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Speechless Sunday...Sunrise on the Island
My family and I rented a condo on Padre Island off the Texas Coast as we do every Thanksgiving. It was wonderful to get away, enjoy the surf, birds, hot tub, and family time. I was privileged to wake up before sunset one morning and hit the beach with my camera. I took dozens of photos and I was blessed to have the chance to meet God and spend time in the presence of His marvelous creation.
Photography By: Jeani Thomas Richie
www.JeaniRichie.com
| Jeani Thomas Richie | EXIT Hill Country Realty | 830-708-2528 |
205 High Point Circle, Spring Branch, TX | | Mystic Shores Texas-Cleared 1.26 acre home site backs up to the Nature Preserve and Trails! | | | 1.26 acres Vacant Land | | offered at $41,937 |
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| Come Home to the Texas Hill Country! Check out this nice, cleared home site in the desirable Mystic Shores development. This lot backs up to the nature preserve and has wonderful oaks. Bring your building plans and put your dream home here! | | | | see additional photos below | | | | | | LOCATION FEATURES
| - Comal ISD Schools |
| - Mandatory POA - $240/yr |
| - Waterfront Park |
| - Junior Olympic Pool |
| - Volleyball, Basketball & Baseball |
| - Pavilion & Picnic Area |
| - Excellent Restrictions |
| - North Side of Lake |
| - Easy Commute to Austin |
| - Easy Commute to San Antonio |
| - Level Street Frontage |
| - Nice Native Oaks |
| - Excellent Building Site |
| - No City Taxes |
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Bulverde/Spring Branch Chamber of Commerce Events
There are always cool things going on in the Bulverde/Spring Branch Communities. Keeping up with the Bulverde/Spring Branch Chamber of Commerce is a great way to stay in the loop for Texas Hill Country happenings! Here are a couple of upcoming events this week!
**Grand Opening**
PURE BLISS CANDLES
Saturday December 5, 2009 - 10 am to 6 pm
with Ribbon Cutting: 11:00 AM
9494 Hwy 281 N
Spring Branch, TX 78070
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Ladies (Only) Night at Cragg's Do It Best Lumber & Home Center
**Saturday, December 5th - 7 pm to 9 pm**
Special savings, door prizes, free samples, refreshments.
21100 Hwy 46 W
Spring Branch TX 78070
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For more information about upcoming events and community news visit the Chamber Website!
For all your Texas Hill Country real estate needs, contact the community experts!
EXIT Hill Country Realty
Wordless Wednesday...The cockpit.
Recently my son and I attended the Annual Air Show at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. My son wants to be a pilot, so he was having an amazing time getting to climb all over so many planes. This is us sitting in the cockpit of a cargo plane. It was really cool and all I can say is..."Look at all those gauges, levers and knobs!!!" We got to meet the pilots, co-pilots and navigators for each plane, too awesome!
For those of you who haven't had the opportunity to meet and listen to the teachings of Bob McKinnon, you have missed a real treat! Enjoy this post! Via The Team at EXIT Realty (EXIT Realty Corp. International):  A commentary by Bob McKinnon, Senior Regional Consultant, EXIT Realty Corp. International
We in real estate experience a recession every seven years on average, twelve of them since 1929. Each downturn is different in nature due to compounding economic factors of the time, but the effect is the same for our industry. Recently, I heard Brian Buffini use this title phrase and it sent me reflecting on some truths of our business that may possibly help you now or in the future.
No pain no gain. Pain, if properly framed will always bring about gain. What a frustrating place to be to have lots of pain with no gain at all. Remembering real estate is always first in and first out of a recession, here are six lessons from my experience.
Expect the cycles and plan for them. Planning ahead is what good leaders and business people do. We have an echo boom coming which will bring a whole new opportunity to our industry. As surely as it is coming it will go or geo-political events will interrupt it. OK? Think, read and be ready.
Save and develop reserves in the good times. I believe we are entering a period of national frugality which is so smart. We REALTORS® love to drive, wear and live in our reserves which may prove very foolish in the future when we could be turning them into equity and investments instead.
Brail the marketplace and know where it is trending. Take a macro view of things by being active in REALTOR® groups, reading REALTOR® publications and attending local business or networking meetings. Reading and paying attention to the business news from reliable sources is a must. When you see and feel bad business practice, know it will not end well for anyone no matter what the temporary gain.
Realize the opportunity in any market. Remember life itself (marriage, divorce, births, deaths, transfers etc.) continues to drive the majority of the demand for REALTORS®. Always have faith that real estate will continue to change hands, so seek and find the opportunity to bring more value to your marketplace.
React quickly to changing trends. Those who read the market got in early and are still there with consistent flow of business while the Johnnys-come-lately pound on the door wanting into a room that is already full. Some never see the changing trends but sadder yet some see them and do nothing about it. So how to you boil a frog? Don’t tell him the water is getting hotter and he will do nothing about it!
Basics will always win. Sound vision and leadership - the discipline of daily execution of basic activities like recruiting, prospecting, practicing skills; innovative marketing and branding - these are the things that still win in the battle for market share. True innovation is rare, but it is there, and usually it is just a slightly different approach to some age-old business and personal practices.
We have been through a very tough time that has hurt so many. If you are ready to move on, even grow from this experience, realize there is always gain from pain. With great respect and regard for my fellows I say, seek the gain and win the day.
