find austin realtors: Betina's Green Living Tips #2 from your south Austin Realtor - 02/28/10 05:23 PM
Betina's Green Living Tips#2
Reduce what you consume. Now I don't mean go on a diet, I mean reduce your households consumption. You can do this in a multitude of ways every day. The little things add up and have a real impact. Here are a few tips to reduce your homes trash and help make the planet a little greener!
•1. Buy items like dish soap, laundry soap, shampoo, and paper products in bulk. This reduces the amount of packaging you bring into your home.
•2. Buy products that are made from recycled materials. Paper towels are almost always available … (2 comments)
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find austin realtors: When looking for a local real estate agent how do you choose one to help you find the perfect Austin home? - 11/29/09 09:37 AM
People find real estate agents in a number of ways. Ask friends or family if they liked their Realtor or Broker that helped them buy their home. You can also look online, thumb through the yellow pages, scan the neighborhood newsletter to see who advertises in the newsletter, or just walk into a local real estate office. Unless your getting a personal referral from friends or family it can be a toss up as to the kind of service you receive. Big real estate companies often hire hundreds of agents and each gives different levels of service. Some are better than … (5 comments)
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find austin realtors: The First time home buyers $8000 Tax Credit deadline may be extended! - 10/29/09 04:21 PM
My contacts at Gracy Title of South Austin just shared some great news. Granted this is something we have thought was in the works, but the powers that be had not announced anything until now. The program may be extended as it is today or it may have some modifications, that is yet to be decided. So if your unsure about waiting, the time to buy a home is now. In order to qualify for the tax credit you must: make no more than $75K a year, be a first time home buyer (if you have not owned a home in three … (3 comments)
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find austin realtors: I just received this message from SOS about Austin's water debate scheduled for Thursday! - 09/15/09 10:11 PM
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find austin realtors: Austin Texas is set to recover from the recession before most of the country! - 09/15/09 04:37 PM
People always ask me how Austin's economy is doing. My answer is while the rest of the country is not faring so well, we seem to be doing fine. Historically Texas is the last state into a recession and the first one to come out of it. Now I have some more solid information to back this up. Recently the Austin Business Journalreported that according to IHS Global Insight of Lexington Massachusetts Austin is poised to be one of the first cities out of the slump.
"Austin and San Antonio will be the first two U.S. cities to recover from the … (7 comments)
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find austin realtors: Good deeds do go unpunished, in fact they can be rewarded! - 08/20/09 11:30 AM
If you report good deeds the person doing the good deed can be rewarded. All you need to do is report them to the Samaritan Center for Counseling and Pastoral Care. This is an Austin non-profitorganization that rewards good Samaritans for doing good deeds. They are holding a contest for the next six weeks (through September 30th, 2009). The total prize package is worth about $5000 and prizes include:iMAC computer, iPhone, and various other Apple products. If you want to nominate a good Samaritan simply go to www.recognizegood.com. Finally good deeds DO go unpunished. Please reward those that make the world … (0 comments)
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find austin realtors: New seat-belt laws in Texas affect everyone that drives starting September 1st. - 08/20/09 10:50 AM
The state of Texas just passed stronger seat-belt laws to protect both drivers and passenger on our roads. Starting September 1st, 2009 the changes will be in effect. The bill that makes these changes is called House Bill 537 and was produced by Leo Berman a Republican from Tyler Texas. These changes were put in place because according to the Texas Department of Transportation 183 people died and 4046 people were injured when riding in cars or trucks without wearing seatbelts in 2008. If you break this law the fine will be $25 or $50 if adults in the back seat … (2 comments)
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find austin realtors: Austin City Limits Festival (ACL) tickets sell out in record time this summer! - 08/20/09 10:28 AM
Living in Austin means you get front row seats to many music events. OK maybe not front row seats, but you get first crack at tickets to our local music events. For example Austin City Limits Festival is a very popular attraction that has attendees and bands from all over the world. This year tickets were sold out in record time. Apparently this years music line up created such demand for tickets, they sold out faster than the last eight years. I am guessing scalpers will be selling some on CraigsList and EBay at inflated prices. The popularity of ACL is … (2 comments)
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find austin realtors: Chili cook-offs in Texas are a fun way to beat the heat with friends - 08/10/09 09:48 AM
The Hardeman's House of Hellfire Chili Cook-Off is rockin the house and raising money for the Blue Dog Rescue!
