LUCY you got some SPLAINING TO DO ... bailout , huh? - 09/28/08 07:57 AM
I loved watching the I LOVE LUCY SHOW, it was very clean funny stuff, Lucy was always messing up and dragging her good friend Ethel with her and Ricky was coming along and cleaning up after her.. fixing it.
But before Ricky fixed anything he would yell out . LUCY YOU … (11 comments)
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Onion Creek Floodzone BUYOUT Yarrabee Bend Austin TEXAS NEW UPDATE UPDATE - 09/27/08 05:32 PM
We seem to be getting closer to the Yarrabee Bend/Onion Creek BUYOUT now. It is slated to start in January 2009, the project is getting ready to start having neighborhood meetings so watch your mailbox for information.
Residents will be invited to a meeting to explain the buyout plan to them … (5 comments)
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Why CONGRESS NEEDS TO HAVE A HEARING ABOUT THE SHORT SALE HANDLING or mishandling by banks - 09/25/08 08:13 AM
This morning I was reading blogs and following some of my favs.. I read Charlie Ragonesi's blogs often http://activerain.com/blogsview/708354/READ-THIS-BLOG-PLEASE because he is so honest and points out the obvious to us, Sometimes I miss the obvious until it is pointed out then my brain starts churning. Today Charlie started the wheels spinning.
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Every Deal has its Drama - 09/24/08 10:46 PM
Drama, is what happens in life that can make it interesting, thrilling, frustrating, overwhelming and outright maddening I've been finding that every deal has its drama.. .and its not all bad. When it is I lose sleep, I overeat (others worry and forget to eat) I worry and fret and then … (10 comments)
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A Good Agent is a Guide thru the Jungle of Real Estate - 09/23/08 06:23 AM
I once saw a poster on a Realtor's wall, oh way back about 1975.. it said GO AHEAD TIGER AND DO IT YOURSELF. the pictures were of a man stalking a new home thru a jungle with pitfalls ahead. I'm sure that is completely unPC now.. but all these years later … (8 comments)
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Circle C Ranch Open House Sunday Sept 21, 2008 - 09/21/08 08:04 AM
Today is the Circle C Ranch Neighborhood Open House Tour, Sunday, Sept 21, 2008 1:00-4:00pm
6104 ROXBURY, AUSTIN TEXAS, 78739 BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS, KIKER ELEMENTARY
The home I'm hosting is a lovely 1 story, Scott Felder Built, with an incredible backyard featuring double decks and huge oaks shading the yard. Inside … (4 comments)
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Its all about LEAD GENERATION and LIFE IS A SCRIPT - 09/20/08 07:19 AM
Yes, most of us hate it, Lead Generation. Making calls, sending notes, walking the neighborhood, all the old time forever basic Realtor strategy and tactics. In these hard times where buyers aren't falling out of trees and sellers are getting frustrated with the longlonglong time their home is on the market we … (17 comments)
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One year in the Rain and 200 posts - 09/18/08 06:16 AM
This week is my One Year Anniversary in the Active Rain Community. It's been enlightening, encouraging, uplifting and all around a good thing.
In this year I have met online and a few in person, some outstanding folks. Learned from them, laughed with them, ranted with them and sometimes cried with … (25 comments)
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You're NO ONE if your NOT on Twitter.... A Twittering tribute - 09/17/08 08:32 AM
Your no one if your not on Twitter.. what a great You Tube video... for all my tweeting friends there is a great funny video on YouTube called YOU NO ONE IF YOUR NOT ON TWITTER, go check it out.
Now I know some of you are devotees to Twitter... I … (6 comments)
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Which comes first? Qualifying mortgage or the search for a home? - 09/14/08 08:08 PM
Just musing here about some thoughts that were brought to my attention .. which comes first.. Buyers qualifying for a home mortgage and shopping for a home in that price range... or search for a home and hoping they qualify for that one?
As an agent I suggest, advise, and urge a … (45 comments)
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University of Texas Longhorns VS Arkansas Razorback Game - 09/13/08 11:38 AM
Yesterday Coach Mac Brown announced the University of Texas Longhorn vs the Arkansas Razorback's game scheduled for today, Sept 13 has been postponed.
