Pink House Team Keller Williams Realty 806-290-1920     Recently I was on a ski trip to Breckenridge Colorado and I noticed a phenomenon that I had never thought of before in all my years.  It was about honor.         I read somewhere that the most expensive pair of skis are $19,000.  A modest set of skis or a snowboard with bindings is probably about $1000. Breckenridge there are people from all over the world, some are in competitions like the Dew Tour.  Chances are their skis and boards cost more than $1000.  If you are a skier you also have poles. Around the mountain there are several restaurants and lodges where skiers and boarders stop and rest or eat.  At each place there are racks for everyone to lean their skis or boards against while they are inside. At any given time there ... 12/25/2013

Pink House Team Keller Williams Realty 806-290-1920 Starting today through March 31, 2014 you can download our mobile app and enter to win $50,000!  Do it today!     Pink House Team Keller Williams Realty 7304 SW 34th Amarillo, TX 79121 http://my   12/16/2013

Pink House Team Keller Williams Realty 806-290-1920 Day after day after day you wait for the phone call telling you that someone is showing your house.  You have kept your house pristine from Day 1 even though with 2 kids that was a challenge.  The very few times the phone has rung and your house was shown, you wait expectantly for an offer or at least a call with feedback.  No contracts and sometimes not even feedback.  You are disappointed, disillusioned, and at your wit's end.  The stress is at its peak.  And then your listing expires with your current agent.  What do you do? The next day your phone starts ringing.  The first call was hopeful.  This is great. Agents are calling me.  After the 5th call of agents saying how great they are and what they can do to help you, you are back ... 12/13/2013

Pink House Team Keller Williams Realty 806-290-1920 Termites love cellulose. Not to be confused with cellulite.   Cellulose can be found in plant material, wood pulp, or cotton.   It is used to make paperboard and paper. I grew up in a "paper mill" town.  Paper mills make all kinds of paper from fancy writing paper to toilet paper. This mill was fed by loggers that brought truck load after truck load of logs to the mill. Then the logs went through a series of processes to finally be broken down into paper.  We all got used to the smell. Paper mills stink due to the production of total reduced sulfur that is released when plants breakdown. Here are some tips to keep termites away from your house. Keep mulch from touching the side of your house. Be sure that plants and shrubs are trimmed ... 12/10/2013

Pink House Team Keller Williams Realty 806-290-1920 I asked my granddaughter, age 9, if she was going to sell her house would she hire a Realtor or sell it on her own.  After the careful consideration of a 9 year old, she said, "hire a Realtor".  I asked her why.  She said, "because it is easier".  From the mouth of babes. I remember the first house I ever sold after getting my real estate license.  All I had done so far was take the classes and pass the test.  As with many testing/licensing what you learn in the classes teach you to pass the test and nothing more.  Most Realtors start with buyers because they are everywhere.  So I started with a buyer. Not giving away my age, but back then we had a "list" of houses for sale and we had to go to the other agent's office to pick up the ke... 12/10/2013

Pink House Team Keller Williams Realty 806-290-1920 Timing. We all have schedules for everything in our lives.  Most things are predictable enough so that you can plan on them happening with enough accuracy so that you can plan around the event.  Can you do that when trying to sell your house? There are many things that come into play when working on the timing.  Market Data will give you an idea of what you might expect. Here are some things that we analysis for you. Price Range Report Absorption Rate Average Days On The Market List to Sales Percentage Activity Report Once we have analysed that data, we then analysis the property and compare it to the following. Location Condition Active Competition Pending Listings Sold Listings In The Last 6 Months Average Price Per Square Foot Once ... 12/10/2013

Pink House Team Keller Williams Realty 806-290-1920 List and sell houses or build a business? The two are not mutually exclusive.  The MREA book or Red Book (as we fondly call it) has the directions from start to finish.   I have invented so many wheels that my barn is full.  Not one of them works as well as the original. I have limped along with them for years and it is time to burn the barn.   When you have a milestone in your life, you reassess where you are and where you want to be and what you have to do to get there.     I have a big milestone coming up in January and I figure that it is time to rely on someone else's wheel. The MREA book teaches just that.  Learn from those that have gone before you.   As an entrepreneur, (and if you are one you know what I am talking about) ,you... 12/09/2013

