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Commentary, opinions, philosophical musings, practical tips, and occasional rantings of a full-time real estate web maven based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Specializing in country horse farms, ranches, and estate homes in Tulsa, Jenks, Bixby, Broken Arrow, Claremore, Collinsville, Coweta, Mounds, Sperry, Bristow, Beggs, Catoosa, Inola, Verdigris, Oologah, and Owasso. Tulsa , Rogers, Creek, Osage, Okmulgee, Mayes, Pawnee, Okfuskee, Washington, Wagoner, and Muskogee County, and other counties in Northeast Oklahoma. Topics discussed include interface between oil & gas industry and real estate interests of landowners, farm and ranch issues, and great restaurants and places to visit in Green Country.
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The development of a mass transit system with light rail and Bus Rapid Transit (BRTs) will help Tulsa attract and retain young adults. At the today's PLANiTULSA session at the BOk Center a majority of the tables who presented their findings emphasized the importance of a mass transit system for a...
09/23/2008
The goal of PLANiTULSA is to develop a comprehensive plan for growth so that Tulsa can attract young skilled workers during the upcoming labor crisis.  Tulsa will be in competition with other cities for educated skilled workers. Tulsa's population is declining. The City of Tulsa was first incorpo...
09/23/2008
If you missed last night's PLANiTULSA session at the Greenwood Cultural Center, then drop everything today and hurry on down to the BOk Center and attend this afternoon's session of PLANiTULSA. This is your chance to put your two cents in! No more whining! Bring your ideas to the BOk Center today...
09/23/2008
Here's a moving tip you can use to control your clutter while you are getting your home ready for sale.  The fancy words for this are space clearing and staging.  It's just plain clutter control.  Start boxing things that you don't absolutely have to use (your house will look bigger and unclutter...
09/23/2008
I went to the Get Motivated Seminar today with a bunch of friends from Coldwell Banker. It was the first time I have had the privilege to visit our new convention center, the BOk Center and I have to say I was overall very impressed even though I would make a few changes if I were queen of the wo...
09/22/2008
The VA is now allowing veterans to apply for a loan before they obtain a VA Certificate of Eligibility.  This should streamline the loan process. According to NAR's Daily Real Estate News (9/22/08) the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has made it possible for lenders to access the VA web porta...
09/22/2008
I ran across a post this morning on my LinkedIn groups.  There is a travel agency specializing in arranging travel accommodations for dogs. Do you want your dog to sit next to you on the plane?  Go to http://DogTravelCompany,net. Looking for a Bed "N Breakfast or country inn to relax with your be...
09/21/2008
QuikTrip Corporation celebrated it's 50th anniversary by sponsoring a big bash at River Parks yesterday.  The festivities began at noon on the west bank of the Arkansas River.  Leon Russell came with his band and so did Hanson.  They are all from Tulsa originally. The night ended with a giant fir...
09/21/2008
Will Tulsa become the oil capital of the world again? When I was a kid, my father exported oil field equipment overseas.  We lived in New York because New York City was the place from which everyone did their exporting. (He had moved his family there in 1940 from Houston, Texas in order to be in ...
09/15/2008
If you missed this skit on Saturday Night Live's season debut (September 13, 2008), then you really should watch it. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have become an internet sensation in their portrayal of Governer Sarah Palin and Senator Hillary Clinton. Why is it that we find this so amusing? I'm reall...
09/15/2008
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AuthorBio: Debbie Solano has earned two Masters degrees: 1) an MLS (Masters in Library Science) from SUNY at Albany, School of Library and Information Science, 1978 and 2) an M.Div (Masters in Divinity) from Southern Methodist University, Perkins School of Theology, 1997. Debbie earned her Oklahoma Real Estate license in 1994 and has been a REALTOR full time since 2005. She is a member of the Greater Tulsa Board of REALTORS®(GTAR) and a member of the Northeast Oklahoma Board of REALTORS® (Grand Lake), the Oklahoma Association of REALTORS® (OAR), and the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). She is also an active member of the American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL) and the REALTORS® Land Institute (RLI). Her professional real estate designations include: CRS, ABR, AHWD, CHMS, e-PRO, GRI, REOS, and SRES. She currently serves as the Membership Chairperson for the Oklahoma Chapter of the Council of Residential Specialists. Debbie is a Volunteer Visitor in the Pastoral Care Department at St. John Medical Center in midtown Tulsa. She is also a member of the choir at the Church of St. Mary in Brookside.