Home For Sale in Alamo Ranch Subdivison, San Antonio, TX - 05/31/11 08:44 AM
Home For Sale in Alamo Ranch Subdivision, San Antonio, TXLovely DR Horton, 4 Bedroom, 3.5 bath home with a nice study/office, and game room upstairs for sale in Alamo Ranch Subdivision in San Antonio, Texas is located just off Loop 1604 and Culebra in the Northwest.  This home has tons of upgrades with nice panel doors, extended granite island with two electrical outlets, and additional counter space and more cabinets in the dining area. This Two Story home for sale in Alamo Ranch also features high ceilings, tiled entry, formal dining, breakfast nook, breakfast bar, fireplace in living room, and it … (16 comments)

No Greater Love... - 05/30/11 10:11 AM

I have seen several nice posts this weekend about Memorial Day, but none have been more moving and touching as this post this morning for Michael Thornton, a former Viet Nam veteran, and,one our own Active Rain Ambassadors, who recently joined the ranks of the Million Point Club.
God Bless You Michael, and Thanks for Reminding us what this Day is Truly all about.  Go on over to Michael's post and Click Suggest! I just did it.
Via Michael Thornton - Nashville, TN area Home Inspector - 615.661.0297 (Complete Home Inspections, Inc.):
No Greater Love...
Memorial day is a day when we … (18 comments)

NBA Finals - Mavericks vs Heat - Let's Do it Again!! - 05/30/11 09:18 AM
NBA Finals - Mavervicks vs Heat - Let’s Do it Again!!Okay, basketball fans. It looks like we are in for a repeat of the 2006 NBA Finals, featuring the Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat. We all remember how Shag and Dwyane Wade dominated that series and won four straight from Dallas and took the NBA title by winning 4 games to 2 that year. Well, here they are again in 2011 with two totally different teams. Everyone expected the Miami Heat to be here because of the off season acquisitions of Chris Bosch and Lebron James(King James). We all wondered … (14 comments)

Pay it Forward - Donations for Joplin Missouri - 05/29/11 09:12 AM
Pay it Forward - Donations for Joplin MissouriI am sure by now that many of you are aware of the terrible destruction and devastation caused by tornadoes in the Joplin Missouri area. Many families lost love ones, their homes and personal belongings in this disaster. I have seen a couple of our very own Active Rain members reaching out to support these families in Joplin Missouri.See Tammy Emineth’s post about “Do You have a Plan If the Worst Happens?” Also, Karen Hawkins wrote in a recent post “Thoughts for People of Joplin, Missouri”. Keller Williams International through KW Cares has also … (12 comments)

Open House This Weekend Saturday, May 28th - 05/28/11 08:18 AM
Open House This Weekend Saturday, May 28thCome on out this Memorial Day weekend for our Open House at 10323 Risen Bay in Wildhorse Subdivision, just off Braun Road and Loop 1604 West. Doors will be opened on Saturday, May 28th from 2 to 4 PM.This lovely 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath home is being offered at $179,900. It features two large living areas with a brick fireplace on the main level, and a nice game room or loft area upstairs. The whole first level is completely tiled and it has a nice kitchen with breakfast bar.  Enjoy the large master suite that … (18 comments)

Facebook Fridays - Promoting Facebook Fan Pages - 05/27/11 07:42 AM
Facebook Fridays - Promoting Facebook Fan Pages
I wish to thank all the Active Rain members who have been responding to our Facebook Fridays, where fellow Active Rain members have been “Liking” each other’s Business or Fan Page on Facebook. Facebook is growing in popularity as a place professionals can grow and promote their business. We are looking for new members every week to join our two groups to promote our pages on Facebook. If you haven’t heard about it or you haven’t had the opportunity to join, you are encouraged to join Facebook Fridays and Facebook Fan Pages for Business. … (33 comments)

