Saving Fuel and Marriages! - 04/30/08 11:28 PM
Ok I have read several posts lately about fuel prices and stretching budgets.....so let me show all of you married agents who commute quite a few miles how to cut back on the fuel expense and improve your relationship at home.If you and your spouse take seperate vehicles to work ....Don't. My … (10 comments)
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It is a Jungle Out There! But it is all Relative. - 04/29/08 11:06 PM
Our statistics for residential sales in our local MLS service area were rolled out this week and the actual numbers revealed what we suspected. The number of units sold for our area for the first quarter of 2008 was almost identical to the prior year's first quarter. Naturally that is good for the community! Does that … (7 comments)
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The Most Forgiving Mammal Alive. - 04/28/08 10:44 PM
Even though I would never do it, someone once told me that a Labrador Retreiver is so forgiving, that if you popped one in the head with a 2x4, it wouldn't think twice about still loving you to death.. ...Simply put .....Labs could possibly be the most forgiving mammal on the planet. They just … (7 comments)
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Old Estate Auctions... You Never Know Who Will Show Up. - 04/28/08 04:18 PM
I haven't had any time off in a good while so last Sunday my dad and one of my brothers and I decided to attend a local estate auction in downtown Bryan, Texas . We are avid Indian arrowhead collectors and that is what this auction was all about. An old gentleman … (4 comments)
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Aggie Baseball and Softball Teams Just Keeps on Winning! - 04/28/08 03:52 PM
What has college sports got to do with real estate. Well in our area ..plenty. Aggies, Aggie Parent, and Former students all buy a considerable portion of the total real estate sold in our area each year. And one of the most common denominators in this community is Aggie sports. Without them, College Station … (0 comments)
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A Privaledge and an Honor. - 04/28/08 12:04 PM
Our firm was recently nominated for an award. We didn't win, but from what I have been told just being nominated for the Better Business Bureau Torch Award was an honor in itself. This is an annual award bestowed on local businesses for integrity and ethics in the workplace. There are three … (4 comments)
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Just Don't Sit There.....Do Something! - 04/28/08 11:43 AM
I often have to make myself get up and just do something when nothing is the menu for the day. I received an email this morning from a friend, that had this great little saying attached. It really got me to thinking about motivating myself, or motivating others in a down period … (7 comments)
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What is Professionally Dressed These Days? - 04/25/08 10:53 PM
You know I love quality clothes. The problem is in my position, and given our weather in this area, wearing a suit to work just isn't practical. Ever showed a home in Central Texas on an August afternoon when it is 98 degrees and 98% humidity? Not a very nice position … (15 comments)
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Translating Subtle Signals From Clients - 04/25/08 10:31 PM
While showing a property recently I tried to practice what I preach... about paying close attention to the signals customers are sending. Sometimes these signals are obvious and other times they are suttle. I am a little slow myself so I naturally prefer the Very Obvious or better yet...... the Blatently Obvious.
So … (3 comments)
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School Bond Election Critical - 04/23/08 11:56 AM
I want to personnally recomend to the citizens of Bryan, Texas.. that they please support the Bryan Independent School District Bond on the ballot in May . This bond will make about $37,000,000 available for improvements. About 22 million will be for new /and or renevation construction at both Kemp and … (2 comments)
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Lady Ags and Men lead Conference! - 04/23/08 11:47 AM
Double success is great at A&M this spring. As of this week ,the men's basebsall team is rated 6th nationally and is first in the Big 12 conference. The ladies softball team is 5th nationally and 1st in the Big 12 conference. It is ironic how they both did so well … (2 comments)
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Attention All! Texas is Now World Headquarters! - 04/22/08 10:58 PM
I heard a short news brief today that stated that Texas has now surpassed New York in having the greatest number of large corporations that have their firm's headquarters in the state. This now makes the Lone Star State #1 in the nation too. There are presently over 50 of the largest … (14 comments)
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Why do so Many AR Members Fail to Blog? - 04/21/08 11:40 AM
I have noticed that of about a hundred Active Rain Members in our area, that only a handful regularly post. I personally know about 10% of our areas members, and they all say that yes they eventually plan on getting to it. It seems like the majority never do. I have offered to help them … (29 comments)
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Do you Look Forward to Going to Work? - 04/21/08 10:38 AM
Do you look forward to going to work each day? If you don't , then maybe you aren't doing what you want. We always told our children "When it comes to you career... go for happiness and not the dollar. Do what you enjoy the most." If you aren't happy at … (8 comments)
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Never Give Up On Listings - 04/21/08 12:22 AM
An old agent one time years ago told me there isn't any real estate on the earth that won't sell eventually. You just gotta locate the guy that is going to buy it and let him know it is for sale. Lately I have noticed several postings about how some folks … (9 comments)
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Aggie Baseball Team Tops Baylor - 04/21/08 12:14 AM
The Aggies made a big comeback today by beating Bayor 13 to 12 . By doing so they tied the schoolrecord of 12 straight league victories. The Aggies were behind 12 to 6 in the ninth inning and won it in 11 innings. The baseball team is looking really sharp this … (4 comments)
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What Kind of Trap Are We Falling For Now? - 04/20/08 11:43 PM
Food prices are skyrocketing and we are using 30% of our corn supply to make ethynol ?! ? That's right . And many of us are buying that it is the right thing to do.
