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Hemochromatosis: Three Years Later

August 15, 2019 by Kyle Clayton in Health

Get an update on my Hemochromatosis Journey after three years of treatment!

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August 15, 2019 /Kyle Clayton
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Hemochromatosis: The Roller Coaster

August 16, 2018 by Kyle Clayton in Health

This month marks two years since I was diagnosed and began my treatment for hemochromatosis. Just as a refresher, hemochromatosis means your body stores too much iron or ferritin. It is stored in the organs, joints, and is toxic! Too much iron can lead to cancer, arthritis, organ failure, and other scary stuff!

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August 16, 2018 /Kyle Clayton
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GREEN Designation, Explained

April 18, 2018 by Kyle Clayton in real estate, Health

Last week, I became a GREEN Designee with the National Association of REALTORS®. A designation in real estate signifies extra education or experience, that an REALTOR® receives in their career. So it was only appropriate that my first designation was the GREEN one!

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April 18, 2018 /Kyle Clayton
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The Benefits of Owning a Home.

January 10, 2018 by Kyle Clayton in real estate, personal growth, housing market

We all need a place to call home and feel comfortable. It may be a house, apartment, condo, or townhouse. We all know that finding a place to call home can be a complicated and even become an emotional decision. Especially after the downturn, young people  may be hesitant to buy a home. The good news is homeownership is still beneficial in many ways. 

Health Benefits: Homeowners and their families are generally more engaged in the community surrounding their home. That makes for healthier individuals, mentally and physically, according to Mark Lindblad, research director at the University of North Carolina’s Center for Community Capital. Children who's parents own a home also do better academically. Having a consistent home and a consistent school, helps kids thrive.

Tax Benefits: If you're single or married, without any children, you probably don't have many tax deductions to help lower your overall tax burden. Owning a home automatically allows you to deduct taxes and interest paid that year, up to 10,000 dollars. Make sure you speak with an Accountant to make sure your deductions are correct. 

Stable Costs: Rents are rising in today's market and owning a home, with a fixed rate loan, makes your housing costs predictable. As you pay down the loan amount, your mortgage will cost you even less. Rent is always cheaper in the short term, but owning a home stabilizes that cost and lowers it in the long term. A rental will never do that. 

Build Wealth: Homes typically go up in value. Although that can fluctuate in the short term, home values in the long term are stable. Real Estate is a long term investment so be patient. Even better, there are monthly gains in equity as you continue to pay your mortgage down. The bottom line is that real estate is still a great way to build wealth for you and your family. 

Capital Gains Exclusion: When you sell your primary residence for a profit, you get to keep $250,000 if your single and $500,000 if you're married. You'll pay $0.00 in capital gains taxes. ZERO! You just have to live in the home for five of the last 8 years.

The financial benefits are clear but the social benefits are based on stability. So when thinking of buying a home, make sure you're going to stay there for the long term. Then get a fixed rate mortgage and look for down payment assistance, if needed. That, along with a stable job, will ensure that you reap the financial and social benefits of owning a home.

Need help making those housing decisions? Know someone buying or selling? Please contact me, I'd love to help! Visit: www.teamclayton.com or email kyle@teamclayton.com

January 10, 2018 /Kyle Clayton
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Hemochromatosis: One Year Later

August 08, 2017 by Kyle Clayton in Health, personal growth

This week marks one year since I was diagnosed with Hemochromatosis. Hemochromatosis is when your body absorbs too much Iron.

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August 08, 2017 /Kyle Clayton
hemotology, hematologist, health, hereditary hemochromatosis, hemochromatosis, phlebotomy, blood donation, iron disorder, iron, iron overload, iron in blood, excess iron
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Update: My Hemochromatosis Journey

May 30, 2017 by Kyle Clayton in Health, personal growth

Here's an update on my hemochromatosis!

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May 30, 2017 /Kyle Clayton
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Back to Square One.

October 26, 2016 by Kyle Clayton in Health, personal growth

The roller coaster ride of Hemochromatosis and Iron levels is emotional and stressful. 

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October 26, 2016 /Kyle Clayton
haemochomatosis, haemochromatosis, hematologist, hemotology, too much iron, hereditary hemochromatosis, health, phlebotomy, personal growth, blood donation, excess iron, celtic curse, excessiron
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The Third Time's A Charm!

August 24, 2016 by Kyle Clayton in Health, personal growth

So, as you may have read in last week's blog, things didn't go so well. That's probably the worst it can get for a phlebotomy patient. Not to mention, it was only my second phlebotomy ever! Going in to this week, I was scared. 

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August 24, 2016 /Kyle Clayton
hemotology, haemochomatosis, hereditary hemochromatosis, hemochromatosis, health, phlebotomy, too much iron, doctors, blood test, iron disorder, iron overload, iron in blood, ferritin, iron, plebotomies, personal growth
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Donating Blood and Almost Passed Out!

August 17, 2016 by Kyle Clayton in personal growth, Health

I have Hemochromatosis and every week I have to go in for a Phlebotomy, which is a fancy word for blood donation. Every Tuesday I go in to donate a pint of blood and this week was no exception. Little did I know what a crazy experience it would be.

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August 17, 2016 /Kyle Clayton
hemotology, hematologist, haemochromatosis, hereditary hemochromatosis, health, plebotomies, phlebotomy, too much iron, haemochomatosis, iron overload, iron in blood, iron disorder, iron, blood donation
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What Is Hemochromatosis?

August 10, 2016 by Kyle Clayton in personal growth, Health

I recently found out that I have Hemochromatosis. This means that I have to medically extract the excess iron from my body via phlebotomies. That's a fancy word for donating blood. Learn more about Hemochromatosis and my journey. 

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August 10, 2016 /Kyle Clayton
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