Buyer's Final Walk Through Before Closing - 05/26/11 02:45 PM
Buyer’s Final Walk Through Before ClosingHeading to that closing can be a little hectic, but you need to make time for that final walk-through. Hopefully, the sellers have already moved out, and have had the home professionally clean, and ready for immediate move-in.  But, just in case here are a few things that you need to check and not overlook on your final walk-through.1.  Make sure all the repairs that were requested and accepted have been done.2.  Getting copies of paid bills for work done by contractors is always a good idea.3.  Having copies of any remaining warranties is also recommended.4. … (7 comments)

Creating Groups on Your Facebook Account - 05/25/11 09:32 AM
Creating Groups on Your Facebook AccountIf you are like me and have over 400 friends on your Facebook profile account, you might want to think about creating groups with all your friends. There may be things that you only want to share with a small group of friends instead of posting and sharing with everyone on your profile account. Once you have created a group you can share things, add photos for the group, post updates, and even chat with all members of that group at once. You might want to break down the groups into family members, office teammates, coworkers, … (28 comments)

Are There any Exceptions for the Seller's Disclosure Notice? - 05/24/11 09:28 AM
Are There Any Exceptions for the Seller’s Disclosure Notice?From time to time, I will have someone ask me the question, Do I need to complete this Seller’s Disclosure Notice? I bought this home as an investment, and I have never lived in it, or I will hear that I just inherited this home, and I don’t know anything about it.According to Texas Real Estate Laws, every seller of a residential property of not more than one dwelling unit must provide a Seller’s Disclosure Notice, except for the following.This law does not apply to a transfer of property:1.  Pursuant to a court … (24 comments)

Title Insurance - Why Do You Need it? - 05/23/11 08:59 AM
Title Insurance - Why Do You Need it?When you buy that new home, you want to be certain it’s safely yours. You don’t want any long lost sibling, or any other relative making claims that they have an interest in your new home. But even the most diligent search of the public records could fail to disclose a number of title defects. These defects may include a forged will or deed.  A title transfer by someone under age or a married person conveying real estate without his or her spouse. Fraudulent impersonations, invalid divorces, and false affidavits are just a few … (22 comments)

Pay it Forward - Preparing for An Open House - 05/22/11 05:27 PM
Pay it Forward - Preparing for An Open HouseA couple of days ago I stopped to help a new agent, who transferred to our office from another brokerage. She was still in the process of learning all of our systems and tools that we have available to us as KW agents. She was an experienced luxury home agent, but mentioned that all these tools that we used were new to her, and the fact that she had never used the MLS to advertise her open houses. She was planning a wine and cheese for her luxury home listing, and asked if … (8 comments)

Armed Forces Day - Thank You For Your Service - 05/21/11 08:51 AM
Armed Forces Day - Thank You For Your ServiceSaturday, May 21, 2011 is recognized as Armed Forces Day throughout the United States. Thanks to the efforts of President Harry S. Truman, who led  the way to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of our country, we honor and celebrate this holiday for our brave men and women in all branches of service.  
Armed Forces Day was originally created on August 31, 1949, when Louis Johnson, Secretary of Defense at the time, announced that an Armed Forces … (70 comments)

Facebook Fridays - Professionals Helping Each Other on Facebook - 05/20/11 09:50 AM
Facebook Fridays - Professionals Helping Each Other on Facebook
For those of you who may be new to what we are doing on Facebook Fridays, we are reaching out to other Rain Members, who have setup their Facebook Business or Fan page, and clicking the “Like Button”. There two groups you need to join just in case you haven’t already. We have Facebook Fridays Group and Facebook Fan Pages for Business Group. If you are new, or haven’t had the chance to setup your business or fan page, you might want to check out “Creating Your Facebook  Fan Page for your … (27 comments)

Rental Homes - Moving Fast in San Antonio - 05/19/11 10:40 AM
Rental Homes - Moving Fast in San AntonioThe rental home market is moving well in our local area this time of the year. With school almost out and many families moving and relocating to San Antonio, rental homes are moving as fast as they get listed in the MLS. That’s good news for those home owners, who were not able to sell their homes at the present time for various reasons. Many of these home owners were forced to put their homes into the rental market to avoid paying two mortgages. The good news is that they are moving fast in … (18 comments)

