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2011
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Today someone accidentally text me something and it reminded me of a year ago... I had a closing scheduled. My seller clients were both out of town. One was in Vegas in training. One was in Waco working. I was in the DFW area trying to tie them together electronically as best I could. I text Mr. ...
06/29/2011
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Today I searched MLS for houses for sale in Grapevine, TX, priced $200,000-215,000 and I found 11 houses active on the market without an existing contract. Out of those 11 active homes listed for sale in MLS, do you know how many offer a pool today? ONE. This is IT! 2150 Wedgewood Drive in Grapev...
06/25/2011
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Quail Valley is a cute neighborhood in Keller, Texas. I walk through it regularly and admire just about everything -- the trees, landscaping, 1980s brick construction on one side, 1990s construction on the other side, and especially the way every home is so unique. It's apparent there were many b...
06/23/2011
Today was the best day of 2011 for me, HANDS DOWN! For starters, I took the day off! I started the day with a bang with a terrific person and the bangs didn't seem to end all day. I took the day off and headed to the hospital where I was in the birthing room for my best friend to labor and delive...
06/22/2011
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I was busy baking Father's Day cupcakes in the kitchen listening to the radio and one of the DJs said his wife asked him what he wanted to do for Father's Day. He replied the same as he does every year, "NOTHING!" And that "nothing" neeeeeever happens. He said he would love to have one Father's ...
06/19/2011
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#1 Organize and clean. De-clutter! Items like rarely used kitchen appliances, out-of-season clothes, half those toys, and dusty exercise equipment need to GO. Store items off-site or in boxes neatly arranged in storage areas. Clean windows, floors, fixtures, walls and baseboards to make the inte...
06/18/2011
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As a kid, I was into everything. Keller ISD had classes at all ages for art, music, athletics... if you wanted to be busy from sun up to sundown, getting a very well rounded education, Keller ISD was the place to be. My children are there now and it's all it ever was and better. Keller is synonym...
06/18/2011
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This week as I melt away in this heat, I reminisce about a year ago and a flip house I wrapped up at the time... I am reminded of how inexpensive energy efficiencies are. My new window package on that flip house barely broke a grand. Granted, this was a very small house. But that's sort of the po...
06/17/2011
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This week Paul Hamilton wrote a great article about the near impossibility of being able to work with a 15 minute showing window. Why? Because, to be 100% frank, even if that was THE only house I was showing, I can tell you straight up, consumers around here run late pretty much religiously. 15 m...
06/17/2011
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As my car registered 100 degrees outside today, I thought, "Daaang, this is the perfect weather for a few things... the pool, the pool, the pool." Then I went for a walk late tonight and realized walking through sprinkler systems is really quite envigorating, too! But one thing I noticed: not one...
06/16/2011
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