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Real Estate Broker/Owner - Robin Rogers, Silverbridge Realty, San Antonio, Texas - 398351
Real estate in the San Antonio metro area, the foothills of the Texas Hill Country, and on the Guadalupe River. My market area includes the northern half of San Antonio (Alamo Heights, Fort Sam Houston, Shavano Park, Hollywood Park, and Stone Oak) and northeast (Randolph AFB, Universal City, Windcrest, Schertz, and Cibolo) to New Braunfels, Seguin, and Canyon Lake, including Bexar, Guadalupe, and Comal Counties. My blog also covers photography; houses and homes; investments and rental properties; pets and wildlife; birds, butterflies, and flowers in my organic garden; travel; fun stuff; and whatever else takes my fancy.

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2009 

Universal City, part of the San Antonio MSA and located on the northeast corner of Bexar County, starts at Randolph Air Force Base's north gate. The main drag through the city from the entrance to Randolph is Pat Booker Road, which connects Loop 1604, San Antonio's "outer loop," to State Highway ...
02/24/2009
The housing stimulus portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides for an $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers who buy a home on or after January 1, 2009 and before December 1, 2009. The credit does not need to be paid back, and is claimed on a tax return to reduce the in...
02/22/2009
Although they're not "just tenants," she and her husband are also clients of mine, and have become friends. They are some of the nicest people in all the world, and I'm so lucky to have met them. Here's what she just wrote me: Just had to send you another quick email thanking you again for lettin...
02/11/2009
Note: I've changed the names of these lovely tenants so nobody tries to steal them away from me! From: Robin RogersSubject: Lease extension Hi, Amanda and Guillermo: Your lease expires (already!) on March 1. Since I haven't heard from you, I presume you are planning to stay on? What are your plan...
02/11/2009
On a personal note: my client did an incredible job remodeling this home. His attention to detail is amazing, and I am referring him to family members and other clients. He also found me a new landscaping team that I'm looking forward to working with. This project turned out to be a total win-win!
02/10/2009
Well, we're waiting for the litigator for the lender to reply to his numerous voicemails, faxes, and e-mails. His boss said he was "one of the best" they have and didn't know why he wasn't getting back to the listing agent. He had responded very quickly with a counter to a previous offer. ...
02/10/2009
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