luxury: Cheap Gas? - 06/06/10 02:13 AM
Summer is here and Americans are hitting the highways for family road trips.  This brings to mind a story of an imaginary family on an imaginary road trip and two imaginary gas stations. 
Dad was driving along I-35 towards the beautiful Texas Hill Country (all of Texas is beautiful, however for this story we will focus on just one area).  He noticed his tank was getting low in gas so he pulled off into a town we will call Texasville.  He drove into a brand new Lexon gas station.
The Lexon was new, clean and bustling with activity.  Before filling up, … (0 comments)

luxury: Do Small Builders Only Build Big Homes? - 04/18/10 01:34 AM
Many times when I share my profession with someone, they immediately say "Oh, you build all those big homes".  Although it is nice to be acknowledged for our work, it is frustrating that this common misconception keeps many families from enjoying the satisfaction of working with a small custom builder.
This misconception persists due to some realities that govern our industry.  Here are some of factors that are at work;
Lot Prices
The least expensive lots are often found in large master planned communities.  The economies of scale in these developments combined with selling the lots off very quickly allows for … (0 comments)

luxury: Trading Homes Is Easier Than You Think (Part 3 of 3) - 12/06/09 03:23 AM
One of the largest hurdles families face in the search for a new home is what to do about the home they are currently living in.  We hope this three part series helps illustrate how trading a home can benefit a family.
The first of this series discusses the most common hurdles families face when seeking to move to a new home.  The second part discussed how a new home builder offering a Trade In Your Home program can help overcome these challenges.  This third part of the series will discuss how the steps of a trade program work. 
Where to … (0 comments)

luxury: Trading Your Home Is Easier Than You Think (Part 2 of 3) - 11/28/09 03:47 AM
One of the largest hurdles families face in the search for a new home is what to do about the home they are currently living in.  We hope this three part series helps illustrate how trading a home can benefit a family.
The first of this series discussed the most common hurdles families face when seeking to move to a new home.  This second part discusses how a new home builder offering a Trade In Your Home program can help overcome these challenges.  The third part will discuss how a trade program works.
What Is Trading
Trading your home is when … (0 comments)

luxury: The Death Of The Media Room? - 07/29/09 05:49 AM
The Rage
For decades, media rooms have been the rage.  They started as bonus space above the garage and morphed into massive spaces with a dozen speakers, multiple seating levels, 120" screens, $5,000 leather seats, wet bars, popcorn machines and much more. 
The desire to recreate the theater experience at home was a powerful motivation for families to pour money into these rooms and for audio/video companies to develop entire lines of premium equipment, lighting and furniture to fill up these spaces.
Over The Garage
In the first generation, media rooms stared out over the garages as it was cost effective to finish … (0 comments)

 
Mike Garabedian (Garabedian Properties)

Mike Garabedian

Southlake, TX

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