During my trip to Nebraska, we went to a few of my in-laws' homes. Within a couple of them, I found something that looked like this: This oven and stove combination is Frigidaire. It's the craziest thing I've ever seen! No way would this ever last in my house as I like to keep pots on the stov
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09/25/2006
Have you ever heard the term "Straw Buyer"? I read about this for the first time today. A straw buyer is someone who buys a property only on paper, straw. Their name appears on the deed, but only as a cover up to the person who actually owns it. Apparantly this was really big in the 80's, but
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09/24/2006
Nebraska, home of the Huskers... I just spent 4 days in Nebraska looking at corn and bean crops with every turn of my head. This was a very "different" experience for me. I'm definitely a city-girl compared to the way they live in Auburn. Everything revolves around Saturday football!I fed some p
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09/24/2006
It's no wonder why I'm so busy... as people are getting better jobs and employment rates going down, people are buying houses!! I think the scare of the higher interest rate is behind most people. They tickled 7% for a couple of weeks, but are now around 6.5% and lower for your typical conventi
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09/15/2006
Lake Lavon is the main lake that supplies most of Dallas county with water. Currently, the lake is almost 16 feet below normal (about 15.7 feet). If it continues to get lower and lower, they have threatened to go further with the water restrictions.Currently, in most areas, you can only water o
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09/14/2006
Don't EVER use Nations Residential Service for your home warranty company! They are only a Texas based company, so this won't affect many of you, but I know there are tons of people across the country who are buying investment properties in Dallas and much of Texas, so this will effect you.I hav
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09/08/2006
I just saw this video and I was watching with my jaw on the floor. This is a reporter who has been doing a series of reports on a Real estate scam. He's interviewing a gentleman, and right before the guy can start talking, they're attacked by the lady accused in the scam. She throws some water
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09/07/2006
I have a listing that is very colorful. At our initial listing appointment, they asked if they should repaint the house more neutral, and I told them that I felt it looked great, and that buyers could see past the colors if they didn't like it. I said that because the walls weren't pink or purp
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09/06/2006
Every time I talk with an out of state prospective buyer, one of their first statements is, "You're not from Texas, where are you from?" I'm like, why do you say I'm not from here? They're like, you don't talk funny like them, you must be from the mid-west. Today's call though Iowa. Iowa? Do
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09/06/2006
I heard on the news this morning that the Texas State Fair held it's official, Annual Fried Foods Contest this weekend. I've been here 22 years, and I've never heard of a contest for the best fried foods, but I wish I had, as I would have loved to have been there. One of their new entries this
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09/04/2006
