Austin Texas Real Estate Blog (and other stuff)
This blog is about the Austin real estate market, along with tips for agents and other funny stuff that I deem fit to include.
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2011
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This is post #1104 for me on AR. I started actively blogging here almost 3.5 years ago, then got addicted to the community and the process of blogging and commenting. I scaled back somewhat over this past year, but I'm trying to make blogging part of my daily routine again in 2011 and beyond. ...
01/20/2011
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My good friend Alan Kirkpatrick is a Renaissance man. He is a pastor, real estate agent, gentleman, and a scholar. He's also the father of two talented members of Midnight Riot, a local (for now) band that is gaining a loyal following. His daughter, Amanda, provides vocals, and his son, Zak, i...
01/19/2011
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We've been in our home since late 2002, and we've lived with off-white walls throughout, until now. Partially because it was starting to look beat up (kids can do that) and partially because we were simply tired of the lack of color, we decided to just move forward and pick out some colors and h...
01/18/2011
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This is something that never ceases to irritate me, despite the fact that I should probably be immune to it by now. The word "REALTOR" has two syllables, not three. I realize the confusion, since it's spelled "Realtor", yet pronounced "Realtor". Sorry to be sarcastic here. It's not pronounced...
01/17/2011
The second book I finished this year as part of my personal "book a week" challenge was "Predictably Irrational" by Dan Ariely. I'm also happy to report that our new initiative seems to have seriously motivated my 12-year-old son, who finished a 400-page book in two days. :) Despite the fact th...
01/16/2011
I used to mention our weekly podcast Social Media Edge more often on my blog, then we built up a good-sized audience (many of whom listen to our archived recording, rather than the "live" broadcast) and I sort of stopped promoting it as much. I need to remedy that. Our BlogTalkRadio show has bee...
01/15/2011
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One of my Facebook friends mentioned the other day that she has kept track of every book she's read since she was 13 years old. She's close to my age (maybe a bit younger), so this struck me as an amazing feat, especially considering the year she probably started and the technology available bac...
01/14/2011
Last year, I was contacted by Chevy/GM around the time that SXSW was in Austin. They offered to give me two VIP stageside tickets to see Cheap Trick play here in town. It turned out to be one of the best and most memorable concerts that my wife and I have seen. This month, they asked if I would...
01/13/2011
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Yesterday, I talked about how people sometimes misunderstand the nature of certain websites. Facebook and Google are sort of like apples and oranges: there is no way to directly compare them. Now, it seems some people are even willing to blame Facebook for the downturn in the economy. Sounds f...
01/12/2011
Sorry for the dramatic headline, but I figured it might not hurt to use the same tactic that I’ve seen others employ with regard to my email inbox. I guess I’m just getting a bit tired of hearing self-proclaimed gurus and experts say things like, “SEO is dead” or “Facebook KO’s Google” or anythin...
01/12/2011
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