I often get asked questions like: When are you going to retire? What are you going to do when you retire? How does a real estate agent or broker retire? Real estate sales is a different kind of job or profession. Most people do not understand how it works unless they have been licensed in th
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03/09/2017
Can you feel the excitement in the air? I can.Spring buying season is here! Spring Break starts this weekend and summer is right around the corner. It is time to put your home on the market if you are thining of selling this year. It is time to get pre-approved for a loan if you are thinking
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03/08/2017
When you are on a diet, it is best to skip dessert. It just makes sense to let the sweets pass by and try not to think about them. Salads are great and I love my vegetables. Add a little piece of lean meat, chicken or fish and I'm good most of the time.However, there are times when you just w
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02/08/2017
Pre-approval means more than a good credit score and pre-approval is not loan approval.There are many factors involved with the approval of a loan. Many people think if they have good credit, they automaically will be approved for a loan. This is simply not true!Income and the ability to pay ba
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02/06/2017
What is the most important amenity a home must have for you?I was thinking about this question and putting myself in the place of home buyers I work with today. I realized it could be more than just the number of bedrooms, baths, kitchen counters, tiled showers, ceilings, light fixtures, garage
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02/05/2017
Just want to say "Happy New Year!" to all my Active Rain friends. I wish you all the best in the new year and look forward to all the new blogs coming our way in 2017. Blogging is a way to get new business, meet new friends and learn more about our industry and the world. I love reading some of
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12/31/2016
2017 is going to be a good year! 2017 is going to be a good year! 2017 is going to be a good year! I know it is, at least for me. I have hope, expectation and motivation. I spent the past two days getting my expense sheets finished for the
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12/28/2016
Today I have the privelege of sharing Active Rain with a friend and co-agent, Bev Dirks. Please welcome her to the Active Rain family. I will be anxiously awaiting her first blog. Bev is a broker associate in our RE/MAX office and has been in the Corpus Christi area for a long while. She is a
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11/09/2016
Looking for a sailboat? Adventure on the high seas or just sailing in the bays, there is nothing more fun than sailing. Love the water? Come to Corpus Christi where the Gulf of Mexico awaits you, or enjoy the many bays along the shoreline of the southern Texas coast.
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09/19/2016
As a Realtor®, we do not like to make recommendations but often provide lists of service companies for our clients. If we have a buyer from out of the area, they do not have prior relationships with companies or friends to ask to help them decide which companies to use for various services when
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09/11/2016