Pink House Team 806-290-1920 http://myamarillohomes.com What is in a name?  Wasn't  Shakespeare the one that said "a rose by any other name would smell as sweet"? Does a name really matter?  What about a business name? Do you think McDonald's would be as successful as they are today if it were named "Golden Arches"? Or Walmart if it were named "Big Blue Box".  I googled weird names for businesses and there were many that I won't even post here, but there were a couple. How about "Hooker's Funeral Home" or "Ditcher, Quick, and Hyde--Divorce Lawyers"? A couple of years ago I decided to name my team "Pink House Team".   Lots of people asked about John Cougar Mellancamp.  Being musically challenged, I had no idea what they were talking about until I googled him. Other people have asked wher... 12/09/2013

Plan a visit to the Amarillo Botanical Gardens for the Christmas Garden Of Lights going on until Saturday, December 14th 2013.  Admission is free and there are over 100,000 lights!  The event starts at 6PM and goes until 8PM with musical performances every night at 6:30PM. Make it a fun tradition for your family! The Amarillo Botanical Gardens are located just east of BSA.   For more  information http://www.amarillobotanicalgardens.org/ This information is presented by:   Connie Taylor Keller Williams Realty ConnieTaylor@kw.com www.AmarilloDreamHomes.com www.LuxuryHomesOfAmarillo.com   Information is deemed to be reliable, but is not guaranteed.   12/06/2013

My Buyers Couldn't Qualify For A New Loan And How I Was Able To Solve the Problem For Them Pink House Team Keller Williams Realty 806-290-1920 Sometimes it is hard to buy a house even if you have great credit.  One of the reasons for that is that if you are self-employed you may write off lots and lots of things.  That helps with saving taxes but it hurts when you are trying to qualify for a loan. Recently I had just that instance happen.  The husband and wife drove truck all over the country.  And they wrote everything off.  Their credit was great but they didn't show enough income so they came to me to see what their options might be.                                                 Since the Pink House Team does a lot of owner financing, that is where we started.  The thing about owne... 12/06/2013

Pink House Team Keller Williams Realty 806*290*1920 It's true!  I just listed one of my own houses and I was thinking about what I want to happen and I came up with a novel idea!  I want the most money in the least amount of time with the least amount of hassle!! This got me thinking about what I can do to really help my sellers better. I ran my own Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) and I realized that I was somewhere in  Fairy Tale Land.  I was looking at how much I have in it and how much I want to net.  I tell my sellers all of the time that it doesn't work that way but yet here I was doing it myself.  I now understand how my frustrated sellers feel! After studying the CMA I moved right into Wishful Thinking.  I did the square foot price for active listings.  That didn't look too bad... 12/04/2013

Pink House Team Keller Williams Realty 806*290*1920     Get Your Free Home Value For Hillside Terrace in Amarillo Pamela Madore The Pamela Madore Group Keller Williams Realty 7304 SW 34th Amarillo, TX 79121 806*290*1920 http://my 12/03/2013

Pink House Team Keller Williams Realty 806-290-1920 The New Year is upon us and what better time than to start a new and exciting career in Real Estate!  Keller Williams can get you a discount on the classes, instructions on how to get your license, and training to get you started. Call me today for more information!  Don't wait! Do it today!!  806-290-1920    Pamela Madore Pink House Team Keller Williams Realty3955 S Soncy Rd  Amarillo, TX 79119 http://ilovamarillo.com806*290*1920 12/03/2013

Pink House Team Keller Williams Realty 806-290-1920 Hillside Terrace is a community of newer houses and townhomes in SW Amarillo.  Keller Williams Realty has either listed/sold or both, 57% of the homes in the last 12 months.  We know Hillside Terrace.   The Pink House Team at Keller Williams Realty Realty will send you information on the neighborhood by clicking here.  Mention Hillside Terrace, More than 600 houses have sold through the Multiple Listing Service since its inception and houses started selling in 2006. In 2009 Canyon Independent School District built Hillside Elementary School to service Hillside Terrace's children.  Students from K-4 attend the school.  Great Schools lists Hillside Terrace as an 8 out of 10 ranking. If you are thinking of selling your house in the next 6... 12/01/2013