Posting Attractive Ads on Craig's List - 05/18/11 09:21 AM
Posting Attractive Ads on Craig’s ListI have been posting my listings and other Ads on Craig’s List for sometime now, but I used to wander how a lot of agents seem to have more attractive Ads than others. Crag’s List only allows you to put four photos of your listings and the text was very plain too, without any other options. So, I knew it wasn’t from Craig’s List. Then, I did what I always do. I called and asked those agents how were posting those nice looking Ads with more than 4 photos. Welcome to the world of HTML with … (69 comments)

Gold Stars to Bill and Liz Spear in Warren County Ohio - 05/17/11 10:40 AM
Gold Stars to Bill and Liz Spear in Warren County OhioThere is certainly not a more deserving team to receive Gold Stars that Bill and Liz Spear Team in Warren County Ohio, also know in our Active Rain community as Bliz. Thanks to Bliz, I was discovered in January 2011 as a Newbie, and asked to joined their Mastermind Team by “Cindy in Indy”, who I gave my first gold star to when Craig Daniels formed the group, Gold Stars. It was Bill who commented on my very first post that I wrote about Texas Veterans benefits. Bill and I hit … (18 comments)

Get Pre-Qualified and Pre-Approved to Avoid Disappointment - 05/16/11 08:25 AM
Get Pre-Qualified and Pre-Approved to Avoid Disappointment It never fails. I continue to run into buyers, who have not been Pre-Qualified or Pre-Approved for a loan. Nothing hurts more than missing out on an opportunity because we failed to be prepared, and take those necessary steps to be in position to buy that Dream Home when we see it. That’s the second thing I bring up to all my buyer clients, after they have committed to the Buyer’s Rep Agreement by hiring me as their professional representative to be their voice. I quickly stress the importance of at least getting Pre-Qualified … (20 comments)

Applications to Promote your Facebook Business or Fan Page - 05/15/11 05:02 PM
Applications to Promote your Facebook Business or Fan PageMany professionals are just beginning to utilize Facebook with a Business or Fan Page. I have discovered that there are many applications available to promote my Fan Page on Facebook. You do not have to be all that tech savvy to install many of these applications, since the instructions are very easy to follow. Today, I just wanted to introduce you to three of them that I have started to use, since I was inspired to write this post after reading Barbara Todaro’s post “A Champion is Afraid of Losing....”. Barbara mentions in … (28 comments)

Pay it Forward - Helping a Few Seniors on the Southside - 05/14/11 12:27 PM
Pay it Forward - Helping a Few Seniors on the SouthsideThis past Thursday, May 12th, was our 3rd Annual Red Day for all Keller Williams agents through out the US and Canada. Red Day has been declared by Keller Williams International as a way of supporting, contributing, and paying back to our local communities.  Our San Antonio offices project this year was to do some community work for a few seniors, who lived on the Southside of San Antonio.I have always volunteered and supporting all of our Red Day activities. In spite of all the hail and rain that we got … (18 comments)

Facebook Fridays - Here are my Five for the Week! - 05/13/11 08:22 AM
Facebook Fridays - Here are my Five for the Week!
I just love a great idea when I see one, so I am continuing to promote and to seek out members to join our new group for Facebook Fridays Group to help support other Active Rain members to grow their Facebook Fan Page by Liking Them.  If you want to help us support other Active Rain members to buildup their Facebook Fan Page, please join our group for Facebook Fridays Group.  Also take a look at Facebook for Business too, and join this group also. If you only have a profile … (22 comments)

Driving Traffic to Your Open Houses - 05/12/11 08:35 AM
Driving Traffic to Your Open HousesI am sure many seasoned and experienced agents will agree that Open Houses are still a great prospecting tool for gaining new business for both buyers and sellers. But, if you do not drive traffic to your open houses, you will be siting there for a couple of hours with few or no visitors at all. So, what are some of the things that I do to drive traffic to all my open houses?First, if it is not my own listing, I will research and look for other agent’s listings to host an open house that … (84 comments)