Allow me to start at the beginning. It all started at a campsite in a park far, far away on the Frio River. There were campers grilling dinner after a long day on the cool river. One of these campers had a huge steak marinated in some special sauce and it was sizzling away on the fire. There were several campers that brought their dogs to this weekend of outdoor fun and games. Apparently one of the dogs snatched this steak and … (10 comments)
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find austin realtors: Trail Bandits are destroying Barton Creek Greenbelt! - 08/09/09 11:16 AM
Barton Creek Greenbelt was created many years ago to provide Austinites with a multitude of trails to walk, hike and bike around Austin. Since the beginning there have been a few people cutting out rogue trails in the park at the southwest corner of HWY360 and South MOPAC. Right now there are about 65 miles of trails and about 63% of them are not legal or not created by the parks department. The Austin Parks and Recreation Department maintains all of the authorized trails in the Austin parks.
For many years they have tried to protect the unauthorized trails from use by roping off … (4 comments)
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find austin realtors: The Austin Moonlight Margarita Madness Run and Gala is August 6th, 2009! - 08/07/09 03:15 PM
The fifth annual Moonlight Margarita 5K Run and Gala is August 6th starting at eight o'clock. The 5-K Run and Gala will benefit the Trail Foundation. the races starting line is at Veterans Drive under Mopac/Loop One. There will be walk-up registration from 5:00-8:00pm for those that did not pre-register on-line.the course will follow Town Lake (AKA Lake Ladybird) to the east all the way to San Antonio Street and loop back past the Town Lake Animal Center and around to Veterans Drive. Once the 5-K race is complete the party starts at the grounds of the American Legion Hall just behind … (1 comments)
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find austin realtors: How can you prevent Historic Homes from being destroyed in Austin Texas? - 08/07/09 02:29 PM
How can you prevent Historic Homes from being destroyed in Austin Texas? Step up and volunteer to help draft the proposal to create another Historic District in Austin Texas. At the moment the JHNA Historic Committees is asking for comments to draft the new proposal. Please consider volunteering and helping to determine the criteria for inclusion in the Local Historic District.
The first home on Austin's Judges Hill was built by Elijah Sterling Clark in 1851 by the corner of San Gabriel and 18th Street. Sadly it was demolished in 1966, because it was unprotected. The West Hill District has … (0 comments)
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find austin realtors: Austin Texas's Town Lake Animal Center saves dogs and cats by adoption every day! - 08/07/09 01:21 PM
The Town Lake Animal Center in Austin Texas saves dogs and cats every day. They are open for adoption Monday through Friday 11:30-7:00pm and Saturday and Sunday from 11:30-5:00pm. The facility is located at 1156 W. Cesar Chavez on the north side of Town Lake (AKA Lake Ladybird) and is just west of South Lamar Boulevard. They are dedicated to the humane treatment of animals and they are advocates of spaying and neutering pets and educating pet owners. The facility is operated by the City of Austin and Travis County. They provide care and shelter to over 22,000 animals every … (5 comments)
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find austin realtors: Looking for a great Happy Hour in Austin TX? Here are my favorites! - 08/05/09 08:55 AM
Finding a great happy hour location is one way Austinites beat the summer heat. What better way to escape the oppressive heat than to slide into an air-conditioned establishment and have a frosty cold drink. If you like the heat there are a few places that offer an outdoor patio.
