The stock market's moving in a downward direction, the housing market looks like it's following the stocks, and we all need to save where ever we can in order to purchase our next tank of gas. However, when faced with the big decisions in life don't take the cheap way out, seek good counsel. These decisions can be, often are, life changing. Get a good, third party involved who can provide insight into the situation. Whether it's purchasing a new(er) home, understanding the legal implications of a complex contract, the deductibility of a particular expense, or the proper allocation of investment dollars, in the long run, it pays to pay a knowledgeable professional for their advice. You may already know who you'd call in an emergency. If you do, that's great. Take a few minutes to reconne... 07/01/2008

Has anyone noticed their car or truck not getting as many miles with each tank of gas? (per fill-up, or per gallon)? Starting within the last few months, when I completely fill-up my Lexus sedan, the "range" gauge would read between 297 miles and about 305 miles. Now I'm lucky if it's as high as 287. This is going to lead to a policy post. 06/30/2008

Lately, it seems a lot of stuff reported in the news is really not news, but rather stuff that could happen or someone is predicted a particular event will happen.  Oil's on its way to $500.00 a barrel...The economy will continue tanking. Maybe the opinion page has moved from the back of the paper to the front page. Thoughts?   06/29/2008

Recently I read a Wall Street Journal article about a United Van Lines study which looked at the economics of interstate immigration. It suggested that high tax rates in "loser" states were pushing citizens to migrate to less taxed "winner" states. The "loser" states of the Northeast, Midwest and California are losing citizens to the "winner" Southern and Western states. That citizen's vote, not only on Election Day, but also on non-election days...with a moving van...is something we should keep in mind when thinking about policies. (use of "loser" and "winner" to designate the respective states is my own vice) Maxims to keep in mind: People respond to incentives and policies have unintended consequences. We can assume that people, who immigrate within the United States, are not unlike ... 06/29/2008

Media states homes are not selling stat's for Plano homes for sale entire Collin County cities Plano homes for sale, Plano home foreclosures for sale Plano homes for rent, Plano houses for rent, Plano condos for rent, Plano rentals   Sales Statisticsfor COLLIN County TX Realist's most recent recording date for this county is 06/20/2008  Single Family Residence  Time Period Number of Sales    May 2008 1,284    May 2007 1,810    Apr 2008 1,311    Apr 2007 1,572    2008 YTD 6,332    2007 18,904    Condominium  Time Period Number of Sales    May 2008 17    May 2007 29    Apr 2008 21    Apr 2007 14    2008 YTD 93    2007 264     ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Lynn 911 Dallas Top Real Estate Team Dallas homes for sale, Over 4,000 Dallas home foreclosures, Da... 06/28/2008

It's that time of the year again for trying to move prior to school beginning. ! Direct Link to 250 Plano homes for lease We are Dallas rental locator for Plano homes for rent, Plano houses for rent, Plano rentals, Plano apartments for rent, Plano luxury homes for rent   ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Lynn 911 Dallas Top Real Estate Team Dallas homes for sale, Over 4,000 Dallas home foreclosures, Dallas homes for rent, Dallas Real Estate Website:  http://www.lynn911.com Email:  911@lynn911.com Dallas real estate office:  972-699-9111 Dallas apartments for lease, Dallas apartment rentals   Plano homes for rent, Plano houses for rent, Plano rentals, Plano apartments for rent, Plano luxury homes for rent, Plano homes for rent, Plano houses for rent, Plano... 06/21/2008

Below are the current market information and sales for Plano, TX in May 2008. Contact me if you are interested to know how this affects your next home sale or purchase. May 2008   . May 2007   Sold Volume $78,158,448.00 . Sold Volume $112,950,560 # of Sales 303   # of Sales 421 Avg. Price $257,948.00   Avg. Price $268,291 New Listings 608   New Listings 880 Average Days on the Market - May 2008       0 - $100K . 57 $101K - $150K 62 $151K - $200K 62 $201K - 300K 91 $301K - $500K 72 $501K - $750K 124 $751K +   143             Sale Price as a Percentage of List Price       0 - $100K   97.9% $101K - $150K 98.4% $151K - $200K 97.9% $201K - 300K 97.4% $301K - $500K 97.4% $501K - $750K 97.3% $751K +   95.1%             Percent of Sales by Price Range       0 - $100K   1.7% $101K - $150K 14.2% ... 06/20/2008

If you are interested in short sales, foreclosures, pocket listings, wholesale properties and reo's for residential, commercial and land CALL Dean Carpenter (214) 707-0324  www.DeanCarpenter.com If you are looking for seller financing you have come to the right place. I have builders that are willing to payout at the closing table up to 27%. LANDRETAILCOMMERCIALRESIDENTIALINVESTMENT 06/16/2008

Here is a great website for Dallas Stats by Zip Code: http://www.city-data.com/city/Dallas-Texas.html 06/05/2008

