plano tx: Halloween Fall Festival at FBC Plano - 10/31/08 12:04 PM
Tonight, from 6-7:30pm, the First Baptist Church of Plano is having a Fall Festival for the community. This is where Alyssa goes to daycare so we thought we would check it out.
I heard there is going to be face painting and pony rides. And it's FREE! They're also going to … (3 comments)
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plano tx: Do you Censor your Actions so you're not Embarrassed? - 10/29/08 01:14 PM
Do you ever not do something because you're afraid of embarrassing yourself, even in front of people you don't know?
I usually go swimming two to three times a week at the Oak Point Center in Plano, TX. They have a very nice indoor pool. Membership for Plano residents is ONLY … (19 comments)
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plano tx: Plano Balloon Festival Sponsored by RE/MAX- with pictures - 09/22/08 09:03 AM
Instead of just talking about, this year we decided to actually go to the Balloon Festival. It was a lot of fun. It was Alyssa's first Festival and she "people watched" like crazy. It was a beautiful day, not much of a breeze. We saw the Re/Max Parachuters jump, and that … (4 comments)
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plano tx: Plano Toys 'R Us Closing with Great Sale - 09/19/08 01:30 PM
I was out with Alyssa this morning, furniture browsing, as we need a new kitchen table before we put the house on the market. We went to one store and found a couple of options. On our way to the second store, I passed a big yellow sign that read "STORE CLOSING", … (7 comments)
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plano tx: Plano Balloon Festival Sponsored by RE/MAX - 09/09/08 10:23 AM
The Annual Plano Balloon Festival is almost here! This is always a fun time. I never go to the actual festival, but I live a couple of miles from where the balloons take off, so I can see all the action from my back patio or upstairs windows. It's always a … (17 comments)
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plano tx: Divine Consign in Plano TX - 08/28/08 12:56 PM
The BEST baby and toddler consignment sale in DFW starts tomorrow at 8am at the Plano Centre in Plano, TX. This will be my third time to attend. I love being able to buy next-to-new for cheap cheap prices. Babies use toys for such a short period of time, why … (10 comments)
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plano tx: Dallas Metroplex has 10 Cities in Top 100 Best Places - 07/22/08 09:50 AM
Many suburbs of Dallas, TX made CNN Money's top 100 places to live list for 2008. What I find interesting is that 10 cities in the Dallas area made the list, but only 1 city from the Austin area made the list, Round Rock. Of those 10 cities, I have to admit, I'm shocked … (6 comments)
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plano tx: Richardson TX Woods of SpringCreek TurnAbout - 07/21/08 02:21 PM
My community, Woods of SpringCreek in Richardson, TX finally received the turnabout they've been talking about for years. Telecom was a dead-end street, but it was never finished off because the plans were to make it a through street.
With enough support from the homeowners, we convinced the City of Richardson … (2 comments)
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plano tx: Richardson Regional Medical Center Almost Complete - 07/21/08 01:40 PM
Last June, I blogged about Richardson TX becoming the new Cancer Hub for the area. Well, it's a year later, and they're almost done with the buildings. Each time I went in for my pregnancy follow ups last year, I would watch out the window as they were working. At that time, … (2 comments)
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plano tx: Richardson TX Opens New Gated Community - 07/21/08 01:26 PM
Brand New Gated Community just starting building it's first spec home, Cantera. Cantera is in North East Richardson TX where I refer to it as the "Red-Headed Step Child of Richardson." I call this area that because it's the city of Richardson, but it's Collin County and Plano Schools, so we sometimes get … (2 comments)
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plano tx: 1429 Coffeyville Trl, Plano, TX 75023 - 04/22/08 01:22 PM
Great house in great condition. This interior corner has a lot of space for family, pets, & entertaining.
There are 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths with a 2 car garage in the Fabulous Plano school district. All this for ONLY $125,000!!