Saba Blue Water Grill-on 4th street across from Charlies. They have happy hour 4-7 with half price appetizer's and Mojitos for only $4. and Saba Martini's for $5! Their appetizer's are spectacular!
Cork & Company- on Congress next to Manuel's. Happy Hour is from 3-7 and you can have some amazing … (5 comments)
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find austin realtors: Open House today from 1-4 at 3405 Split Rock Trail in sought after Shady Hollow (Austin TX) - 08/02/09 09:13 AM
This Sunday from 1-4 there will be an open house in Austin's sought after neighborhood called Shady Hollow. This neighborhood is comprised of homes on larger than average lots of .40 acre and larger. The homes tend to be one story with the occasional two story home. The neighborhood began in the mid 1970's. Shady Hollow has a wonderful community center and a pool. Shady Hollow also has a comptetive swim team called the Shady Hollow Stingrays. The neighborhood is close to plentiful shopping and dining options. Since Shady Hollow is surrounded by Austin, but outside the Austin City Limits there are no … (4 comments)
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find austin realtors: "Earth Energy Audits" in Austin Texas - 07/21/09 02:42 PM
There are a number of companies providing the new Energy Audit in Austin Texas. I found one that is very earth friendly that is called Earth Energy Audits. There materials are all printed on recycled paper and they try do leave a small footprint on the Earth. They perform the new Energy Audits that are now required by the City of Austin for all homes sold in Austin that receive their power from the City of Austin Utilities. The new audit must be performed prior to sale/closing of Austin homes. This law took effect as of June 1st, 2009.
There are a … (5 comments)
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find austin realtors: Do you ever take advice about finding a home from famous people? - 07/17/09 11:38 AM
Who knew that famous people have opinions about Austin area real estate? Recently Craig Rutman brought this little gem to my attention. I could not be happier. Check this out.
If you are in the market for a new home and are not presently working with a Realtor, call me.
I would be happy to help you through the process of buying a home. I specialize in Relocation
and I have a network of experts to make the process easy to navigate.
I look forward to the opportunity to earn your business.Betina Foreman, Realtor
Keller Williams Real Estate
1801 S. … (13 comments)
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find austin realtors: Austin Texas Home Sales Market Statistics for June 2009 - 07/15/09 02:17 PM
If you are in the market for a new home and are not presently working with a Realtor, please call me.
I would be happy to help you through the process of buying a home. I specialize in Relocation
and I have a network of experts to make the process easy to navigate.
I look forward to the opportunity to earn your business.Betina Foreman, Realtor
Keller Williams Real Estate
1801 S. Mopac, Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78746 512-771-6318 BetinaForemanRealtor@yahoo.com Betina@KW.com www.ZilkerParkHomes.com
Member: Austin Board of Realtors, Texas Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors, ActiveRain, Trulia-Top Voices, and Zillow-Neighborhood … (0 comments)
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find austin realtors: A few quick ideas to update your home for little or no money - 07/03/09 12:33 PM
Are you looking for an effective way to add value to your home? We live in our homes on a daily basis so often we stop noticing the little things around the house. You might ask a friend to walk through your home and make some suggestions as to what would perk up your existing home. Today I will do that walk through with you on a virtual tour. Here are a few suggestions that may breathe life into a tired home.
Add a deck or redo/expand your existing deck. Adding a deck adds a virtual new room to your home … (8 comments)
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find austin realtors: It is raining at my house right now & I could not be happier! - 06/30/09 10:15 AM
As many of you know central Texas has been in a drought for a few years now. The grass is brown and the trees are stressed and some are even dying. Today I woke up to the sound of thunder. I swear I had almost forgotten what it sounds like! So I came out on the back porch with my coffee to enjoy the wave of cool air that this thunderstorm brought. My back porch was a blissful 74 degrees!! For the last week our temperatures have been ranging from 90-108 everyday.
We have not had any appreciable rain in well over two … (5 comments)
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