texas hill country homes for sale: Are you A Star within a "team of giants"? - 10/01/08 11:53 AM
It's almost time for the Spurs season again! I know a lot of you are caught up with the Cowboys or whatever your favorite football team is. I like football too but I love the Spurs!
One of my favorite photos is of the Terrific Three. Tim Duncan, Tony
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texas hill country homes for sale: Medina Lake Cajun Festival - 09/27/08 10:26 PM
Every fourth Saturday in September, Medina Lake Betterment Association hosts the
annual CAJUN FESTIVAL. There is the Great Gumbo Cook-off similar to the famous Texas chili cook-offs. Folks from all over these parts bring their famous and varied recipes to try to win the championship in Gumbo cooking. Attendees get to try
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texas hill country homes for sale: A Beautiful Autumn Afternoon - 09/23/08 11:59 PM
I love the Fall season. The weather is just right, not too cold and not too warm. The changing leaves and the falling acorns are fun to play with.
It is so quiet and peaceful out here. Wait a minute, what is Dad doing?
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texas hill country homes for sale: Sorry Charlie, I do know the price of onions and potatoes - 09/14/08 08:47 PM
When I was growing up, my Mom would say to me "Aw, you don't know the price of onions" or "You don't know the price of potatoes". She would do this to get across her point I didn't know what I was talking about. That made me more determined to
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texas hill country homes for sale: BUY, don't put it off indefinitely - 09/07/08 03:25 PM
First Time Homebuyers have a lot to learn and sometimes may feel overwhelmed at the terminology and all the questions, answers and choices they have to make. This is not a reason to turn back from your mission to buy a home for your family. I know lots of times
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texas hill country homes for sale: "Beat the Heat" - 09/01/08 01:12 PM
The beautiful Texas Hill Country offers many wonderful places to "Beat the Heat". Here are a few pictures of my favorite places along the Frio River. The Frio River is located about an hour from Kerrville near the small towns of Leakey and Concan. Yes, that's Concan not Cancun. Concan
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texas hill country homes for sale: Sitting on the backporch Thursday - 08/28/08 08:39 PM
Thursday, beautiful Thursday. It is my day to take off. I put on jeans and a t-shirt on Thursdays and don't worry if my hair isn't the best it has looked all week long. Since Saturdays are always busy real estate days and Sunday afternoons can be also, I have
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texas hill country homes for sale: Thanks for the invite! - 08/28/08 09:09 AM
Thanks for the invite to what sounds like my perfect group! LATE NIGHT-EARLY MORNING AT ACTIVE RAIN I find myself writing way too late at night or in the early morning. I am just so busy but I have to have my fix of daily Active Rain. I confess I
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texas hill country homes for sale: AR Gathering and Jason Crouch's Birthday Party - 08/17/08 02:25 PM
The Day Finally Arrived! Active Rain Gathering and Birthday Party for Jason Crouch!
What a lovely place to hold such an event. County Line on the Lake, a beautiful spot on the edge of Austin located in a beautiful little inlet off the main lake. Cliffs and trees adorning
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texas hill country homes for sale: Catfish and Seafood in Fredericksburg - 08/15/08 10:11 PM
Fredericksburg is full of German restaurants with great German cuisine like my favorite JaegerSchnitzel at the quaintest restaurant on Main Street but that's another blog. Today I want to tell you about the best Catfish place north of the Pedernales River.
Catfish Haven was started about ten years ago by
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texas hill country homes for sale: A milestone I don't want to miss bragging about! - 08/14/08 07:33 PM
You know they say "Texans are braggers!" Well today I am going to prove that true!
I have now passed my 50,000 point milestone! It was long in coming but what a journey. I began with Active Rain on September 15th last year and never dreamed I would be here
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texas hill country homes for sale: My best advice for First Time Home Buyers - 08/13/08 11:46 AM
If you are a first time homebuyer, and 40% of home purchases are first time home buyers, you are not alone. The big question is "Where do I begin?"
You need a professional. You need an agent with the heart of a teacher ( as Dave Ramsey would say). You must
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texas hill country homes for sale: My name is Domino, Pizza for short - 08/11/08 08:34 PM
I took a new listing recently. The owner had passed away and the children are selling the home and the furnishings. What a big job they have. It's a big house with four bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 car garage, office, sunroom and it's on 11 plus acres. It's a beautiful
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texas hill country homes for sale: I'm spreading my wings - 08/05/08 06:12 PM
I have been set FREE! I didn't realize how constrained I was in my real estate business listing and selling mostly residential. I like all kinds of real estate. Residential, commercial, farm and ranch and being able to be creative and not limit my ability to produce. I am getting back into the swing
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texas hill country homes for sale: It was time for a change... - 08/01/08 10:15 AM
I suppose I will not be seeing Judi Morgan and Tom Plant, two of my favorite AR friends at the annual franchise convention next year. I have recently left my franchised brokerage firm and moved to Hill Country Estate Properties. Please check my information before you call me. My cell phone and website
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texas hill country homes for sale: RE=Real Estate - 07/20/08 11:28 AM
(RE=Real Estate)
It's time to stop, REorganize, REstrategize and consider where you are going and how you are going to get there.
