RE/MAX was ranked the #1 Real Estate Franchise according to Entrepreneur and their 30th Anniversay Franchise 300 survey. The results will be in January 2009 issue. Among all Franchises in the country, RE/MAX ranked #44 with Subway and MacDonald's as #1 and #2 respectively. With RE/MAX ranked #1
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12/31/2008
This was an interesting heading I saw on a listing. It said "110% Money Back Guaranteed". I was like, what's the catch, so I immediately clicked into the link to see what the catch was. It would be great for all buyers to buy something and if they had to sell or wanted to sell, they could just g
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12/31/2008
Do you tend to just go with the flow, or are you one to create some ripples in the smooth water and make some waves? Me, I make waves. I left corporate world to become my own boss to not just go with the flow. I was speaking with someone this afternoon and he was all up in my face about how I n
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12/30/2008
Even though Alyssa was around last year for the Holidays, she was a lump on a log and this is considered her first Holiday Season. She had a blast. We celebrated at my mom's on the 20th where she got a rocking horse that makes lots of noises. We named it Pokey. She also had a tasty treat calle
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12/30/2008
We were in Austin again last week for the Holidays, but to also meet with our "new" builder so we can make sure everyone is on the same page. This is getting more and more frustrating by the minute. Some of the previous framing issues have been resolved, but not all. The back door is now correc
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12/30/2008
Most people disagree with the Property Tax Assessment on their property when they're mailed out each year. Many people don't know that there is something you can do about it. The first step is to walk into your Appraisal Districts office and ask to speak with an appraiser. This does not usually
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12/19/2008
My broker forwarded me an article this morning that talks about Builders and their affiliations with Mortgage Companies and Title Companies, and how those affiliations are set to change come January 16 and into 2010. Currently, when buyers go to a Builder's community, the builder tries to say som
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12/19/2008
The Dallas area has had icy roads the past couple of days. Since the average Dallas area person doesn't know how to drive in icy conditions, days like these typically shut down the area. I mean, hardly any ice and several larger school districts closed their doors yesterday. What's that about?
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12/17/2008
After months of talking about this relocation to Austin, TX, we finally put our house on the market. What an ordeal!! I cleaned and cleaned and cleaned some more. Whenever I was finished with one room, "someone" would make a mess again and it would have to be cleaned again. I took 180 pictures ye
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12/17/2008
Wow! What in the world is up with gas prices? They have come down way lower than I ever imagined. I thought for sure that we would never see $1.50 again. I was at the store this morning and it was $1.38!! Yes, $1.38! I can no longer tell my buyers that they need to drive neighborhoods on th
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12/15/2008