In a coincidential occurance both teams had an open weekend Sept 27th so the game that was to have been scheduled today has been postponed at this time … (5 comments)
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TEXT message to Houston Friends - 09/13/08 10:58 AM
Advise to Hurricane IKE area friends and family members:
The local Television station here in Austin is doing a live feed from a sister station in Houston, Tx.. KHOU, and AT&T is advising friends and relatives of people in Houston and surrounding areas to send TEXT MESSAGES, apparently TEXTING saves the battery … (9 comments)
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Whats to come in 2008 1st Time HomeBuyers Tax Credit (LOAN) - 09/11/08 07:59 AM
The 2008 TAX CREDIT (loan) for 1st time home buyers has some snags I want to know more about, maybe someone can make it clear to me in my peabrain?
I do not believe this is a good nor great thing for 1st time home buyers who are pinched for money. … (1 comments)
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Dear Sellers we need to talk - 09/10/08 07:23 PM
I am continually stunned and amazed at how life is sometimes.. Just this afternoon while stuck in traffic on the MoPac Expressway home I was thinking about writing .. Dear Sellers.. we need to talk.. and focusing on the importance of pricing to a sale in todays market.
I got home … (18 comments)
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a Buyers Alert - 09/10/08 08:01 AM
When does one know when the bottom of the real estate market has hit and the market is climbing back up again? Markets are ever changing in real estate and other commodities worldwide. Nationally we have felt a downshift for about 2 years (locally we have had a lesser impact but … (12 comments)
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Hot Water Heaters Recalled - 09/08/08 08:15 AM
An alert about hot water heaters was issued and here is the 411.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with A.O. Smith Water Products Co., of Ashland City, Tenn., announced a voluntary recall of approximately 1,500 natural and propane gas water heaters because the water heater's flue gas temperatures can … (6 comments)
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A freak of nature occured or shoddy workmanship? - 09/08/08 07:59 AM
Yesterday I did an Open House as a favor to another realtor, it was a wonderful house, new construction, gated community... upscale.. $580,000+/- home... folks thats over 1/2 a million dollars, US. A bunch of money in anyones book.
I was appalled when I went thru the home, in the master … (12 comments)
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DO YOU CITO? - 09/05/08 04:30 PM
I'm sure I did the right thing, it was difficult but I did it... I have thought about doing it many times, I have been advised to do it by every coach I ever saw, heard a CD from or met in person.
Here is the scenerio.. I received an email … (12 comments)
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Register to vote in Texas - 09/05/08 09:12 AM
Today I went to register to vote in the November election.... well... I couldn't find the place I needed to go to.. maybe I still had too much sleep in my brain? It was early, I was dropping my grandson off early at school so he could join the Japanese Language … (1 comments)
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How is Austin home sales faring this week? - 09/04/08 07:53 AM
The following statistics are provided by Alamo Title Company ... so while the overall picture shows our sales are down and listings are up.. much like the rest of our national real estate picture.. it shows we are still buying and selling here in Austin.
Recently Forbes magazine named Austin … (0 comments)
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I created a monster.. oh what a feeling - 09/03/08 08:15 AM
The other day I was reading the September issue of Realtor.com magazine and found an article that I later blogged on. I had a question and put it out there for the Active Rain Community... wow... I hit a real nerve I guess.
In about 24 hours there were over 1400 … (9 comments)
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On my way to Mega Camp... - 09/01/08 09:45 AM
Last week I had a closing, thats a great thing for us Realtors in this time of poor sales and real estate in general in the dumps, although Austin Texas hasn't suffered nearly as much as the rest of the country.
Looking back over the last week I can smile and … (12 comments)
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To Customize or Not? - 09/01/08 08:45 AM
Sometimes I try and try and try... bringing to mind the childhood story of The Little Engine That Could... well today I tried and tried and tried... but I don't think I got it... I tried to do the customizer for the background...
Well folks, its awful.. my apologies... I will … (18 comments)
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Do You Charge Buyers a Transaction Fee? - 09/01/08 01:58 AM
Recently I have been in discussion with some colleagues about a Tranaction Fee for Buyers, its not uncommon here to see a Tranaction Fee for a seller, the Realtor pays upfront for video tours, advertising in print and on the web, and for many flyers, just to name a few things.
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