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2009
The latest Standard and Poor's Case Shiller report show Dallas did pretty good as compared to the rest of the country. Prices were down 4.5% for the month of February, compared with a year ago, and better then January when prices were down 4.9%.. A drop of 18.6 percent was the nationwide averag...
04/28/2009
East Dallas restaurant Twisted Root Burger Company was recently featured on Foot TV's Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. We have heard about this burger joint and it is almost walking distance to our house. We have just never gone to check them out. After seeing them featured last evening we are def...
04/28/2009
www.Freecycle.Org is a network group that currently has about 6.5 million members. It is completely nonprofit group which try to match people who want to give stuff away and people who are looking for the stuff. Currently there are about 13,000 in the Dallas / Fort Worth area. Probably many mem...
04/28/2009
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Over the years I have received some great advice in real estate and in life. Here are a few I would like to share with you. My pastor Joel Osteen always reminds us "if you are right, but you are rude, then you are wrong". My first broker advised me "always remember no one is going to do their ...
04/28/2009
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Artichoke and poblano pepper dip 2 tablespoons oil 2 tablespoons flour ½ plus 2 tablespoons or whole milk 4 cups of canned artichoke hearts that have been drained 1 tablespoon roasted garlic 4 ounces softened cream cheese ½ cup grated parmigiano cheese ½ cup heavy cream 1 tablespoon lime juice ½...
04/27/2009
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Would you ever go on a listing appointment, raise your right hand and say to the seller "I shall not deliberately mislead you as the market value of your home"? Or would you say whatever you think the seller wants to hear just to get the listing? If you answer yes to the first question then I co...
04/27/2009
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I recently wrote about the level of service I received from the Texas Association of REALTORS®, as opposed to the way I had been treated by the local board. I am happy to say that I received a phone call from the director of membership for the local board. Someone had forwarded my blog to her, ...
04/27/2009
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This weekend I was teaching a contracts class to pre licensees. This course is one of four required courses. While the class was small (five students), it was a very enjoyable class to teach. One of the students is currently licensed in several other states, and now lives in Texas and wants to ...
04/26/2009
You can help protect you Buyers survey protection via the Title Policy. Of the eight exceptions to the Title Policy, exception 8 reads "The standard printed exception as to discrepancies, conflicts, shortages in area or boundary lines, encroachments or protrusions, or overlapping improvements. ...
04/25/2009
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Joel Osteen's Night of Hope will be held this evening at Yankee Stadium in New York. The event will be broadcast live on TBN and will begin at 6:00 p.m. CDT. If you only have access to Pastor Osteen's thirty minute sermon, then you should try and watch this evening. As the choir and band will...
04/25/2009
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