Bob McKinnon is an experienced and mature business person and has been teaching sales and management for over 45 years. A California real estate broker for 40 years, Bob has sold real estate, owned and managed portions of five real estate companies, has been a franchisor, a corporate manager and Director. For the last twelve years, Bob has been a personal development coach to top agent teams, businesses and regions. As EXIT Realty’s Senior Regional Consultant, he brings his experience and that of hundreds of others to help clarify vision and action that improves both careers and lives.
 TEXAS CITIES DOMINATE LIST OF TOP PERFORMERS
For the most part Texas has dodged the proverbial bullet when it comes to real estate woes that have plagued other states and communities across the nation for the past couple of years. While there are foreclosures, HUD Homes, REO's, short sales and other distress housing situations occurring, they are not as tragic as in other markets. There are markets in Texas where property values have even increased. With an average appreciation rate over the past few years of about 5%, Texas has not had bursting bubbles and crashing markets. Poised for leading a comeback in terms of economic development and real estate stability, several Texas cities have ranked highly in a recent survey.
LOS ANGELES (Milken Institute) – Texas metros, led by number one Austin–Round Rock, claimed four of the top five spots and nine of the top 16 in the 2009 Milken Institute/Greenstreet Real Estate Partners Best-Performing Cities Index.
Also making the list were Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood (2), McAllen-Edinburg-Mission (4), Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown (5), San Antonio (11), Fort Worth–Arlington (12), Dallas-Plano-Irving (13), El Paso (14) and Corpus Christi (16). Austin–Round Rock was the first metro to ever be ranked number one twice on the index, the last time being in 2000.
But it doesn't stop there. Nine other Texas metros made the top 25 out of the 124 smallest metros that were studied. Those were Midland (1), Longview (2), Tyler (4), Odessa (5), College Station–Bryan (14), Texarkana (17), Waco (18), Laredo (20) and Abilene (21). Leaders in this year’s index, which ranks U.S. metros based on their ability to create and sustain jobs, are all metros that succeeded in avoiding the worst of economic declines driven by falling housing markets and job losses in manufacturing and global trade.
Regional economic factors also strongly influenced the rankings this year, with the oil and gas sector, technology and alternative energy providing stability among metros in Texas, North Carolina, Washington and Louisiana. Another factor helping Texas metros move up in the rankings is the state’s favorable business climate and its ability to attract jobs and corporations away from higher-cost states.
It's a great time to invest in real estate in the Lone Star State! For all your real estate needs in the Texas Hill Country contact EXIT Hill Country Realty today!
Congratulations to Helen Marotto of EXIT Homeplace Realty Associates for representing a great company by doing great work! Congrats on your win as a NAR Good Neighbor Winner! Via The Team at EXIT Realty (EXIT Realty Corp. International): In August, we reported that she was a finalist for the prestigious REALTOR® Magazine’s Good Neighbor Award and now we're pleased to announce that Helen Marotto, real estate sales representative with EXIT Homeplace Realty Associates has been named the winner for her work as "a court-appointed advocate responsible for abused, neglected, and dependent children in the foster-care system."
According to the realtor.org website, "One of the ways Marotto stands out is for the extensive research she does to find better lives for the children she represents. Recently, North Carolina established the "Family Find" pilot program, which uses methods inspired by Marotto and other guardians to standardize locating children’s family."
Read the rest of the story here.
Congratulations from the team at EXIT Realty Corp. International!
Speechless Sunday...Random on Whidbey Island
Photography By: Jeani Thomas Richie, Broker
EXIT Hill Country Realty
My Photography Website: www.JeaniRichie.com
I was on a vacation in the Pacific Northwest a couple of summers ago and while sitting on a log on the beach on Whidbey Island, looked to my left and saw these randomly scattered stones on the log...the way the sun was shining on them and the stones all around the log captured my eye and I snapped this shot. I love photograpy and have an exhibit in Texas next weekend!
Bulverde/Spring Branch Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting
GRAND OPENING and RIBBON CUTTING
Friday, November 20 and Saturday November 21, 2009
Grand Opening Friday 9:00AM - 6:00PM Saturday 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Ribbon Cutting, Friday at 9:00 AM
CHOICES AND MORE
11977 US Hwy 281 N Spring Branch, TX 78070 830-885-7691
http://choicesandmore.com
Get a head start on your Christmas shopping at Choices and More!
Come on out and support the Chamber, new businesses and shop locally!
Bulverde/Spring Branch Chamber of Commerce Power Lunch
Another great benefit of Chamber membership! The monthly Power Lunch where you can network, eat lunch at one of our local eateries and learn something new from informative speakers!
Join us on Wednesday, November 18, 2009
POWER LUNCH
The Gathering Place at Faithville
17130 HWY 46 West
Spring Branch, Texas 78070
Time: Noon to 1:00 pm
PROGRAM:
Jeani Thomas Richie, Broker, CRS, e-PRO, GRI, TRLP
Broker/Owner of EXIT Hill Country Realty in Faithville
TOPIC: USING SOCIAL NETWORKING TO BUILD YOUR BUSINESS
Come learn about how you can use online resources to create an internet presence for your business that will attract new customers, create new avenues of commerce and make you more profitable. Jeani is a professional instructor who specializes in graphic arts, copywriting, web design, marketing and photography.
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830.438.4285
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Spring Branch,
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