Amy's Awesome Alliance Properties Blog

I have confirmed that as of 7/9/2010, the transfer fee for the home owner's association for the subdivision on Indian Shores in Crosby, TX is $150. Most listings for this community list the transfer fee at $250 which is incorrect. If you see a listing that states that the fee is $250, please make...

A Quick Drive Down Port O'Call in the Newport Subdivision in Crosby, TX If you are interested in the Newport Subdivision, but can't get down here yet to check it out, maybe this will help. I drove down the street, holding my video camera out of the car door. I shot this video at 12 noon on Friday...

This is great advice for agents and sellers about staging their homes. I did not write it. I am simply distributing the great information. Please enjoy.A Stager's Advice to Realtors Lately I've been on the agent circuit, having done recent home staging presentations for local Keller Williams, Re/...

If you are wondering where all those flags came from in Crosby, TX, I will help you solve the mystery. Every year Alliance Properties purchases thousands of flags to place in the front yard of as many yards in Crosby as we can manage. We do this as a gift from the REALTORS in our office to our ne...

Looking for some way to celebrate Independence Day this year and not go to far from home? Here are some of the things I have found that are happening in the South San Jacinto Region for you to do: The City of Baytown has a lot of great activities, concerts, fireworks, and more planned for the wee...

Thinking outside the BOX: Networking at the Southwest Food Service EXPO, Houston 2010 I just spent 3 days marketing beef for my husband's company at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Downtown Houston for the Southwest Food Service EXPO. I had a blast. When my husband signed up to be an exh...

The tomatoes are in, the blueberries are ripe, the peaches and watermelon, cucumbers...it is prime season for farmer's markets. Are you a backyard gardener with an over-abundance of fruit and vegetables? Instead of leaving mystery bags of produce on your neighbors front door, ringing the bell and...

It is my opinion that many Home Owner's Associations need to review their rules and bring them up to date. The TWO rules that TROUBLE me MOST: 1. NO BOATS STORED ON PROPERTY. Why not? Why can't I keep a boat in my backyard? How is my boat hurting the neighborhood? Why would a neighborhood that br...

Thanks to the Government, Is Houston heading for a Downturn? I try to keep up with the news. I try to balance the type of news I hear. I watch Fox News and BBS. I listen to Conservative talk radio and I listen to NPR. I want to hear both sides of the stories so I can come to my own twisted conclu...

I grew up on Galveston Bay. We moved to Seabrook in 1973. Since then, the health of the coastline has been on my radar. I admit that I am not so PASSIONATE about it that I studied marine biology in college like many of my neighbors, but I paid attention to the current events and real estate devel...