The redecorating experience of getting our house ready for sale has reminded me of many little basics we have come to take for granted. Yesterday when we redid the hardware on the front door and then realized that it would be necessary to paint it, the color to use became the question. I frequen
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01/31/2012
After almost a complete week on the extremely dead market here, we found something else we had not yet redone. It is one of the first things anyone will see but we seldom use it as we access the house via the garage... Our front door is really boring and the front latch was not operating as
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01/29/2012
Do you have any favorite habits? One of ours is going out to eat after church on Sunday. The favorite place is a "TexMex cafe" called Gringos. They have an offering called the "summer special.". See the illustration... There is a delightful crispy taco, some exceptionally yummy guacamole,
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01/29/2012
So the experience continues. Of All the ways that showings can be scheduled, emails are one that we have seldom used and I now understand why! The board of Realtors frequently posts new listings as a courtesy so apparently ours was posted yesterday. We received a request to show it to a John Q
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01/27/2012
Within hours of posting our newest listing, which is our personal home, we got a call to schedule a showing! We granted the request and two hours later the agent arrived with her working partner and the out of town couple. We went outside so the agents could show the house without feeling any pr
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01/25/2012
We put a sign on a new listing yesterday morning. In our business, getting new listings is life blood. Without them we are basically out of business! Naturally we are thrilled to have something new to work with. Some listings are fun to work with and some are just plain difficult! The curre
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01/24/2012
8231 Coolshire Houston, TX 77070 Conveniently Located Home Photo Gallery Virtual Tour Property Map Payment Info Request Showing RALPH AND JEANNE JANISCH Broker/ABR,AHS,CRS,GRI,e-PRO,MRE,TRC Office:(713) 632-4500 Mobile:(713) 632-4500 Website:Visit Website Price : $129,700 Bedrooms : 3 Bathrooms
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01/23/2012
If you sometimes question who you are and what you are capable of, we have a vivid illustration that you are not alone! This photo shows a common humming bird feeder with a woodpecker feeding at it. As you can imagine this created some conflicts. The hummingbirds did not appreciate sharing. Th
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01/15/2012
Living in an area with soil that allows for lots of swelling and contracting under foundations, we have frequently seen the health of a house determined by the number of cracks that can be found. When homes are built in areas where trees are abundant, it is quite common to see varying degrees
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01/11/2012
To rent or buy? That is a frequently asked question. To find the answer that is correct, let's walk through some reasoning, situations and then draw some conclusions. One reason people start out renting stems from a lack of money to invest in a down payment. People often assume that they cann
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01/09/2012
