Is Your Real Estate Well Producing? - 09/30/09 10:52 PM
I just can't get that old Beverly Hillbillies tune out of my head. I suppose it is some hidden desire to hit that "Black Gold"  and "Texas Tea"  they sing about in the tune.  Alas my business is not oil, instead it is real estate brokerage.
But really there isn't much difference between the petroleum exploration and production business and real estate. You research, you explore, and your drill. You get to know your market and research the areas of business you are interested in. You explore the neighborhoods and target. Then you farm  drill the area.
The quality of your real estate well depends … (9 comments)

Please Welcome Vicki Smith To Active Rain! - 09/29/09 10:17 PM
We are all so proud of  Vicki Smith  at Classic Realty Associates!  Vicki has been doing a terrific job in the property management division and is now beginning to get her foot in the door in residential sales. We all know she will do just as well in sales.  Plus she has just taken on her first residential listing, a very handsome antique home.  Pleas read Vicki's very first blog here on Active Rain . Say hello and wish her the best in the future!      http://activerain.com/blogsview/1260328/first-listing-first-blog-
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Are You A Fence Rider? Or Do You Take Chances - 09/27/09 11:17 PM
Are You a Fence Rider when it comes to making up your mind about things in your business and  personal life? 
Do you sit back and watch opportunity slip away? Or do you take a chance now and then on success?
Do you know want what you believe in and believe in what you want? The important things in our lives require a great deal of contemplation and prayer. But you can only contemplate and pray so much before you must make certain decisions and ultimately act on them.
Think about when you decided to go to college ( if you did) . Do … (15 comments)

Another Speechless Sunday Sunset - 09/27/09 09:18 PM

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 Associates3600 Hwy 6 South , Suite 100College Station, Texas 77845(979) 694-8844 -110    979-229-8465 cell
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Technically Perfect Home...Otherwise a Home Without a Heart - 09/26/09 11:51 PM
While showing a home recently something dawned on me.....this home is almost in mint condition ...technically speaking. Everything is spotless. Everything works as designed mechanically. There literally is a place for everything and everything is in its place. There was only one problem . The material used to build the home was pretty much as cheap as mankind could invent. This Home had NO warmth to it at all . It had the heart and soul of a computer. It was a heartless home! How sad I thought. Aesthetically on a ten scale I would give it a 2.  It was nothing … (12 comments)

Municipalities Are Finding Themselves in A Delima.....Is Higher Taxes The Answer? - 09/25/09 03:50 PM
New home sales prices depend on a lot of factors, not the least of which is what a raw piece of land costs to purchase and then develop into lots you can actually market and sale.  From idea stage to the final product a complete and ready to build out subdivision, can literally take a couple of years to have ready to go and then as many as 10 years to totally sell out depending on the economy and the size of the development.
Why does this matter?
As municipalities physically grow along with their necessary infrastructure and self sustaining requirements, so goes their annual … (9 comments)

Who Can You Count On Anymore? - 09/24/09 11:55 PM
The longer I am in the business the more I realize who I really can depend on to to their jobs and moreover who I can trust to perform their jobs with the utmost professionalism. This holds true for title companies. lawyers, inspectors, repairmen, vendors.......and yes...... fellow  Realtors.
Recently I needed a difficult to find plumbing part. I had looked all over our twin cities trying to locate it. I know a lot of plumbers , supply houses, and hardware outlets in the area. But..... I wasted time randomly going from store to store trying to locate this part. The whole time my … (19 comments)

How to Keep Blogging On Active Rain When Your Internet Server is Down - 09/23/09 10:32 PM
What can you do when your ISP is down at home?Don't get mad. Wash Dishes. Clean House.  Pretend your camping out and relax and enjoy.  Call you SEO or clients.  But regardless, you can  still write blogs just the same, then save them in Word and then put them on the air when you get to the office or if the server comes back later.  In a way it isn't bad, because you don't get distracted from the task at hand ( composing a blog )easpecially with  no emails, facebook, ebay,  games or any of a host of other cyber space distractions to slow down … (10 comments)

What Most Men Would Really Like To Be Doing On A Speechless Sunday Afternoon - 09/20/09 09:53 PM

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Are You Tire Of The Overcrowded Conditions In Your Home? - 09/18/09 10:07 PM
If you are tired of living in a cramped home,  now is the time to buy! With some institutions offering rates below 5% on long term mortgages, and with some motivated sellers, this is a terrific time to make a move up to a little larger home that will give you the space you need. There is still time to take advantage of the $8,000 tax credit if you hurry! Just think more room to stretch your legs and antenna too!  Your live- in ant  aunt could have her own bedroom!
 

