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Sands Realty is a San Antonio-based independent residential real estate company and ASAP Apartment Locators committed to excellent service and exacting standards of honesty and integrity in conducting business.

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2010 

Paris sous la pluie ~ Paris in the rain We have 3 grandkids turning 16 this year. The one in San Antonio got a regular party and his Dad's truck (I think he got the truck since he keeps referring to it as "my truck.")  He is happy.  The one in the Dallas area got a Sweet Sixteen trip to New York ...
06/29/2010
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"Texas is a state of mind. Texas is an obsession. Above all, Texas is a nation in every sense of the word. ... A Texan outside of Texas is a foreigner." ~John Steinbeck "I have said that Texas is a state of mind, but I think it is more than that. It is a mystique closely approximating a religion...
06/29/2010
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Work, Work, Work! Save, Save, Save! Pray and Work! Communal living is not my cup of tea.  That being said, this morning I was reading about the death of Houston philanthropist Jane Blaffer Owen.  After reading about how she had dedicated much time and money to the restoration of New Harmony, Indi...
06/27/2010
San Antonio has a large military presence so this is good information for our area, too. The Veterans Administration had provided some extra help for Veterans and military members who may be having problems with their mortgages. The first thing a veteran or military member should do is contact th...
06/18/2010
The Associated Press: Senate approves home tax credit extension The U. S. Senate voted Wednesday to extend the home buyer tax credit closing deadline to Sept. 30, giving an estimated 180,000 buyers who met the contract deadline of April 30 extra time to close the transaction. The extension was ad...
06/16/2010
Awww... poor Mr. Sniffles!  Please help him! Many of you on ActiveRain and readers of my blog are familiar with my sometimes assistant and house guest Mr. Sniffles.  I have blogged about his visits and his past effectiveness as an unlicensed assistant several times. What I have not shared with yo...
06/14/2010
Paul Cardis of AVID Ratings Co., a company that conducts surveys of home buyer preferences, says there are 10 features buyers want most in new homes: Large kitchen with an island Energy-efficient appliances, high-efficiency insulation, high window efficiency Home office-study Main-floor master su...
06/13/2010
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Dear Vivian, Despite the fact that you sent me 2 messages 15 minutes apart and probably also spammed every Active Rain member with the same message, my response is an unsurprising NO.  My advice to you is to get a real life and stop annoying people and stop trying to scam people. Have a nice day....
06/10/2010
  2010 San Antonio Summer Art & Jazz Festival Events Schedule Guitars , Trumpets & the Winds of Jazz    Friday, June 4 College/University Night   Groove Therapy United States Army Jazz Band San Antonio, Texas 5:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.    Brenna' San Antonio, Texas 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.    Jeff Lofton...
06/04/2010
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