Closeout Pricing on All Models in Carmona Hills - 05/11/11 10:14 AM
Closeout Pricing on All Models in Carmona HillsFieldstone Homes in San Antonio has drastically reduced all pricing on these lovely model homes in Carmona Hills subdivision located in the Southwest near Lackland Air Force Base. These homes offers lots of space for the price, and range is size from 1550 to 3200 square feet of living space.
8411 Bolton Hills is a 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath home with a single large living area separated by a half wall for the eat-in kitchen. The upstairs loft is a ideal play area for the kids, and all the upstairs bedrooms have walk-in … (16 comments)

It's Getting Hot in Texas - Time to Enjoy our Water Parks - 05/10/11 09:21 AM
It’s Getting Hot in Texas- Time to Enjoy our Water ParksEveryone knows that it really gets very hot here in Texas, and there is not a better way to cool off than to come on out and enjoy some of our entertaining water parks.  In the San Antonio area we have four nearby water theme parks for the whole family to enjoy.They are SeaWorld of Texas, Six Flags Fiesta Texas, Splashtown San Antonio, and Schlitterbahn Water Park in New Braunfels.
Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort is located at 305 W. Austin St, New Braunfels, TX 78130. Phone: 830.625.2351. Schlitterbahn has plenty to … (28 comments)

End of a Dynasty - Lakers and Spurs Gone Fishing! - 05/09/11 12:18 PM
End of a Dynasty - Lakers and Spurs Gone Fishing!This has to go down in history of the NBA when the No 1 and No 2 seed teams in the west are eliminated in the playoffs by the first and second rounds. I sort of knew that my Spurs would not make it out of the first round when they drew Memphis as the No. 8 seed team. Memphis was just to young, to physical, and to big in the paint for my aging Spurs. No one would have guessed that the Lakers would be swept in four games in the … (14 comments)

Pay it Forward - Donating to the Tornado Relief Efforts in Alabama - 05/08/11 09:22 PM
Pay it Forward - Donating to the Tornado Relief Efforts in AlabamaToday was a very Special Day for all the Mothers in the world, but I was deeply touched earlier today watching a news cast on TV about families, and especially mothers, who have lost everything they own, and have to seek relief in the shelters in a nearby city. One young mother barely survived with her young son, but she was very positive in spite of her situation. We are having disasters all over the world, but this one is close to home and right here in America. I know … (2 comments)

Mother's Day- A Special Day for Our Ladies - 05/08/11 08:57 AM
Mother’s Day- A Special Day for Our Ladies!
                                                  King Solomon speaks about a wife of Noble Character in Proverbs 31. It simply states that “a wife of noble character, who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her....Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.”I wish to take this opportunity to praise my wife, and … (16 comments)

"My Agent Isn't Helping Me....And I'm In Escrow" - 05/07/11 03:08 PM

I just saw this post by Karen Fiddler about clients not getting the help they need from their agents. As she pointed out, nearly all of us have to report to our broker, since we are usually just the broker's representative. The managing broker, or principle broker, which ever it happens to be will certainly want to assist any client with any problems or concerns with their particular transaction.
No one wants to end up in any legal battles, and our brokers will always step into any situation that requires immediate attention.
Via Karen Fiddler, Broker/Realtor, Mission Viejo ((949)510-2395,The Fiddler Realty … (2 comments)

Blackberry vs iPhone4, Old School vs New School - 05/07/11 09:24 AM
Blackberry vs iPhone4, Old School vs New School
It’s that time again to upgrade and get another phone, but I have a problem trying to decide which phone to get this time. I have been using Blackberrys for the last seven years, and have become quite accustomed to the keyboard and all the Blackberry features. However, my daughter tells me that I am “Old School”, and I need to move on up to a new iPhone4 to be “New School”.I know there are there are pros and cons with both of these smart phones, but now the droids are on the … (21 comments)