Additionally due to the incentives and subsidies availiable for growing corn for fuel, some farmers are giving up … (5 comments)
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What Is Your Share of the Pie These Days? - 04/20/08 04:52 PM
I have had this fixation with Pie lately...maybe it is because of all that good pie I ate at the Active Rain Texas Group Gathering last weekend in Bandera, Texas. Oh so many pies and not enough time to enjoy them all!Anyway what has pie got to do with real estate? … (7 comments)
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I can't seem to catch up, Can You? - 04/19/08 12:06 AM
I know... according to the mass media we are supposed to be in bad times right now, But it seems like for the past few weeks I haven't been able to keep up. More phone calls and voice mails , way more emails, and our activity board fills up more and … (9 comments)
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Another Great Mixer! - 04/17/08 09:55 PM
Chamber of Commerce monthly mixers in Bryan-College Station are a fantastic way to network. I had done an earlier post on one held in the fall and don't think I have missed one since. Good food, spirits, music, familiar and new faces, plus drawing prizes from sponsors. I usually get all the … (8 comments)
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The Fragrance from Heaven - 04/16/08 01:32 PM
You know ...I can recall the very pleasant smell of wild honeysuckle by just looking at a picture of it. We are fortunate enough to have several large stands of it growing through the trees just to the north of our home in Robertson County, Texas. For the last week or so … (13 comments)
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Is Obtaining a Liscense Becoming too Easy? - 04/16/08 11:33 AM
Obtaining a real estate license in Texas has always required some education. Unless you have a degree that has all the mandatory classes built into it, you will have to get your pre-licensing classes i somewhere... whether at a college, university, or private real estate school. And There are some really … (28 comments)
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Thanks Texas Real Estate Group! - 04/13/08 03:38 PM
My wife and I attended the first ever ( at least the first we know about ) Texas Real Estate Group sponsored AR Meeting in Wonderful Bandera Texas this weekend. Hosted by Ricki Eichler at one of her listings, a nice little place called Pomarosa RV Center, and the owners who were … (32 comments)
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Local Candidates Meet With Agents - 04/10/08 09:47 PM
The BCS Regional Association of Realtors held a meet the cadidates forum on April 9th in College Station , Tx. Cadidates for city council positions in both Bryan and College Station were given a chance to state their respective positions and then take questions. Nathan Cook, Broker -Associate with Classic Realty … (5 comments)
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Waiting for Me or You? - 04/09/08 10:04 PM
We live in a University town . There are about 46,000 students at Texas A&M not counting those at Blinn College. And students drive kind of fast.....What else is new?
A local officer suddenly appeared this week and decided he had found a little "honey hole" for writing tickets on the frontage road in front of our office. … (3 comments)
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Do You Act or React? - 04/08/08 02:13 PM
When things aren't going your way, do you tend to first blame others, or do you look at the situation and ask yourself what is really the problem here? Probably most of us tend to first look for blame in others and I suppose that is only human. But you know, … (14 comments)
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Listen to Those Voices From Your Past - 04/08/08 09:12 AM
Do you believe the voice of experience? You should listen to those that offer it now, and also to those that offered it to you in your past.I often think about how this business has change over the last 30 years or so. Whenever I am faced with tough situations or changing markets … (10 comments)
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New Maps of Bryan-College Station Texas - 04/07/08 03:36 PM
New Maps of Bryan/College Station Texas Have just been released by The Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce http://www.bcschamber.org/ These brand new updated maps of the area also include maps of Brazos County http://www.co.brazos.tx.us/ and the Texas A&M University campus www.tamu.edu/These can be obtained at 4001 E. 29th St. , Suite 175 in … (0 comments)
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Bryan School Board Seeks 37.5 Million Bond - 04/07/08 11:16 AM
The Bryan Independent School Board is seeking approval of a $37,500,000 bond package in the election coming up in May in Bryan, Texas. If approved the largest potion of the dollars will go towards solving building problems at Kemp And Carver campuses. Carver School will be used to house The Special … (0 comments)
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Seventeenth Ever Rod Run in College Station! - 04/07/08 11:01 AM
Like Old Cars? Fast Cars?17th Ever Rod Run. Fun, Fun, Fun !Co-sponsored by The College Station Parks and Recreation Dept. and the Bluebonnet Street Rodders club. Where: College Station Central ParkWhen: June 14 and 15. Registration 8AM SaturdayAwards Sunday 2 PMCost $ 20 for early registration by May 1. $ 25.00 … (0 comments)
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Final Four Forum Program at Bush Library - 04/02/08 10:27 PM
The Bush Presidential Library offers wonderful programs in a special series. Tonight they had one oriented around basketball. The speakers were none other than Coach Bob Knight and CBS Commentators Billy Packer and Jim Nantz. Of course President Bush and his wife were on hand. The Aggie mens and womens teams … (2 comments)
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Well We Finnally Found Another Cat - 04/01/08 10:29 PM
Recently an opening came available at the Thurmond household for another cat and when this happens we either go to the local animal shelter or go see the feral cat society. Any way we ended up at the shelter again today for the second time in a week and found a little … (9 comments)
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