Melissa's Blog

I'm on politics overload.  I cannot turn on the TV without hearing it.  I walk in my office and a huge flat screen is on Fox News, all day.  Talk radio, all politics; both sides.  I'm even tired of seeing their faces when in line at the market on magazines.  Who said this, who said that, who is l...

We wonder why homes are not selling?  See blog from my good friend Robin below.Recently, I have been on the hunt for a third rental property for one client and the next home for another client to remodel. In the process, I have looked at literally hundreds of listings on the MLS. And in more than...

I called AR today for info, still waiting for a call back.  Hope to hear from them soon. Is there a better number for me to contact AR?  I'm paying $30 per month, would like to speak with someone soon. When the guy from AR wanted me to become a Rain Maker he called me all the time, now I cannot g...

The benefits of organic gardening, butterflies.  The gray, or common, hairstreak butterfly is not an unusual sight in south Texas. But since it's rather small and somewhat inconspicuous, you may not have noticed it before. I found this one sipping nectar from the equally inconspicuous flowers on ...

It's chilly, but not cold.  When I first purchased this home, we decided on a fire pit for the yard.  It is a few feet deep, surrounded by native rock and I love it. My nails finally recovered from pulling all the huge watermelon size rocks out of the dirt to construct this thing!  Every Fall and...

Why not quote a rate & get everyone excited about my low rates?  Why not say I'm at 4.5%?  Just to get the business?  I do not agree with quoting rates on a blog because they change faster than the weather in TX.  The rate is based on many factors, not just the latest DOW numbers. Folks, If you e...

Please see below and re blog. My prayers are with the family and the child.I am reaching out to the awesome realtor community to help find a friend's daughter who went missing 10-12-2009. Please forward this link to as many people as possible and feel free to post on any and all of your social ne...

With the Dow going over 10k today, we already started to see tiny pricing changes in the mortgage market.  Ask your buyers if their rate is locked in.  Request a letter from the big box bank signed by a manager to evidence the rate and program is locked and when it expires.  These are just a few ...

Why can't we read the bill? Why are the law makers in our country unable to read the bill before a vote? My family came here from Russia, we had no vote.  Our opinions did not matter.  We were not even allowed to have church with our children.  That is why we came to America. I'm very upset that ...

I think many of us deal with this issue, anyone have information on this topic? I had a listing that had some neighbors that were nice neighbors, but their yard was somewhat of an eyesore. It really wasn't as much the yard as it was the house. It also needed some touch up and my seller was willin...