With my long tenure in real estate, wearing many hats, I finally decided to take my Mediation and Ombudsman experience out on my own and created Texas Real Estate Mediation Services. The Texas contracts have a mandatory Mediation clause in every contract. Whenever something goes wrong and an age
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07/14/2017
I have been a REALTOR for nearly 17 years. I've worn many hats within the Realtor community including Ombudsman, Mediator, and property tax Arbitrator. I also sit on the Professional Standards Committee for the Texas Assocaition of Realtors. After all this time, I've just been nominated to the T
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07/13/2017
Today is Alyssa's 9th birthday. This is her last year in single digits. Where has the time flown? I think this past year was the longest year. I kept thinking, "she's only 8?" She sometimes thinks she knows everything, I'm not sure where she gets that from! I've told her that I'm always right, a
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11/15/2016
It's been two years since I blogged. With Facebook and Social Media, I had decided blogging wasn't really worth my time anymore. Over the past two years, I've noticed less and less people contacting me to buy and sell because they weren't seeing "all over the place" anymore with my wonderful fun
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11/08/2016
Lake Pointe in Bee Cave Austin TX is one of my favorite neighborhoods. It's located in the highly regarded Lake Travis school district (LTISD), has an elementary school right in the neighborhood so kids can easily walk to and from school, and has a community pool, park, and basketball court. What
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11/08/2016
Yesterday, I had the honor of being part of a Realtor panel for the Platinum Top 5 group at the Austin Board of Realtors. There were four different panels, about varying parts of the business. I was on the panel about Agent Courtesy. We talked about communication with other agents and negotiatin
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10/09/2014
Senna Hills is a great community that's just West of Austin and feeds into the fabulous school district called Eanes ISD. For several years, I gave the Senna Hill's homeowners a hard time for over-pricing their properties. They always had this perception that their properties were made of gold an
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10/06/2014
I have a great new listing in Travis Landing, overlooking the main water basin of Lake Travis. It's the highest property in the area, and the views are worth $5,000,000 on their own, and you're in luck because the seller is offering this house for a mere $1M in order for the buyer to enjoy the vi
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09/25/2014
I cannot believe it's been more than 20 years since I walked the stage at Moody Coliseum at SMU in Dallas. I'm revealing my age by saying I graduated in May of 1994 from JJ Pearce High School in Richardson TX. (This picture was taken the Summer before Senior year, before I got contacts a couple o
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09/18/2014
There is no such thing as a "Failed" inspection on a house. Nor is there an inspection that is considered a "Pass". Inspections are done for buyers who want to know more information about the house they are thinking about purchasing. These are deemed "informational purposes only." In most states
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09/18/2014
