Branching Out with All-things Real Estate

Last week, my post on Grounding received many comments and questions. My sweet, AR friend, Kathy Streib called me and we had a great conversation about her experiences using grounding mats and bracelets. I had no idea so many people were talking about this type of therapy.As Kathy and I were talk...

The Historic Granbury Square was voted the Best Historic Small Town for three years in a row! This is no surprise to those of us who work and live in this iconic town. Our Square is loaded with live music venues, our historic Opera House, fine dining, wine bars, gift shops, spas, and so much more...

Yes, it is Sunday, but sometimes life gets in the way! Oh, I was outside grounding so this post was delayed a day! 🤪 Grounding has recently been out there more than I have ever seen in the past. This is a good thing since the benefits of grounding are great for us.Grounding is sometimes called, "...

I haven't written one of these, "Who Knew" posts in a long while. Recently when Michael Jacobs posted this week about his fifteen years here in the Rain, it spurred my interest to go back and take a look at those who joined AR when I did. I wrote a post from my "Who Knew" series listed below call...

The listing appointment has been completed, papers are signed, and now the real work begins as the Sellers begin to gear up to prepare their home to sell. Some homes require a bit more work to get ready to be on the market. The time between signing the listing agreement and being ready for the ph...

In north Texas, we are finally enjoying some beautiful, Spring weather. After the threat of that last frost, I go into high gear getting my raised vegetable beds ready for some new plantings. The abundance of a Spring garden does not happen without a lot of pre-planning, hard work, and dedication...

I am one of those college basketball fanatics. I love this time of year as I select my teams for my brackets, watch the games unfold, and anticipate the final four teams. The excitement of the upsets and watching that Cinderella team emerge is always exciting.There are some lessons from March Mad...

Beekeeping is a busy job. Before the harsh winter hit, we lost one of our hives. My son helps me with the beekeeping and between the two of us, we were unable to get the empty beehive up the hill, cleaned, and put away. We had to leave the empty hive over the winter.Yesterday, we were able to fin...

I am enjoying getting to know my fellow Active Rain friends regarding, Who They Are. These deeper conversations allow us to see beyond the market reports, professional expertise, and local involvement. All of these, of course, are important topics so it is fun when we have the opportunity to peel...

When you get the call to list a home, we swing into action doing our research, digging into the data, and scoping out the neighborhood, and history of the property. We prepare our reports and get our presentation ready. We set the appointment and then we wait for the big day.My last two listing a...