Pink House Team You can't be everywhere all of the time.  No matter how hard you try. That is why "Team Work Makes the Dream Work". When I was in high school I was quite the basketball player.  That was back when 5'6" was tall.  I go so far back that the only person allowed to go the whole length of the court was the center.  The guards and the forwards had to stay on their respective ends of the court.  Anybody remember that? I was the center so I was back and forth over the whole court.  I learned early on that I couldn't be everywhere all of the time.  I needed team work.  The more we played together the better we got. During practice we learned what each other's role was in the event that someone fouled out and we had to fill in.  Generally speaking, though, we all excelled in our ... 11/29/2013

Pink House Team   I, Pamela Madore, am not an appraiser.  An appraiser is licensed and trained to do an appraisal.  To get a license an appraiser needs more than 150 hours of classes.  Then testing, testing, testing and training.     My point is that appraisers are trained extensively to find property values and as Realtors we have minimal experience in comparison.  However, we are trained enough to be able to compare properties that are for sale and those that have sold.  That is called a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA).   We always have to remember that the value of the property is worth what someone will pay.  The advantage an appraiser may have is that we have found a buyer that is willing to pay X amount for your househouse.    I like to do a CMA at the beginning of the listing p... 11/29/2013

Pink House Team The importance of a home inspection cannot be expressed enough.  Here are a few nightmares from people who decided not to have a home inspection. We had a difficult transaction due to some mortgage paperwork so when the day of closing came everyone was very happy.  The buyers had opted out of having a home inspection because the seller had one done a few months earlier and they were satisfied with the results.  That happy day turned into a nightmare when the whole family nearly died from carbon monoxide poisoning from a cracked heater.   Another client decided not to have the gas line tested.  Their happy day turned into a not so happy day when the gas company turned off their gas and they had to replace the gas line to the street before they could get their gas turned ... 11/27/2013

The Pink House Team is a team of specialists.  We believe that we can provide better services to our sellers and buyers if each of us specializes in only one part of your real estate transaction. Meet the Team Pamela Madore is our Listing Specialist. She has more than 30 years experience in the real estate and mortgage business in Florida.  She has been in Amarillo with Keller Williams Realty for nearly 7 years.  Her certifications include: Certified in Recruit Select, Train, Lead and Motivate Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource CertificationKeys to Creative Real Estate Financing Property Management and Cash Flow US Tax Liens and Deeds Commercial Real Estate Investing Licensed Loan Originator Certified in Mega Agent Listing Skills BOLD Graduate     Angela Sheffield is our Buyer's Speci... 11/26/2013

Q.   How do I find out what my credit scores are? A.  There are a few ways that you can do this.  You can go online and pay to have a company show you what they are.  By far the best way is to talk to a lender or a bank about pre-qualifying and they will pull your credit. Q.  What if I have had a bankruptcy? A. Generally if you have re-established your credit and have had no late payments or collections since the bankruptcy, you would be able to get a mortgage 2 years after the DISCHARGE date. Q.  What if I had a foreclosure or a short-sale? A. Generally, if you have had no late payments since the foreclosure/short sale's final date you would need to wait 3 years to apply for a mortgage. Q. What if I haven't been on my job for two years? A.  Lenders want to see a consistency in work his... 11/25/2013

Pink House Team Nothing.  They do nothing and that is why they are bored. A Great Realtor is never bored. A Great Realtor knows the market and and knows how to interpret it so you can decide on your price.A Great Realtor doesn't leave you in the dark but rather communicates with you on a regular basis. A Great Realtor knows how to negotiate your contract to be sure it is a win-win for everyone. A Great Realtor is regularly enrolled in classes to be current on any changes in the rules. A Great Realtor markets your property on purpose. A Great Realtor is familiar with financing options for buyers and sellers. A Great Realtor knows and understands the stress a real estate transaction can cause. A Great Realtor knows that in order to provide great service they need a Team of specialists to... 11/25/2013