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2805 Al,thea Ct. , Bryan Texas 77808 - 09/17/09 10:34 PM
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Wordless Wednesday With Bambi and The Whole Crew - 09/16/09 09:37 PM

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Photographing The Rain For Active Rain - 09/13/09 10:30 PM
As most of the world knows,  much of the southwest has been in a pretty severe drought for a good while now.  But our area of central Texas has finally begun to get some substantial rains!  Thank God.......the cattle were starting to show ribs.   Anyway we finished our day up today at home by just kicking our feet up on the porch rail and enjoying the showers for a few minutes before getting back to some household chores.  I don't know if it was the wand or the magician's magic( the camera or me), but the digital photos I took were my … (21 comments)

Annual Wildlife Survey Is Part of Good Management Program - 09/12/09 02:40 PM
Each year in August and September we perform a survey of the deer population on our ranch in Brazos County just east of College Station. Currently our property is part of  a local wildlife management association consisting of various owners and over 20,000 acres. In conjunction with this program and the Texas Parks and Wildlife doe permit program , we have to provide a survey to get an idea as to how many, if any doe need to be harvested annually. Last year we had to harvest 5 on 276 acres. I suspect this year due to the drought that the requirement may be … (4 comments)

Shredding Machine Vs. Fire ....Which Is Greener? - 09/12/09 12:09 PM
For about 6 months now I have been on this personal crusade to get rid of useless stuff including several forests' worth of paper.                        
 I personally wonder which is a greener way to destroy documents .....shredding or burning? I think it would be worth a detailed analysis to compare the two. Since I have been a paper pack rat for the better part of 30 years I literally did have a forest's worth of paper. You would not believe!
Think about it. It takes raw materials, chemicals, and fuel to manufacture shredding devices, It takes fuel and vehicles to ship … (15 comments)

Friday Fencing Foto - 09/11/09 09:08 PM
Located on the  Wellborn Hwy on the west side of College Station , Texas.... just off Rock Prairie RD.,  this  fence design is a fairly new design in our area for pre cast fencing. I really like the theme on this fence as it certainly is appropriate for a Texas fence!  Only a short drive south of Texas A and M University, it is sure to be a nice sight for all the visitors coming to  Aggie football games and to visit the Bush Library.

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Mother Nature Holds a Wiener Roast on Wordless Wednesday - 09/09/09 09:23 PM
 
 
 
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Serving BCS for 31 Years
Quality Service Certified Platinum O5' 06' 07'Classic Realty Associates3600 Hwy 6 South , Suite 100College Station, Texas 77845(979) 694-8844 -110    979-229-8465 cell
 
 
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High Cotton Time In the Brazos Valley - 09/07/09 10:13 PM
August and September are high cotton time in the Brazos Valley area.  Cotton, oil, and cattle have been three mainstays of the area for a long time and it is not uncommon to see all three enterprises going on at once on the same ranch or farm, but cotton is truly what made the area what it is, early on. In fact it is historically correct to say that cotton farming in Texas began in the Brazos Valley area. Also many experts agree that some of the finest cotton comes from this area and that the soil is very close to that in the … (16 comments)

Need Gas on Lake Limestone? - 09/05/09 10:30 PM
If you happen to be on the water at Lake Limestone ...one of the few places you can go to to gas up is the the Running Branch Marina located at the end of a finger on the west side of the lake , on the old Mckenzie Cemetary Rd.  Running Branch has been in operation as long as I can remember ( I think since the lake was new)  and is my spot for ice, drinks, gas, food,and bait when we run out.  If you happen to visit the area stop in and get some supplies.

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Still Going To School - 09/03/09 06:46 AM
I believe it was 1977 or 78 that I had to take my first real estate license classes. Fast Forward 30 plus years and I am still going to school.
Do we ever really graduate?
I am down here in Houston attending a two day course that will help with continuing ed credits, but will also work for a designation I have wanted to get for a long while,  which I suppose is always a good thing. I know the general public doesn't always recognize what all these designations mean, and perhaps some could care less....but I do think they have … (8 comments)

Wordless Wednesday...Two Old Enemies Now Retired - 09/01/09 10:46 PM

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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 BCS for 31 Years
Quality Service Certified Platinum O5' 06' 07'Classic Realty Associates3600 Hwy 6 South , Suite 100College Station, Texas 77845(979) 694-8844 -110    979-229-8465 cell
 
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