AustinTerraBytes

                                         If you live in or have visited downtown Austin since last fall, you probably have seen white Smart Cars with the words Car2Go displayed in blue parked on the side of the street (I often see them parked at 5th street as I'm on my way into downtown from MoPa...

I'm thankful for Alan May, a Realtor in Illinois, for putting this list together.  It is a must read for anyone who is in the market to purchase a home, whether you've purchased a home before or not!However, I feel I should add another to the list based on a conversation I had recently with my p...

Last year, I showed a buyer several properties and not one property met her criteria.  She needed to be located in a specific elementary attendance zone and that attendance zone really didn't fit into her price range, at least most of it.  Due to the criteria and lower purchase price, I chatted w...

Tomorrow, May 21, 2010 is National Bike to Work Day!                                  Dust off your bicycle, locate your helmet and take a few minutes a plan a round trip route from your home to work or school.  Google Maps has a new feature that allows users to plan trips around various cities a...

As a Realtor and a resident of Circle C Ranch - Wildflower Park, I am constantly keep an eye on our neighborhood property values - as this stuff affects my value too!Currently, there are six homes (three single stories and three two stories) available for sale in Wildflower Park, with an average ...

Children are are becoming internet wizards at such an early age... before the creation of Togetherville, I'm not sure how parents ensured their kids were being good little digital citizens.  If you have a youngster who is intrigued by the internet, check out Togetherville.  Yesterday a new social...

I'm hearing more about short sales everywhere I turn (tv, print and online), but I am hearing many stories about homeowners who become someones latest victim.  This someone stated they could help the homeowner avoid a short sale or a even foreclosure by doing a loan modification.  A few importan...

Several times a year I'm asked to reduce my commission and I often respond with a question asking, "what would you like me to give up and when do you want your home to sell?"  The blog post below proves what we already know, you always get what you pay for! One of the most "wrong"/ "offensive" q...

Several months ago I was asked by a friend to be her buddy in the upcoming Austin Muddy Buddy race on May 16.  If you have never heard of a Muddy Buddy Race, it is a leap-frog running, biking and obstacle course where teammates switch running and biking after each obstacle (such as climbing over ...

Every two years the Texas Real Estate Commission requires me, as a Realtor, to take two - three hour courses to maintain my real estate license: Legal and Ethics.  These classes are put in place for three reasons:1. They familiarize us of the Code of Ethics we promised to honor when we obtained o...