I finally had an opportunity to attend my first Active Rain Meet-Up in the Houston area! Our meet-up was wonderfully arranged and hosted by Yolanda Cordova-Gilbert at The Tasting Room in Town and Country Village. We were a small group, but we had a great time! Those in attendance were Yolanda,
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12/05/2012
This picture of my grandson, Maverick, was taken by our family friend. I have to admit, we are really looking forward to celebrating Maverick’s first Christmas this year. He is the first grandchild on both sides of the family, so it is going to be a special time for everyone. I think this is a
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12/04/2012
Home inspections are not particularly exciting…but the one I attended today with one of my buyers turned out to be an entertaining experience. The homeowner, a delightful 66-year-old widow, was present during the inspection. Normally, I don’t like it when the homeowner sticks around during the
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12/03/2012
I saw Santa’s new ride parked in front of one of the homes on the Alvin Christmas Home Tour today. Check out this cool car that Santa is driving now! Santa had a few presents in the trunk of his new car. He told me he was delivering some gifts a little early this year because he heard that so
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12/02/2012
This was the first Saturday in quite a while that I actually didn’t have any scheduled appointments! It was a good thing, because today I had to do all of my baking for the Alvin Christmas Tour of Homes bake sale. I actually don’t like baking, so every year I dread the day before the home tour
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12/01/2012
The real estate business is good in Friendswood, Texas. This bedroom community has been named one of the Top 100 Places to Live in the United States in 2007 and 2009, and was named one of the Best Affordable Suburbs in the United States in 2009. In 2011, Family Circle Magazine named Friendswood
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11/30/2012
If I had to pick one real estate professional I appreciate above all others, it would be Jim Hawkins with NFM Lending. I have chosen to design this holiday appreciation card for him. Here is the front of the card: When I got started in real estate, Jim was the lender on my first sale. I was pre
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11/30/2012
Today I finally got the Christmas trees up and decorated. We always put up two trees – a tall skinny one that fits in the nook where the stairs curve, and a small one that goes on top of the piano. The little tree has mostly toy-themed ornaments that our daughter loved when she was young. It’
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11/28/2012
Friendswood residents will be kicking off the Christmas season with the Fifth Annual Santa in the Park celebration on Saturday, December 8 from 3-8 p.m. in Stevenson Park. Kids will be out in droves to experience the ever-popular Snow Hill, amusement rides, and photos with Santa. There will be
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11/27/2012
Where can you find a cute-as-a-bug country home on almost half an acre for under $100,000? At 3504 Shouse Street in Santa Fe, Texas of course! I just listed this nice three-bedroom country home with 1276 square feet of living space, and a very large workshop/barn in the backyard. The house is
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11/25/2012
