In Texas, you have AN OPTION... Buyers often have a lot of anxiety surrounding a home purchase. The loan, picking the "perfect" home, the "right" neighborhood with the BEST schools...and it can all lead to a case of cold feet. Luckily, the Texas contract has a provision to help ease any of the bu
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03/15/2012
When I first got into real estate, I didn't know who to refer to my clients for pretty much ANYTHING. So what does a rookie do? You ask the veterans...what lender do you recommend? Have a good foundation guy? I need someone who does GREAT flooring/paint/tile/landscaping/murals/etc. You get the pi
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03/14/2012
This one's under contract and almost sold...but let us help you locate ANOTHER great unit in the Villas at Westridge! A mix of one and two story townhome style condos, these offer a great location for a GREAT price! Located steps from the Westridge Golf course in McKinney! Call us for more info a
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03/13/2012
Gas Prices and Home Sales - What's the Correlation? What's the Impact? Have you seen it yet? With gas prices approaching $4.00 a gallon (in Texas), I expect there to continue to be changes in the way families are dealing with the increased cost. Not only increased cost in gas itself and commuting
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03/12/2012
Spring Break in McKinney, TX It's officially Spring Break in Texas! Now that McKinney ISD has released the children to their parents for one whole week...you may be wondering what to do with them!! Have no fear....here are my Top 7 things to do in and around McKinney for the week of March 12-18!
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03/11/2012
Daylight Savings Time - Why I LOVE it! Tonight - around 2 am - people everywhere will wake up and with a smile on their face they will adjust their clocks forward - ONE. WHOLE. HOUR. Yeah! Woo Hoo! Yippee! I just looooove Daylight Savings Time, and here's why: 1. I have kids. They really, really
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03/10/2012
American Idol - McKinney's Own Hollie Cavanagh! For the last few weeks my Facebook feed has been blowing up with posts like this around the 7 or 8 PM timeframe: "Hollie is Safe!!" "Go Hollie!" "Hollie Cavanagh...2012 American Idol!" Yep...McKinney, Texas is LOVING that Hollie Cavanagh finally mad
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03/09/2012
FAQ: How Soon Will We Hear a Response to our Offer??This has to be one of THE most common questions asked by home buyers. Understandably so...no one likes playing the waiting game...not children, not adults...and especially not antsy and anxious home buyers! The longer that time goes by the more
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03/08/2012
Showings 101 - The "What I Wish I Would Just Pack and KEEP IN MY CAR ALREADY" Edition While out doing showings, there are occasions where I inevitably need something that I SHOULD already have on hand. In that moment of scolding myself for not keeping it on standby in my car, ready and waiting, I
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03/07/2012
I would be remiss if I did not announce my recent engagement to Texas Rangers starting pitcher, CJ Wilson, to my ActiveRain "family". We have been "engaged" for a few months now... And by "engaged" I mean.... - watching every one of his pitching starts, including being there in person for two of
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10/19/2011