Realtor ®-The Woodlands Real Estate

  Have you heard about Real Estate Bar Camp coming up in Houston in about 7 days?  Rich Jacobson posted again yesterday about it if you missed the news.. It's been all the buzz on ActiveRain and some other sites for a while now.  I also know of a handful of people that are flying or driving in t...

If you are anywhere near Houston, you should come to this event!  We would all LOVE to see you there!!! REBarCamp Houston is an exhilarating gathering of minds & passions in a spontaneous, eclectic, organic, open format event where real estate professionals and technology experts share new discov...

I just logged in to Active Rain about 10 minutes ago for the first time today and noticed the changes.  At first I was wondering what the heck happened, but after a minute or so I found the Dashboard. Then, right away I noticed that there were a few people complaining about the changes... Well, I...

Excited to see Paul Chaney again.  If you will be in Houston, we would love to have you!Well, I guess getting to know someone better through a podcast interview really paid off! - Paul Chaney, author and president of the International Blogging and New Media Association will be joining us a REBarc...

Hurricane Ike was only a Category 2 Storm.  Yes it caused a lot of damage, I'm not downplaying that.  But it could have been a lot worse.  To date there are still nearly 500,000 people without power in the Houston area, a full 2 Weeks after the Storm. On top of that Centerpoint Energy, the compan...

The short answer to this one is 'Sure, Why Not?' Let's talk about 'Rising Water' vs. 'Flooding' Houston, Tx is Nicknamed the Bayou City because we have water, creeks, bayous everywhere!  However, we also have phenomenal Flood Control.  Even outside the City Limits the County has a Flood Control D...

Let's face it.  Home Maintenance is NOT fun, especially down here in Texas where it is Hot, Humid...then to put work on top of it.  Maintenance just slips our mind sometimes.  Hurricane Ike was a small reminder that we should not forget about these things. When Ike rolled through, it pointed out ...

Finally got power on Day 8 after Hurrican Ike.  It has been crazy.  Neighbors starting to put fences back up, debris starting to get taken away, Insurance Adjusters coming out and making some people happy, others not so much.  Overall, most of us were lucky and walked away alive and well. Up here...

Well, here I am.  Recharging my laptop, blackberry and portable DVD Player at a Starbucks again today.  Thanks to everyone who has emailed me wanting to know how my family and I weathered the storm that rolled through a week ago. It has been quite frustrating trying to keep business up and runnin...

Well, the August Challenge for Eco All Stars was an exciting one!  It has been fun watching all of the posts come together and to see how we are starting to get out and connect with our communities.  Before we announce the winners, let 's go over what the Challenge was: With the roll out of the N...