Marvelous custom home on oversized cul-de-sac lot! Beautiful hardwood floors, plantation shutters, extensive moldings, lighted niches and decorator colors. Gourmet kitchen with granite counters, island, built in refrigerator, walk in pantry, and more! Large master with huge closet with built ins. Private study with built in computer desk, and two storage closets. Relax in the game-media room! Great schools!  This is a must see! Tour this marvelous home today! Call Michael Reese Home Selling Team 972-625-7355 06/02/2008

Trust Deeds, Mortgages, Contracts, Warranty Deeds: What are They?  I think this should answer many questions that you may have. DIRECT LINK   ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Lynn 911 Dallas Top Real Estate Team Dallas homes for sale, Over 4,000 Dallas home foreclosures, Dallas homes for rent, Dallas Real Estate Website:  http://www.lynn911.com Email:  911@lynn911.com Dallas real estate office:  972-699-9111 Dallas apartments for lease, Dallas apartment rentals 06/01/2008

Real estate investors and income property owners may not know it, but they're on the verge of getting some important federal tax benefits from an election-bound Congress.  Direct Link ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Lynn 911 Dallas Top Real Estate Team Dallas homes for sale, Over 4,000 Dallas home foreclosures, Dallas homes for rent, Dallas Real Estate Website:  http://www.lynn911.com Email:  911@lynn911.com Dallas real estate office:  972-699-9111 Dallas apartments for lease, Dallas apartment rentals 05/31/2008

Ran across this article for us who deal in the luxury real estate markets.  The most expensive home in the world $2 Billion dollars, stand 27 stories high. Direct Link ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Lynn 911 Dallas Top Real Estate Team Dallas homes for sale, Over 4,000 Dallas home foreclosures, Dallas homes for rent, Dallas Real Estate Website:  http://www.lynn911.com Email:  911@lynn911.com Dallas real estate office:  972-699-9111 Dallas apartments for lease, Dallas apartment rentals 05/31/2008

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Pictured below are the talented actors and actresses who comprise Plano East Senior High School's Award Winning Theatre Major Studies (TMS) Program.  Under the direction of the exceptional, Lisa Hale, Theatre Director, and Zachary Elms, Technical Director, PESH TMS is a force to be reckoned with.  We look forward to another year of talented and entertaining performances! Please join us for professional caliber theatre in the fall of 08 and spring of 09! Congratulations TMS students!   05/28/2008

Back in June of 2004, the US Public Interest Research Group conducted a survey in regards to the accuracy of the information contained in their credit reports. They asked adults in 30 states to order their credit reports and complete a survey. Here's what they concluded: Almost 8% were missing major credit, loan, mortgage, or other accounts that demonstrate the creditworthiness of a consumer. 22% listed the same mortgage or loan twice. 25% of the credit reports contained serious errors that could result in the denial of credit.  This included false delinquencies or accounts that didn't belong to the consumer. 30% of the credit reports contained credit accounts that had been closed by the consumer but remained listed as open. 54% of the credit reports contained personal demographic infor... 05/19/2008

 ALOT! Home Staging does NOT have to be expensive. Many Professional Home Stagers provide many levels of service at different price points.  Budgets are always considered when I speak to my clients and I am well aware of being cost conscious especially in today's economy. I'd like to share with you two testimonials I recently received from local Realtors® I've been working with.  I started working with these Realtors® this year and they have committed to contacting me for a verbal home staging consultation for each of their new listings.  For $125 and up to 2 hours, Home Star Staging provides this service to home sellers in North Texas. Any home, in any price point can benefit from a home staging consultation.  In my professional opinion this service should be considered a standard part... 05/17/2008

We think many potential buyers are waiting on the "bad news" to stop about the real estate market.  Our experience has been that homes that have been well maintained and/or updated and priced properly are selling very quickly.  The hardest thing for a property is over pricing and then chasing a falling price - the first thirty days on the market if of utmost importance. 05/15/2008

Blitz Properties is a full service real estate company that specializing in new home construction.  Our well known reputation with many new home builders in the DFW metroplex has helped us pass on incredible deals to home buyers in the most sought after locations.   About the broker:   Brad Holden is founding member of Blitz Properties. He is a native Texan born and raised in Dallas, Texas.   As a Real Estate Broker he has been involved in over 200 transactions in the past two years of over 34 million in gross Sales to date. His brokerage has been in the top 50 brokerages in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex in sales volume for years 2005 and 2006.   A considerable amount of his transactions have been residential investment properties specializing in 1031 exchanges. Brad has been featured... 05/08/2008

Analogies are great. They help us understand why something that may not seem important to us at first glance really is. Let's use an analogy for curb appeal when selling your home and why it is so important to buyers. Let's compare it to blind dating. Bear with this and you're likely to understand why. Think of yourself as going on a blind date and the anticipation you feel before meeting that mysterious someone. They sound great on the phone, They looked attractive in a photo online They were readily giving you lots of information about themselves via emails.     You're nervous but excited at the chance to meet that special person that you've already gotten to know a little about. Could this be the person of your dreams, a soul mate, heck a partner for life? Or worse, they aren't who t... 04/27/2008