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RECENT BLOG POSTS
The 3.8% Real Estate Transfer Tax (AKA The Medicare tax) EXPOSED It is time to break down all the questions regarding ‘The 3.8% Real Estate Transfer Tax’ that was so adeptly placed into the Obama Health Care Plan, which passed in the Congress in October 2012.  Set to begin taxing certain real est...
04/23/2012
Looking back on my short Real Estate career, I have made many decisions, some good, some not so good.  My father once told me, “Deborah… (that’s what my parents called me when they wanted me to really pay attention)…making decisions is often difficult, but sitting on the fence will destroy your s...
04/07/2012
 The Galveston Children's Home was founded on October 20, 1878, by Galveston journalist George B. Dealey, who, with Mrs. E. M. Arnold, who served as first director, established the institution in a rented house as the Island City Protestant Orphans Asylum. In 1879, with forty children in residenc...
02/25/2012
  When you have placed your home on the market to sell, the one thing you want more than anything is …      AN OFFER!   Nothing happens until you receive an offer. Consider this…an offer is like a proposal of marriage.  When Mr. Right (Or Mr. Almost Right) decides to pop the big question, the one...
02/26/2011
What do pancakes & Shriners Hospital have in common? On March 1st…….. EVERYTHING! IHOP restaurants all over the country are teaming up to raise money for Shriners Hospitals.  On Tuesday March 1st IHOP restaurants will be serving up hot cakes and asking only that you make a contribution to Shrine...
02/22/2011
  Buying & Selling Property with an Attached  Lien in Galveston County, Texas     First of all the definition of a lien is:                1.  A legal claim on another person’s real property for the payment of an owed debt or obligation.             2. It is filed as a legal document with the cou...
02/20/2011
  Neptune Properties Bayou Vista Texas Galveston County FREE SHRED DAY Are you one of those people like me, who saves up all your documents to shred?  Well, save them no more!!       Neptune Properties is sponsoring a FREE SHRED DAY!  Saturday February 12, 2011 9AM- 12:00         will be in the p...
02/10/2011
Front Door Takes the Prize!! Remodeling Magazine has come out with its 2010 -2011 home remodeling jobs and their cost versus value on the resale of your home.  For the South Central Region of Houston and surrounding area, it came out like this.                                     #10.  Replaceme...
02/10/2011
  HARBORWALK MARINA We are moving to the Galveston area and will be living on our sailboat until we find a home. Do you have any suggestions? Of course I do!! Tucked quietly away is a wonderful marina located within the boundaries of the gated community of Harborwalk. Located next to Buoy Marker ...
02/09/2011
  Tiki Island Galveston Texas Homeowners Association Since we have narrowed our search for our new home to Tiki Island, would you please explain the value of the Home Owners Association  The Incorporated city of Tiki Island does have a Homeowner’s Association that is mandatory for all residents o...
02/09/2011