real estate: So you want to be an expert - 08/18/09 06:10 PM
So you want to be an expert, some folks say that if you call yourself an expert you are one.  Some folks say it's an earned title.  A learned one.   There are neighborhood specialist, specialist in the medical field, and literature and many more than I have not enough words to … (4 comments)

real estate: Calling all FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS... - 02/15/09 07:17 AM
Who IS the First Time HomeBuyer..
...  listening to the TV news channel, this morning I was listening to the  morning show, and I realize not everyone knows what that means..  THE FIRST TIME HOMEBUYER.
I heard a newscaster speaking and he didn't know, because he stated the new $8,000 Tax … (8 comments)

real estate: Onion Creek Floodplain Buyout UPDATE Yarrabee Bend Area - 02/01/09 11:00 AM
Hello to everyone in and near the Yarrabee Bend area of Onion Creek and Onion Creek Forest.  Those of you who are on the immediate buyout plans should have been contacted by the HDR Engineering firm for a proposal of the buyout for your home.
Now then, this would be the … (3 comments)

real estate: its time to think about Valentine's Day... oh yes it is. - 01/05/09 08:10 AM
OK, I know that Christmas has just passed.  Sooooo, stuff is on sale.  Its time to get ready for a Valentine's Day popby.   I was just reading the blog post by Penny Hull and I realized the cards I have been making this past weekend are just what I need add a … (19 comments)

real estate: How a Smart Buyer Can DO an Accurate Internet Search - 12/23/08 12:11 PM
There are many reasons a Buyer of a new  home would be smart to engage the services of a Realtor in the beginning of their search.  I would like to just hit one this morning.
Internet Search, OK, we all know this is how 80% of all buyers start to look … (2 comments)

real estate: Why won't you come and show me the house, I'm in my car at the street. - 12/21/08 02:00 PM
Dear Mr I drove by the House and I want to see it.
This post is for buyers, prospective buyers and anyone who would like to see how a call to an agency can work.
RINGGGGGGGG.. Good morning, This is Gail at Keller Williams, thanks for calling, how can I help … (30 comments)

real estate: Negotiations in sales and lowball offers - 12/15/08 08:06 AM
Reading some of my favorite bloggers this morning I ran across one by Endre Barath and it was sooooo true I had a moment, a BLOGS HAPPEN moment, so I would like to elaborate on it.  Please read Endre's post .
http://activerain.com/blogsview/836589/Free-Advice-To-Land-Sellers-Yes-you-should-respond-to-a-low-offer-should-act-like-a-businessman
 Mr and Mrs Seller are presented with a lowball offer.  OK, … (17 comments)

real estate: My AHA moment in Gary Kellers Class yesterday - 12/09/08 06:38 AM
If you have ever read, heard or watched any of Gary Kellers presentations he often speaks of AHA Moments, those moments when the lightbulb went on in your brain.  A sudden and clear illumanation of thought.   AHA Moments are not often but can totally change your perspective.
Gary Keller is the … (14 comments)

real estate: 100% Financing still exists for rural areas - 10/03/08 08:57 PM
An advertisement on the radio station this morning said. ..  100% financing is still available, even if you have poor credit... contact  XYZ Finance Company for this USDA Loan.
I thought the ad was a bit misleading since USDA Loans are limited to certain areas in our locality... nothing in the … (9 comments)

real estate: Stop Identity Theft Day Saturday APRIL 19, 2008 Austin Texas - 03/30/08 10:33 AM
 Stop Identity Theft
 The City of Austin Texas is sponsoring a STOP IDENTITY THEFT day,  Saturday APRIL 19,2008 from 7:30am-2:30pm.   This is a great way to get rid of all that abundance of paperwork we all amass. You may bring up to 5 file boxes of paper records for shredding.  Oh, … (8 comments)

real estate: Open House near APPLIED MATERIALS, DELL and SAMSUNG, Austin Texas - 03/15/08 08:42 AM
Want to save on gas and live near work?  Bike to work?  Walk to work? walk to elementary school? 
11108 Seay St, Austin, Tx 78754OPEN HOUSE TODAY 3/15/2008  1-4PM 
Here is the perfect FAMILY HOME,  featuring 6 bedrooms, (master suite downstairs and its enormous) 5 Bedrooms up with large closets, ceiling fans, … (7 comments)

real estate: Open House near APPLIED MATERIALS, DELL and SAMSUNG, Austin Texas - 03/15/08 08:41 AM
Want to save on gas and live near work?  Bike to work?  Walk to work? walk to elementary school? 
11108 Seay St, Austin, Tx 78754OPEN HOUSE TODAY 3/15/2008  1-4PM 
Here is the perfect FAMILY HOME,  featuring 6 bedrooms, (master suite downstairs and its enormous) 5 Bedrooms up with large closets, ceiling fans, … (2 comments)

real estate: Austin Texas #1 in Movie Making Magazine - 03/13/08 08:28 AM
Austin Texas has been announced this morning as the #1 city for movie making location by Magazine Movie Making in its 8th Annual list.
Austin is movie-maker friendly since the late Ann Richards enticed Hollywood to try Austin first.  With property a great value and scenery worth looking at and a population of talented folks … (11 comments)

real estate: Phone Opportunity as a source of Leads - 03/13/08 08:12 AM
While reading Where Do All The Leads Go?  by David Slavin of Katy Texas this morning it brought to my mind about where do my leads come from and I realized many come from floor duty or what we call Phone Opportunity.
And an Opportunity it is.. back when I was in … (2 comments)

real estate: Changes of the season - 03/03/08 08:21 AM
March Winds have arrived in Austin Texas, this morning the mild unseasonably warm morning dropped 20+ degrees in 1 hour... yep my friends that was from 71degrees to 50 degrees.  Talk about running back to the house for a sweater.
March is a time of change, the lion and lamb showing … (10 comments)

real estate: waiting to buy? - 03/03/08 07:59 AM
Dear Future Homeowner,   This interesting piece of information was passed on to our real estate office last week by Gary Keller, CEO of Keller Williams Realty, the 4th largest Real Estate Company in these United States, so I sat up and listened.
Now I would like to share this information with you, … (4 comments)

real estate: Update on Austin Flood Zone Buyout- Onion Creek Area - 02/27/08 04:43 PM
The Onion Creek City of Austin- FEMA buyout is coming to an end.  $6 million dollars had been funded to buyout homes in the Yarrabee Bend area of South Austin.  Home owners were offered fair market appraisal cost and given a specific time to accept or decline the offer.  Most of the … (17 comments)

real estate: market Activity Report in South Austin Texas for jan 2007 and jan 2008 comparable. - 02/27/08 03:59 PM
Market Activity Report in South Austin Texas for the month of Jan 2007 and Jan 2008
We have some cool areas in South Austin that are heavy residential areas, 10N, 10S, and SWW being the most popular in what keeps Austin weird.  The areas are family oriented from all types and walks … (0 comments)

real estate: Its a Beautiful Morning - 02/06/08 07:56 AM
The sun is shining and its a cold crisp morning here in Central Texas, about 40 degrees this morning, blue skies, cloudless day and the high will be near 70 today. Nothing to complain about at all. The past few days have been trying for me, flu, grandones sick too, a … (15 comments)

real estate: Please Don't call, write or email me .. an Open appeal - 01/27/08 11:58 AM
Earlier this week I had written a comment on a blog about Internet Lead Generation companies, it was not a favorable comment to the Internet Lead Generation companies.   A few days later I received an email thru active rain and it was from Home Gain.  The email asked me to consider … (28 comments)

 
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