Vaulted Ceilings in the Family Room show off the Brick, … (8 comments)
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plano tx: Dallas Area Property Valuations Going out - 04/07/08 02:02 PM
Please keep an eye out for your new Property Tax valuations in the mail. They'll be going out the week of May 5. It's very important to look at this document and make sure there are no problems. I am currently working with some home owners who just found out that … (0 comments)
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plano tx: Why are you Still Over Pricing Your House? - 02/27/08 10:37 AM
Why are you still over pricing your house even after all the education I try to give and explain? Over pricing will get you no where. It might get people in the door since people are looking in all types of price ranges, but as soon as they walk in, they'll … (57 comments)
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plano tx: Does the Look of a Neighboring House Effect Value? - 02/26/08 06:11 PM
Does the look of neighboring houses effect the value of your house? Do you have a neighbor who doesn't mow their lawn as often as you would like? Or even if they mow it, is the yard all weeds instead of grass? Do you have a neighbor who loves huge rose … (12 comments)
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plano tx: Sign Petition to Help Make Richardson TX Smoke Free - 01/23/08 01:00 PM
It is time to make Richardson TX smoke free. It's funny that everyone is campaigning for this now, when we just voted in for Richardson to sell beer and wine. You would think that smoking goes hand in hand with beer and wine since smoking at bars is the most common place … (14 comments)
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plano tx: 1712 Valley View Dr, Cedar Hill TX 75104 - 12/06/07 10:06 AM
Sellers are being relocated and are going to miss this beautiful house they call home. Come make it your home for the new year!
CLICK HERE for the Visual Tour!
Fabulous House in Fabulous Condition! There are 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 2 Living Areas and 2 Dining Areas. The views of the back … (4 comments)
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plano tx: 942 Beverly, Cedar Hill TX 75104 - 10/17/07 04:21 PM
Brand New Home in Shenandoah, the new Gated Community in Cedar Hill. Have you ever wanted to live in a Tree House? That's how you'll feel with all the Mature Trees that surround the property. The views from the Upstairs Covered Balcony is to die for!! There are 5 bedrooms, 4.5 … (10 comments)
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plano tx: Plano TX Divine Consign Sale - 09/19/07 09:04 AM
THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER!!!
This is where I spent my evening last night. Plano's Divine Consign is like a huge garage sale for parent's to get rid of their kid stuff without having to worry about organizing a garage sale or haggling prices. I had never heard of this before, … (0 comments)
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plano tx: Richardson TX Schools Rated "Recognized" for Second Straight Year - 09/07/07 10:13 AM
The Richardson Independent School District in Richardson, TX (some residents in Dallas, TX) have achieved the "Recognized" status for its second straight year. This is very hard to do. Richardson is the largest urban district in the state of Texas to achieve this accomplishment!!
Each year, the different campuses, Elementary, Junior, and … (0 comments)
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plano tx: Texas is Out of the Top 10 of Foreclosures!!! - 08/22/07 03:22 PM
All Texas cities are finally out of the top 10 areas for foreclosures. What a huge jump. Texas, as a whole, has been at number one and number 2 a few times...
Dallas is ranked 17th and FtWorth-Arlington area is ranked 13th. So, we're not out of the top 10 by very far, but it's definitely … (2 comments)
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plano tx: Why is Everyone so Sue-Happy? - 08/20/07 03:45 PM
Why is everyone so Sue-Happy? When did our society turn into a society where you can sue someone just because you're unhappy with something? I think it started with the hot coffee spilling in the lap and the massive reward outcome that came with it. Since then, it's lawsuit after lawsuit.
This blog … (21 comments)
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plano tx: Articles with MisInformation about Current Mortgages - 08/20/07 01:43 PM
I am so sick of all the articles that are being published and posted and talked about on the National News stations when they are not true. The final straw for this blog is an article I just read on http://www.dallasnews.com/ real estate section. You can read the full article here.
It … (2 comments)
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plano tx: Showing Houses more Efficiently - 08/20/07 12:48 PM
How do you show houses? How do your clients look at houses?
Here's what I do...
On the first time out, I allow the buyers to kinda do whatever they want to help them feel comfortable in someone elses house. Many are shy about turning on lights and opening up doors and cabinets, so … (24 comments)
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plano tx: Staging Results Gets the Green Out! - 08/10/07 01:28 PM
This house had so much GREEN, when I walked in, I was like, "What are we going to do." My first question was, "How old is this Green carpet?" Mr. Seller states that it's only 3 years old. When I asked why they chose green, the response was that it was … (10 comments)
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plano tx: Why You Shouldn't OverPrice to Sell - 07/19/07 02:54 PM
Many sellers like to test the market. When doing this, they overprice their properties in the hopes that an unsuspecting buyer won't look at the neighborhood history and just offer the full asking price. Here is an example:There is a property in Rowlett, TX. I interviewed for the listing back in … (31 comments)
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plano tx: Garland TX Market Breakdown - 06/27/07 09:06 AM
Garland, TX for many years, was known by people in Richardson and who grew up in Richardson, as the Armpit of Richardson. Over the years, Garland has made a name for itself, and things are changing. Prices of homes are going up. Newer, NICER communities are being built, mostly around Firewheel Golf … (2 comments)
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plano tx: Plano TX Market Breakdown - 06/26/07 06:43 PM
I just posted the results of the Market Breakdown for Richardson, TX. I thought it would be interesting to compare Richardson to Plano, TX. Plano is the next city North, and many people compare the two cities all the time for school districts and neighborhoods. Growing up in Richardson, I'm a … (0 comments)
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plano tx: House Didn't Appraise - 06/13/07 03:16 PM
I've been laughing for a few days about this, so I thought I would blog about it... Granted, the Dallas market does not follow the norm of the "Nationwide" market that the news is always talking about. We never had a bubble and prices have been fairly steady for the past … (31 comments)
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plano tx: Mesquite Home Now Staged and Ready! - 05/21/07 04:22 PM
Here are some before and after pictures of my new listing in Mesquite, TX. With Five kids, it took a couple of extra days to get everything ready, but I'm so glad we waited until today to list it so that extra time was used.
