We were not able to make the game today in College Station but wished I had been able to! Texas A&M mauled the Baylor Bears 38-3 ! And as a result there is more good news. Christine Michael was able to set a new school record with a 97 yard run which is the longest play from scrimmage in the history of Texas A and M. Also the Aggies are now eligible for a bowl game. Let's Hope!
The Aggies will now face #3 Texas at Kyle Field in College Station on Thanksgiving Day. Wish the Aggies plenty of luck! Do you think that they can beat Texas University? I do!
Sure you have one. You know you do! We all do.....
My personal favorite is the dressing (stuffing) and gravy that goes with turkey. And if you are from the south you know how your grandmother made it... and it wasn't with bread , it was with cornbread! And you also now that it has got to be slightly moist , not dry, and there is a second part to delicious cornbread dressing and it is real homemade giblet gravy that has to be generously drizzled all over the cornbread dressing. Now , both my grandmothers and my mother always added a few extra tidbits to the gravy and the one that really is the difference maker is ....chopped boiled egg...the difference between gravy and great gravy!
After a 2 year drought central Texas has finally received about two months worth of good moisture. As a result the hay cutters in our area were really getting overloaded. To make things tougher the rains have been sporadic and when you cut hay you need a couple of good dry days before you can rake and bail it. If it rains too much on the fresh cut hay Coastal Bermuda Hay ....it can be ruined. Nothing is sweeter than the smell of fresh hay. It is almost intoxicating. The cows love it too!
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Milam F. "Trey" Thurmond Broker, CRB,GRI,SRES
Classic Realty Associates 3600 Hwy 6 South , Suite 100 College Station, Texas 77845 (979) 694-8844 -110 Cell: (979) 229-8465 Fax: (979) 694-2299 trey@txcyber.com
Tonight our local branch of Habitat for Humanity celebrates 20 years of service to our community. Our local organization has seen tremendous change during those past 20 years. I have tried to volunteer off and on during that period in several capacities but must say my favorite was not serving on committees... but rather swinging a hammer and driving nails with all the other volunteers and the families that will own the home. If you have never volunteered for habitat ,then I ask that you just try it once. You will leave the experience with a warm heart, new friends and happy new homeowners. Congrats to BCS Habitat and we hope the next twenty are even more prosperous!
Located in Hearne Texas just off State HWY 6 on FM 485, This 3 Bedroom 1 Bath home includes attached garage and approximately 9/10 of an acre with 2 storage buildings and large oak trees. Interior includes kitchen-dining combo and living with oak flooring throughout. Ideal fixer upper for first time buyers or for investors. Convenient to Bryan-College Station and Franklin. Bank owned. Avoidably priced at $47,900.MLS #58353
Milam F. "Trey" Thurmond, Broker, CRB,GRI,SRES Classic Realty Associates 3600 Hwy 6 South , Suite 100 College Station, Texas 77845 (979) 694-8844 -110 Cell: (979) 229-8465 Fax: (979) 694-2299 trey@txcyber.com
While working on trying to interpret a subdivision plat today and explaining some joint access easements to another gentleman, it became painfully obvious to me that something was missing on the drawings. I knew from past experience in this subdivision that there was an access easement on this land. My firm had been involved with the development of the tract some 20 years prior. The city had gone through a lot of changes since then, adding zoning ordinances, etc. And we had used the best attorney we could find to take care of the legal work. Well a lot can change through time, but not the drawings. The blueprints had never left our hands. So we scratched heads and rubbed chins for a few minutes.
Finally I got to thinking there was one more possibility, so I called the title company working on this transaction and asked them to check on the county clerk records on any easements or other conveyances that had occurred about the time we filed the subdivision plat with the city. And lo and behold there it was , and it covered everything as I thought it would. A document that showed it was what we thought it was
The easment and maintenance of the easement agreement said what I hoped for. This document had been properly executed and filed with the the the county clerk.
Always check deed files and other written records when trying to figure out a plat.
Today I thought about a friend who served our country during a very rough time ...the Viet Nam War. He has always been very humble and quiet about that period in his life. Said very little. But I know he is a hero. One day I asked him if he had ever been wounded in battle and he answered " 3 times..... Shot twice and stabbed once." And that was all he wanted to say about that.
I told him thank you for your sacrifice. We apprecaite your service to all of us.
This gentle soldier never complained about his lot during the war. He did his service to this country and never bragged about it. I know he is a hero. For that I am grateful .
Milam F. "Trey" Thurmond, Broker, CRB, GRI. SRES
For all your real estate needs in Bryan-College Station , and Aggieland Texas .....including Residential, Land, Investments, and Property Management Services. Now is a great time to buy or sell real estate. Call or email me today and I will get right to work to meet your real estate goals.
Serving Bryan College Station Texas for 3 decades!
Copyright 2009 Milam F. "Trey" Thurmond, Broker, CRB, GRI. For all your real estate needs in Bryan-College Station , and Aggieland Texas .....including Residential, Land, Investments, and Property Management Services. Now is a great time to buy or sell real estate. Call or email me today and I will get right to work to meet your real estate goals.
Serving Bryan College Station Texas for 3 decades!
Quality Service Certified Platinum O5' 06' 07' Classic Realty Associates 3600 Hwy 6 South , Suite 100 College Station, Texas 77845 (979) 694-8844 -110 979-229-8465 cell
Whatever you call it...... Foreclosure, REO, ORE, Bank Owned Property it doesn't matter..... it still is most likely a property foreclosed on by a mortgagee, for non-payment of the note. By the time this has occurred things like work-outs, short sales etc are no longer an issue. They don't matter. Too late.
Recently I heard an interview on a national radio program with an individual that was pursuing trying to rescue his home that had been foreclosed on already. This individual insisted that he had not received proper notice as to the impending and eminently forthcoming foreclosure. He openly admitted he was severely delinquent and that he had tried in vain without response from the lender to work something out with them But, nevertheless he still stood his ground on the fact that his deed of trust required the mortgagee to give the proper require notice of foreclosure. Whether or not they did, is beyond me. I just found it to be an interesting discussion about foreclosure that brings up questions. None of us really know how we will react or respond personally to a foreclosure until it actually faces us.
Recently a friend of mine lost his home, even though he had about a 45% equity in that home. Could he have made it work? I think he could have . He just put it off for to long and by the time the final letters were sent and the posting was at the courthouseit was just too late for him to do anything at all. I had advised him 6 months prior to put his home on the market or figure out a way to come up with the shortages. He chose to ignore the warnings and paid a dear price. I felt for him a lot as this was his home for many years.
Another individual came to us recently with a letter showing they were behind on payments. That person indicated that they had been uniformed about the fact that their property tax escrow would be raised considerably on the next year and that she could no longer afford the home because the taxes had gone up so much. I would place money on it that the lender had explained that on new homes they may start out at the vacant lot rate at first, if the tax appraiser hasn't seen there is a home on the lot yet. Then the next year the taxes go way up.....naturally. Still she protested that she had been mislead. Personally I just feel she had bought more home than she could handle. Unless something changes foreclosure could be on the horizon for her. Can She stop it? Maybe if she obtains a quality short sale expert.
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