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5 BEAUTIFUL ACRES WITH 2 YEAR OLD HILL COUNTRY STONE HOME | WALK TO WINERY | $285,000 JUST REDUCED! If you are a horse lover or just wanting country living not too far from town, you’ll love this 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage home on 5 acres. What a great location … just down the road from Sing...

Great Location in Comfort, Texas | Renovated 3-2 for $168,900 September 23rd, 2008 categories: Featured Properties Be sure and come inside to see the large, open feel of this home. Completely renovated 3 bedroom, 2 bath. Warm colors, Large double living area open to the kitchen/dining. Large lot ...

Try A Little Vino in Comfort - Three Wineries To Visit September 16th, 2008 categories: Places to Go & Things to Do Be sure and check out our local vineyards while visiting Comfort. It provides for a great afternoon of fun and scenery.  Be sure and give them a call (or check out their links) for ...

HOW TO SAVE MONEY ON YOUR PROPERTY TAXES September 18th, 2008 categories: Uncategorized Do you want to lower your property taxes and your overall housing budget? Well, if that’s your goal, you might want to consider relocating to an area where property tax rates are lowest. Here’s a chart of the ...

Mortgage Crisis: Where Do You Draw The Line? September 16th, 2008 categories: Assessing the Local Market Every day, we’re hearing scary news about the mortgage crisis and the never ending list of big corporation’s seeking the government’s bailout/protection. Really, there is nothing new under the...

DOG DAYS OF SUMMER: AUGUST SALES IN THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY September 10th, 2008 categories: Assessing the Local Market Looks like a combination of the Texas heat and U.S. economic woes have had an effect on I-10 Corridor Hill Country Real Estate Sales (Non-Commercial) during August 2008. **These ...

WHERE TO FIND COMFORT IN TEXAS - STAR OF THE HILL COUNTRY September 8th, 2008 categories: Relocating to the Hill Country   COMFORT, TEXAS - Comfort is an unincorporated community in Kendall County, Texas just 45 miles from San Antonio. It was established in 1854 by predominantly “Freethinker” Ger...

ROCKIN-AND-A-ROLLIN’ IN THE HILL COUNTRY - Family Friendly Comedy & Music Each Weekend September 5th, 2008 categories: Places to Go & Things to Do Looking for something fun and different to do this weekend?  The Rockbox Theatre in  Downtown Fredericksburg provides live, family friendly entertainm...

SOME PEOPLE REALLY DIG THE HILL COUNTRY! September 4th, 2008 categories: Places to Go & Things to Do Looking for something different to do in the Hill Country? How about an archaeological dig? Randy Brown has developed an archaelogical dig on his property just outside Comfort, Texas where many ha...

INVESTING IN TEXAS HILL COUNTRY REAL ESTATE: THE RIGHT TIME OR NOT? September 4th, 2008 categories: Assessing the Local Market If you read my previous article, The 2nd Half of 2008 & Beyond: Speculations About Inflation and Housing Prices, you’ll know that we are encouraging investors to NOT over...