Look what a … (8 comments)
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plano tx: 807 Via Sonoma Mesquite, TX 75150 - 05/21/07 04:05 PM
Great house and versatile floorplan. 4 bedrooms plus a study and two and a half baths. 2 Dining areas. 1 or 2 Living areas, depending on how you do the floorplan. The Current Formal Dining can be 2nd Living area & the Study can be the Formal Dining, right off the Kitchen. The … (2 comments)
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plano tx: Dallas and Collin County Tax Appraisals are Out - 05/07/07 04:45 PM
Ok, I hope you've checked your mail! Tax Assessments for 2007 have gone out. You have until May 31, 2007 to dispute your values. I have already received several emails from people asking about their values.
Also, if you do go to the Appraisal Review Board and you don't like their answer, … (0 comments)
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plano tx: Dallas- April Foreclosures up 18% - 03/16/07 04:20 PM
The list for April's foreclosures has just been tallied and the DFW market is up 18% for April compared to April last year. For the year, foreclosures are up 15%. The main counties break down as follows:
Dallas- 11%- up 1597
Collin- 40%- up 456
Denton- 20%- up 333
Tarrant- 20%- up 1066
Rockwall- 29%- up 63
The … (2 comments)
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plano tx: Remodeling Investment - 03/01/07 02:16 PM
Are you thinking of remodeling your home? Consider the return on your investment before remodeling. Not all remodeling projects yield the same return in increasing your home's value.Updating your kitchen and baths is your best remodeling investment, returning a nearly dollar-for-dollar increase in home resale value. An updated kitchen and bathrooms … (1 comments)
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plano tx: Minimize Your Stresses when Moving - 02/28/07 03:35 PM
For most people, moving to a new residence is a stressful event. Here are some things you can do to minimize tension and worry when you sell your home:* Choose a real estate agent (REALTOR®) who communicates clearly and frequently, keeping you up to speed on every step of the process.* … (2 comments)
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plano tx: Dallas Real Estate- Moving Day - 02/27/07 09:58 AM
Most buyers and sellers consider moving day a real hassle. Here are some things you can do to make it more manageable:* Cut back on your possessions as you pack. Make separate areas for items to be discarded, sold, or donated to charity.* Label all boxes and color-code them by room, … (0 comments)
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plano tx: Internet Marketing - 02/23/07 03:03 PM
Have you wondered what it would take to sell your home for the highest price, in the shortest amount of time, and with a minimum of inconvenience?Besides accurate pricing and an effective marketing campaign, posting your home on the Internet can make a huge difference. The Internet has largely replaced newspapers … (4 comments)
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plano tx: Why Choose Tech Savvy Realtor - 02/22/07 09:35 AM
When you choose a real estate agent, you're selecting someone to represent you in one of the largest financial transactions you may ever undertake. As the Internet continues to simplify the way people research buying and selling homes, there are many good reasons to choose a REALTOR® who can harness the … (4 comments)
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plano tx: Dallas Real Estate- Showing Your House - 02/16/07 11:09 AM
I have found from experience that the activity during the first two weeks a home is on the market tends to predict how long it will take to sell. Potential buyers eagerly jump on new homes on the market.I am an ASP, Accredited Staging Professional. This means that I've taken the … (2 comments)
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plano tx: Dallas Real Estate- First Impressions - 02/14/07 02:47 PM
As you prepare your home for the market, one thing to keep in mind is that you have only one chance to make a first impression. It is absolutely vital that prospective buyers form a good impression of your home--beginning the moment they drive up. You can help create that good … (2 comments)
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