The internet is a HUGE place! So huge that it's just impossible to know about every cool tool and gadget out there that might be applicable to you as a real estate professional (some of this may apply to everyone so feel free to check out the links even if you're not in real estate!). One gre
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08/31/2011
New Property Exemption Laws go into effect on September 1st, 2011!In years past, applying for the homestead exemption was relatively easy. You filled out the form, sent it in and that was that. Recently, legislation was passed that will now require applications for various property tax exempti
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08/30/2011
If you're like me, you probably a)waited until the last minute to get school supplies for your kids and b)had NO desire to fight the TAX FREE WEEKEND crowd to save a buck-thirty-eight!In that spirit, you're probably heading out this weekend to find those school supplies (and hopefully the stores
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08/26/2011
Here we go again! Another school year is beginning and that means the return of the SCHOOL BUS to the road!If you plan to ride the bus in Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, you should know that the bus schedule has changed in some areas. In order to find out where your bus stop is and what time you should
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08/26/2011
Here we go again! Another school year is beginning! If you plan to ride the bus in KATY ISD, you should know that the bus schedule has changed in some areas. In order to find out where your bus stop is and what time you should be there you can sit outside and flag down yellow school busses as
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08/26/2011
New laws have been introduced to SPEED Texas up... The first measure goes into effect SEPT 1st 2011. There will no longer be a NIGHTTIME speed limit. This rule dates back to the 40s when cars and tractors shared many of our roadways and ended up causing many accidents...at night. That's out o
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08/24/2011
Tonight was my 5 year old daughter's "Orientation" to Kindergarten at her new school!Afterwards, I picked up my teenage daughter and we headed over to SWEET THINGS ICE CREAM SHOPPE in Katy, just across from the Katy Mills Mall and next to CiCis pizza! What a great treat! We had been here once
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08/16/2011
I read an article this morning that was entitled The 10 Housing Markets That Will Collapse This Year.I thought, that's a pretty bold statment...I'm not much into the whole prediction of doom and gloom stuff.The long and short of it was that they took the Case-Shiller index and then mixed in a b
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08/11/2011
I love the dollar store! There I said it. I KNOW the stuff in the dollar store is generally not that great...some stuff is a great deal. The bread my family likes is available at the 99 Cents Only Store for, you guessed it, only 99 CENTS. At Kroger, it runs $2.79! So we stock up on bread at
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08/10/2011
A couple of months ago, I was listening to Michael Garfield on the radio...you know, the HIGH TECH TEXAN. One of his advertisements was that "Once an Eagle, Always an Eagle" and that he is an Eagle Scout. I enjoyed my years in scouting and am proud that I earned the rank of Eagle Scout many ye
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08/09/2011
