Commentary, opinions, philosophical musings, practical tips, and occasional rantings of a full-time real estate web maven based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Specializing in country horse farms, ranches, and estate homes in Tulsa, Jenks, Bixby, Broken Arrow, Claremore, Collinsville, Coweta, Mounds, Sperry, Bristow, Beggs, Catoosa, Inola, Verdigris, Oologah, and Owasso. Tulsa , Rogers, Creek, Osage, Okmulgee, Mayes, Pawnee, Okfuskee, Washington, Wagoner, and Muskogee County, and other counties in Northeast Oklahoma. Topics discussed include interface between oil & gas industry and real estate interests of landowners, farm and ranch issues, and great restaurants and places to visit in Green Country.
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2011
This Obeo Tour has a style designer that let's you select colors for your walls, floors, trim, etc. Play around with it and let me know how you like this feature. This property includes upgraded appliances, including a stacking Bosch Axxis washer and dryer, a GE Triton XL dishwasher, a GE Spectra...
01/27/2011
This blog and the accompanying blog in the hyperlink to this house beautifully illustrate why homebuyers should hire a home inspector. I recommend using a PE (Professional Engineer) to look at structural issues. The purpose of the home inspection is to discover whether or not you want to stay in ...
01/27/2011
"The lease is available; you can buy the lease." A REALTOR®-Associate in my company said this today in one of our land and ranch meetings while touting a lovely 269-acre parcel of land which I will be previewing later today. I thought to myself, "That's pretty cool. Owning the oil & gas lease is...
01/26/2011
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This article addresses a problem that I have seen in empty homes when doing inspections. The faucet caps on the laundry faucets are a great idea. I suggest adding a tiny ball valve to the refrigerator's ice maker tubing. Why it's not done when refrigerators are installed just baffles my mind. ...
01/09/2011
The gap check revealed a demolition notice on the day of closing. It wasn't there when the abstract was updated in September. It showed up yesterday morning. We were closing at 3:00 pm. We found out about it at the closing table. A demolition notice had been filed by the City of Tulsa that ...
01/08/2011