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A blog about things Texas, about things horsie, about real estate issues, about life in the country, about food, about whatever strikes my fancy pertaining to life, the universe, and everything and, especially, real estate.
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I love Facebook.  It's great for keeping in touch with friends and clients spread all across the country and even in other countries.  It's a great way to share information.  But there's a line, and in Debbie Reynolds' post, Facebook is Not for Contract Negotiations she gives an example of that l...
06/17/2013
In a market like we have now in the Austin area, with active listings hovering just above 6,000 when they were just above 8,000 the same time last year, and with 160 people a day moving to Austin and looking for a place to live, with prices up, and sales up, and houses not being built fast enough...
06/17/2013
  Well, actually, somewhere new.  After 8 great years with the same broker, I've move to a new one - Goldwasser Real Estate.  They have a business plan that simply resonates with me so strongly that I know it's going to make it easier for me to give the best possible service to my clients, witho...
06/03/2013
    About every five years, Texas Monthly decides that it's time to stir the pot.  To achieve this end, they send tasters far and wide across the Great State of Texas in search of the very best BBQ the State has to offer . . . in THEIR opinion.   Then, they print this opinion.  Teasing the tiger...
05/16/2013
Tricia Jumonville | ERA Colonial Real Estate | (512) 423-6466 406 Old McDade Rd, Elgin, TX Vintage Home on 1.3+ Acres Walking Distance to Downtown Elgin 3BR/1+1BA Single Family House offered at $170,000 Year Built 1925 Sq Footage 1,710 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 1 full, 1 partial Floors 2 Parking 2 Ca...
08/06/2012
I try to explain this to sellers every time, and every time they say they get it, and usually they don't get the pre-listing inspection.  Maybe I should just refer them to Charles' excellent explanation.   I have made the case for doing pre-listing inspections before and I thought I would take an...
07/30/2012
You’re selling a house, but you haven’t done it before and you don’t what you should be doing.  So, you hire an agent to assist you with the process.  But then you don’t know what that agent is doing for you!  To help you get a handle on that, here’s a timeline of just some of the basics that I d...
07/23/2012
  Don’t you just love surprises?  I love surprises – well, some surprises.   We had a surprise just about three months ago this week.  I went out, as usual, to feed the critters.  Neither Memory the Morgan mare nor Manny the Morgan stallion were down in their usual place to eat.  This is MOST unu...
07/23/2012
Anyone who's read my blogs or comments knows I'm all about copyright!  And books!  But I didn't know today was World Book and Copyright Day!    Thanks fro bringing this to my attention!  World Book and Copyright Day is April 23!  Celebrate the Day!Whether you read books on your Kindle, Nook or iP...
04/23/2012
    Fred Griffin had an excellent post, Major Changes to YouTube and Facebook - What Do You Think? that's stirred up a lot of discussion.  Reading the comments has been quite interesting.       In those comments, I see several people here who seem to think that if some of us don't care for the tr...
01/28/2012
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A blog about things Texas, about things horsie, about real estate issues, about life in the country, about food, about whatever strikes my fancy pertaining to life, the universe, and everything and, especially, real estate.