ike: Retreat in Galveston
- 10/13/08 09:59 AM
This past week I had the opportunity to attend the Texas RE/MAX Top 250 Individuals Retreat. This had been planned for a while to be held at Moody Gardens in Galveston, TX. When Ike struck the coast with all his force and fury, we were certain the retreat would be canceled or relocated. About 2 weeks ago, we all received emails saying the retreat was on at Moody Gardens. Although there was not a great crowd of agents that attended, it was a fabulous conference. Big thanks to RE/MAX of Texas for that. BUT the important thing about this conference was … (1 comments)
ike: Should Sellers show with no Power? It boils down to Motivation
- 09/27/08 03:36 AM
As mentioned in a previous blog, I have some clients here from out of state to buy a home. They will be moving here and starting a new job on November 1. This is specifically a house hunting trip; pre-approved, down payment in the bank, motivated buyer. They identified several homes via the internet before arriving that they wanted to see. Luckily and miraculously, none of the homes they wanted to see had a tree crush it, windows blown out, etc by Hurricane Ike. But some areas here are slow to regain electricity. One of the top 3 choices they wanted … (4 comments)
ike: Buyers after Ike!
- 09/24/08 06:45 AM
The Houston, TX market is a strange one indeed. Aren't they all? Hurricane Ike brought the mosquitos in swarms but luckily, it brought buyers. We are not in as depressed a market as much of the USA but lately buyers have been in short supply. Since Ike's exit from the area, we have had cooler temperatures and somewhat less humidity. I am not sure if that is what has brought out the buyers or if it is just coincidence. I sure would like to have the insight to know and a crystal ball but more than that, I am thankful to … (0 comments)
ike: Power to the People!
- 09/16/08 09:37 AM
Ike and all his fury has been here and gone. I was fortunate--limbs down in the yard, pool a mess but no real damage. One of my best friends had a tree fall through the house and everything is a mess. Of course, I had the home listed for sale so there is one less listing on the market. But you know, that is not what is important. Her kitchen was wet everywhere, the beautiful wood floors buckled, sheet rock has to be cut out; the list goes on and on. One huge blessing we had was a break from normal … (5 comments)
ike: Ike is coming, am I ready?
- 09/11/08 03:17 PM
I started my day early preparing to hunker down. After a breakfast meeting, I headed straight to the grocery for all the things I thought we had to have for Ike: food, ice, water, batteries, snacks, chlorine bleach. (I forgot instant coffee; I hope to find some tomorrow.) Then I headed to the gas station to fill up. Went home, unloaded groceries, and went out to get gas in the other car, picked up two bottles of Propane gas and ran to the office. One thing we do when a storm is coming is call clients to have them remove their … (0 comments)
This past week I had the opportunity to attend the Texas RE/MAX Top 250 Individuals Retreat. This had been planned for a while to be held at Moody Gardens in Galveston, TX. When Ike struck the coast with all his force and fury, we were certain the retreat would be canceled or relocated. About 2 weeks ago, we all received emails saying the retreat was on at Moody Gardens.
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