Facebook Fridays-Five More to Like Today - 05/06/11 08:30 AM
Facebook Fridays-Five More to Like Today
We have been promoting and getting the word out to all Active Rain members about supporting each other on Facebook by “Liking Their Fan Page”. Just in case you have not joined the group, you are welcome to sign up at Facebook Fridays Group. If you haven’t already created a Fan Page for Facebook, or you missed my post from yesterday, you might want to check out How to Create a Fan Page on Facebook.  Here are my Five Picks for this week:Brenda Mullen is a professional real estate agent serving and working in the … (24 comments)

Creating a Facebook Fan Page for Your Business - 05/05/11 08:28 AM
Creating a Facebook Fan Page for your Business.
Creating a Fan Page on Facebook is highly recommend to promote your business to fans and friends on Facebook. I was inspired to write this post after reading Anita Clark’s post on Facebook Friday about the number of people who did not already have a Fan Page on Facebook. Just in case you missed it, check out Find Us on Facebook.Why have a Fan Page on Facebook anyway? Facebook gives us the opportunity to meet and share our business products and real estate business to masses of people all over the intranet. You … (31 comments)

Build on Your Own Lot in Texas - 05/04/11 08:54 AM
Build on Your Own Lot in Texas 
There are many reasons to build that Dream Home on your own lot, and in Texas there is still a lot of wide open spaces and land to do it.  Perhaps, you like living in the country, or you don’t want to be to close to your neighbors, or you are just not satisfied with those tract built(cookie cutter) homes that look all alike. Regardless of your reasons, once you have made the decision to build your Dream Home on your own lot, it’s time to enlist the services of a local real … (13 comments)

New Rates for All Texas Veterans!!! - 05/03/11 08:01 AM
New Rates for All Texas Veterans!!!Texas Veteran Land Board just released their new rates for our veterans this past Friday night. The Texas vet rates have dropped again as there was an overall improvement in the interest rates. A 30 year fixed rate is 4.54%. If the veteran has a 30 percent or more disability, then the rate drops to 4.14%.  For detailed information on discounts for disabilities, see Veterans with Disabilities. The Texas Veteran Land Board rates will always be lower the going FHA or VA rates. Veterans can still get a great deal when purchasing their Dream Home. Let’s … (18 comments)

Cinco de Mayo in San Antonio, TX - 05/02/11 08:19 AM
Cinco de Mayo in San Antonio, TXSan Antonio will be celebrating “Cinco de Mayo”, May 5th this week. Contrary to popular belief, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s Independence Day, but it is a holiday commemorating the Mexican Army’s unlikely victory over the French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Read about the Battle of Puebla, if you want more details on why we celebrate this holiday in the Puebla and the United States. At the market square on West Commerce Street there will be lots of fun, food, entertainment, concerts, and commemorations for the Battle of … (12 comments)

Active Rain Master Minds April Challenge - Procuring Cause : How can we make it less of an issue? - 05/01/11 03:47 PM
 
I am re-blogging this post about Procuring Cause because sooner or later every real estate agent might find themselves involved with a dispute over procuring cause. bRain Power and so many other groups shared some excellent ideas and thoughts concerning this issue.
Go and check out the other posts in Active Rain Master Mind Challenge Groups.
 
Via Rita Fong (RE/MAX REAL ESTATE TODAY, REALTOR®, Marion, Arkansas):
Active Rain Master Minds April Challenge - Procuring Cause : How can we make it less of an issue?
What is procuring cause?
According to National Association of  REALTOR®,
Quote" Procuring cause is in … (2 comments)

Pay it Forward - Microsoft Office Picture Manager - 05/01/11 08:34 AM
Pay it Forward - Microsoft Office Picture Manager
Yesterday, I was in the teaching mode again by helping another new agent manage her photos using Microsoft Office Picture Manager. She had many photos on her camera which included personal family photos, and some recent photos of a new listing that she had recently taken. She wanted to know how to setup separate folders for all her photos, so she could start to separate personal photos from business. She had already loaded over 100 photos from her camera onto her laptop computer, but she only wanted to use those 25 photos that … (20 comments)

 
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