According to a recent survey/study by Apartments.com, Austin is the #1 best spot in the country to retire or to spend the winter away from other, colder locales. Frankly, after reading the article about this, I wondered about the fact that they didn't include sales or home prices as part of this
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12/09/2013
I am blessed to be working in one of the most vibrant real estate markets in the country, and I have what I consider to be a wealth of experience in residential sales (almost 17 years now), training agents (10 years or so), and management in general (21 years). We take good care of our clients. W
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12/08/2013
Texas has had a reputation for years for creating tons of jobs, far outpacing other parts of the country. Austin, Texas was named #1 out of 102 cities tracked in a Business Journal study in October. Austin has again landed on top of a report measuring economic factors, which has almost become com
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12/07/2013
Grand Mesa at Crystal Falls is a beautiful gated community in Leander. Most of the listings are located on at least an acre of land, and many offer privacy and/or views. I have a current listing on almost 2 acres that back to a large treed area and feels like a much larger piece of land. With la
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12/07/2013
Thomas Edison once said, "There is NO substitute for hard work." Jack Warner (of Warner Brothers Studios) said this of his own success, "It's funny. The harder I work, the more successful I become." I'm very thankful to have chosen a career in my mid-20's that I still very much enjoy in my 40's
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12/06/2013
I realized today that I owe at least a small debt of gratitude to cable channels like HGTV and TLC, which are full of real estate TV shows. They have done a marvelous job of setting expectations with buyers, sellers, and they've motivated prospective agents as well. On the flip side, I recognize
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12/05/2013
When I joined ActiveRain in December of 2006, the membership here was much smaller. I didn't even know how to use this platform for business in any way. I posted once, then promptly stayed away for about 7 months, when I decided to give it another look after hearing about AR via a webmaster forum
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12/04/2013
Last September, during my involvement with Restore a Voice, my wife and I met and befriended Jes Richardson, which ended up making a huge impact on us both. Jes is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, sex trafficking and unimaginable grief from the loss of her parents, family, and many friends t
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10/17/2013
Quick bit of background info: A few months ago, we managed to raise enough money, mostly via online sources, to purchase a mobile home for a homeless family we were helping. They moved in to their new place February 1st, and they've been financially self-sufficient ever since. We still see them r
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07/24/2013
I have a good friend who recently asked me if I often have to scan documents and send PDF files. The answer, of course, is yes. As a real estate broker, I probably scan 10-20 documents in an average, "busy" week. I have a scanner at home, but it's not ultra-fast. At the office, I typically fax st
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03/20/2013