started.

4. Access Code - Unlock the Full Power of the Widget

The opportunity to build wealth with foreclosures has never been greater than now. Whether you're a first-time home buyer or a full-time real estate investor foreclosures present an excellent opportunity for purchasing real estate at a deep discount. When you invests in foreclosures, it isn't uncommon to purchase valuable properties for 30%, 40% up to 50% below appraised market value. Purchasing real estate at wholesale prices ensures a profit when it comes time to sell the property.

With an "Access Code" you can unlock the complete functionality of the foreclosure Widget. With an "Access Code" users will gain access to the following information:

• The complete address of the property
• The sellers, name, phone and email address
• Property information such as, price, bedrooms, bathrooms, living area size and zoning classification.
• Property tax roll information, lot size, total sqft, taxable value, year built, last sale date.
• Access to the investors directory including, rehab lenders, wholesale/rehabbers, investment clubs and note buyers
• Access to the resource center which includes, legal forms, contractors, moving quotes, full title and deed search tool and foreclosure discussion area
• Access to the school information including, public elementary, middle, high school and other private schooling institutions
• All of this and much much more.

Start the FREE 7-Day Trial and get your "Access Code" today. If you choose not to cancel after the FREE 7-Day Trial your membership will automatically renew. The cost thereafter is only $9.95 for each additional week. This subscription is billed directly to your credit card on a monthly basis, four weeks at a time, thirty nine dollars and eighty cents per month. Renewals will automatically be billed until you cancel your subscription. If you decide not to receive the subscription simply cancel your account during the FREE 7-Day Trial period and no charges will occur.

Click here to get your "Access Code" and start the FREE 7-Day Trial