Sherry's Austin TX Real Estate Blog

You have decided to buy a new home.  STOP and read this before you go any further. I know you are tempted to go jump in the car and start looking at model homes this weekend. Do your homework first.  Before you start looking…make sure you know what you can spend.  You may know around the amount t...

  Perks, Preparing and Packing Right One of the perks of being a real estate agent is that no one says you can only have one week’s paid vacation a year and 3 sick days.  Since you are an independent contractor…you can take as many days as you want… or none at all if that is what you prefer.  Gra...

  Builders…What were you thinking? I get pretty frustrated with builders.  I just wrote a check to a guy to come remove trees and stumps around the edge of the house.  The neighbors had their drawers in a wad that there had better not be any damage to their sprinkler systems…well duh…since it was...

  Behrens Ranch The community offers homes from the 200’s built by Wilshire, Newmark, Pulte, Fedrick Harris, Meritage, and Lennar homes.  Custom homes from Pitt Building Co., Casa Bella Homes, and Raymond Klepzig Builders. It is located off Sam Bass Road, south of FM 1431, east of Great Oaks trai...

Here are the statistics for Austin area for August 2012.   Sherry Scales    Austin Real Estate Specialist HomeNet Realty, REALTOR, ABR, GRI 512-925-8928 Contact me or Find your home here Serving Austin, Round Rock, Georgetown, Cedar Park, Leander, Lago Vista, Lakeway, Bee Caves, Dripping Springs

 When is Decorating Dated? Who decides what is in style?  And how to make money when everyone has done it? Everyone decorated in Avocado..lets change it to Lime Green..now lets change it to Aqua Green. Who decides when a color is right or wrong? There is no rule book when it comes to decorating. ...

  I Love Small Town Squares There is just nothing more calming and friendly feeling than driving through a small town and looking at their town square. Usually the court house is in the center and little local businesses surround the square.  If your lucky, the town is thriving enough that stores...

Sherry Scales, REALTOR® HomeNet Realty 12444 Research Blvd, Ste 100 Austin, TX  78759 512.925.8928 Cell sherry@sherryscales.com Visit my website: www.SherryScales.com or www.Luxury-Homes-in-Austin.com  to search for homes. If you have friends who you think could benefit from my services, I am ne...

  See What Something Can Be Instead of What It Is. This may not be everyone’s  style or taste. But as I have mentioned before, my daughter lives in an almost 100 yr old home. These have basements that really just used to be used for coal. Ceilings are very low, and corners are not really corners....

Rebecca has hit on something that effects almost everyone in every state.  Remember to not let water set in anything around your home...an empty plant dish, anything that can hold water. It is a breeding ground for Mosquitoes. We have had a lot of rain this Spring which means .... mosquitoes will...