We all need to do this from time to time. I have always done this at the end of the year, so that come January 1st I am
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texas hill country homes for sale: Fourth of July in Kerrville, Texas - 07/06/08 01:34 AM
Fourth of July celebration in Kerrville, Texas comes with MUSIC
Food
Flags
Face Painting
Souvenirs
Glow Sticks, Necklaces, Bracelets, Toys
Picnics in the Park
Swimming
Games
Lots of Fun
And of course, FIREWORKS
Kerrville has the greatest place
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texas hill country homes for sale: Are your buyers skittish? - 06/30/08 04:58 PM
My buyers are skittish these days. I have had several buyers lately that seem to be overly skittish. When sellers want to negotiate or anything at all goes the least bit wrong, the buyers seem to get very nervous. The old "Buyers Remorse" seems to be appearing much sooner recently than in
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texas hill country homes for sale: It's a NUMBERS game - 06/18/08 04:39 PM
?????? Numbers, ??????? Numbers, ???????? Numbers ?????????
What's the big deal about numbers you ask?
Everything has to do with NUMBERS.
It starts with your age. The number has significance.
Then it's your address. This number defiintely has significance. Try going home and get one number wrong.
School
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texas hill country homes for sale: Stop the Stripping! - 06/12/08 01:05 PM
There is something very disturbing to mehappening in the beautiful Texas Hill Country.
Land owners in many areas are busy stripping the blue green hills of the Ashe Juniper trees. These trees give the beautiful hills their color. Look in any direction and you will see a brown
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texas hill country homes for sale: The New York Times say "Head for the Hill Country" - 06/07/08 12:00 PM
I've been telling people this area is "Paradise" for a long time now. Earlier this week the New York Times named the Texas Hill Country as the No. 1 summer destination in the United States.
"The Texas Hill Country, west of Austin and north of San Antonio, might be
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texas hill country homes for sale: A "Must Do" Summer treat - 05/26/08 10:12 PM
One of the finest places to visit while enjoying the beautiful Texas Hill Country this summer is the Point Theatre. The Hill Country Arts Foundation was established in 1958. The Point Theatre sits on the banks of the Guadalupe River just off Highway 39 in Ingram, Texas, a few miles west
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texas hill country homes for sale: Baby Boomers retiring to the Texas Hill Country - 05/18/08 11:41 PM
If you've not seen it, check out the May 18th Sunday edition of the San Antonio Express News Real Estate section. Yours truly was interviewed for an article about Baby Boomers moving to the Texas Hill Country. They even included a photo of one of my listings. For those of
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texas hill country homes for sale: Learn something new every day! - 05/12/08 10:19 PM
You can learn something new every day! I usually do and that is what makes life interesting and fun. Today I learned a little tidbit that I'm sure will make my life a little easier and I wanted to share it with you.
Have you ever been in a hurry in
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texas hill country homes for sale: Everything is Changing! - 04/27/08 06:11 PM
There must be a better way! The real estate business is in a transition time I believe. Going from the old ways to the new ways is always hard. The computer has taken over the way we do business in every field and real estate is still lagging behind in some areas.
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texas hill country homes for sale: Our First Annual Texas AR Gathering, a huge success! - 04/14/08 05:40 PM
(My computer is not working properly and I cannot load up all the photos I want but will try again later ) What more can I say? We have had several write about the wonderful AR Gathering and BBQ we had Saturday, April 12th at the Pomarosa RV Park
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texas hill country homes for sale: HOW DO WE GET THERE? - 03/30/08 10:57 PM
AR Gathering & BBQ April 12, 2008 Pomarosa RV Park Bandera, Texas Here we are! Now how do you get here? that's the question Jem Woods asked me. So I thought I'd give detailed directions. We want your drive to be as quick and pleasant as possible. Of course it
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texas hill country homes for sale: I'm looking because "Now Is The Time To Buy!" - 03/29/08 11:32 PM
I'm looking for a good investment property. I tell my clients every day this is a good time to buy. The interest rates are low and the prices have softened a little bit. I expect inflation to hit with a vengeance in the future. So for all these reasons, I tell
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texas hill country homes for sale: AFFORDABLE Lake Front Home for sale - 03/18/08 09:46 PM
A Home on the Lake for $145,800.?
Yes.
Keep reading.
A nice comfortable retirement home or home for small family. Three bedrooms, 2 baths, large living dining combination, nice kitchen with breakfast nook. Window above kitchen sink looks out at the lake. The breakfast dining area has double doors that
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texas hill country homes for sale: How Much Better Can It Get Than This? - 02/14/08 12:52 PM
Happy Valentine's Day! to all my AR friends and faithful readers. I hope you all have a LOVELY day. The sun is shining through the clouds here in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. It is a warm day with the possibility of a rain shower tonight. How much better can
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