pecan grove: Sign Bandit Unaware
- 10/15/07 04:12 PM
It all started innocently enough..........Last week, at a local organization luncheon, I was happy to hear that there is a group of civic minded persons working to inform and promote improving our schools and encouraging us to vote YES for the Fort Bend Bond Election on Nov. 6th. The group called "Excellence in Education" had a spokesman address the group, ask for voter support and offered signs to put in your yard to help promote the vote. I grabbed 3 signs and ran home to stick them in my yard. I wanted to promote the Bond, too. But, early this morning, … (0 comments)
pecan grove: Fixin' and Flippin' 101
- 09/27/07 05:59 PM
Thank you for your comments and interest in the Fix and Flip project that I recently wrote about. I will be very honest about the fact that this was my first professional project. It came to me as a result of helping a client/friend find a fabulous patio home to scale down to. Timing and circumstances beyond her control left her in a position of needing to sell fast. Knowing the market as I believed I did, I crunched the easy numbers up front for the paint, carpet, tile, granite and fixtures. It looked like the possibility of a very nice return on … (3 comments)
pecan grove: They Call Me the Flipwitch
- 09/27/07 02:01 AM
What is a Flipwitch? That's me, Kimbra, running past schedule in the final week of a Fix and Flip project, or walking in to find all the windows and doors OPEN with the Air cranked down to 60 degrees!!!! or driving up to find a garbage heap STILL in the driveway (that was promised to be gone weeks ago) causing me to cancel the Photographer. Don't call me to tell me it will be tomorrow! And don't say, it will be "FINE"!! OK, enough, it got done in a decent amount of time, considering the unseasonal torrential rains we suffered. It turned out … (2 comments)
pecan grove: Why Vote?: Fort Bend ISD Bond Package
- 09/26/07 06:45 PM
Why in the world would we want to vote to raise our taxes?????? If for no other reason, think of the value of your home in comparison. I know, you love Pecan Grove, you are never going to move, you like low taxes. ...But, you'll have better looking homes and more owner occupied homes as neighbors which tends to make your home a nicer place to live. I'm no economist, but as a Realtor, it is clear to me that neighborhoods with highly sought after schools attract neighbors of quality and more of them. Supply and Demand gives you more buyers seeking the same properties, boosting … (0 comments)
pecan grove: Pecan Grove, My "Village"
- 09/26/07 05:41 PM
Pecan Grove, My little corner of the world, My Village.....continuing the reminiscing...... So, I had the 5 days to find a house, I worked 8 hours a day with my realtor, narrowed the acceptables down to 1 in Cinco Ranch, new, near the "Oh, it'll never be busy" Hwy 99; 1 somewhere in First Colony, needed a LOT of work; and 3 in Pecan Grove. I artfully stacked the tour for my husband to make sure that my favorite was last and looke awesome compared to the totally trashed house I showed him just before it. I think we paid $10,000 more … (0 comments)
pecan grove: Pecan Grove, Fort Bend's Best Kept Secret
- 09/18/07 09:05 AM
I LOVE Pecan Grove.....I have lived here for 13 years, and now , I WORK here. Doesn't get much better than that! Pecan Grove is a great example of Americana. Small, Close-Knit, Family-Oriented, Quiet, Secluded and yet Convenient, Patriotic, Reverent, Casual, Friendly......are words that come to mind when I try to describe what this wonderful little Corner of the World is like. It's quite ironic that I'm writing this today, because 13 years ago, I was mourning the fact that I was leaving my beloved Dallas behind.......I considered moving to Houston, a "tragedy". I was moving to what many considered the "Armpit of … (2 comments)
It all started innocently enough..........Last week, at a local organization luncheon, I was happy to hear that there is a group of civic minded persons working to inform and promote improving our schools and encouraging us to vote YES for the Fort Bend Bond Election on Nov. 6th. ;)
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