"Flipping can be a very lucrative pursuit. We are not talking about flapjacks here, but real estate," says Judon Fambrough, attorney with the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University.Flipping refers to the practice of finding a property that is for sale - usually priced below-market - and then selling it soon after it is bought for a quick profit.The most cost-effective way to flip property does not involve closing and taking possession of the property. Those who use flipping as a way to make money often assign or sell their sales contract to another party for cash or trade. An assignment is a transfer or grant of all the seller's rights, title and interest in property or in a contract.Fambrough provided this illustration: Jones is well-paid executive who owns a second home on a lake.... 03/29/2007

Have you ever had clients that are depending totally on you to pick their new home? Sometimes for whatever reason you may be put in the position of looking for a home for your clients because they need to buy before getting to your city. I am currently working with a client in that situation. But I want to write about one of my previous experiences. I had a client coming from South Africa that needed a home, a special home because his wife was wheelchair bound. So, not only did I need to find a home but one that had extra wide doors for the wheelchair. They also were very concerned about the schools and I had to make sure schools were okay too. I got lucky and found a beautiful one story home that was perfect. How do you successfully help out-of- town clients buy a home site unseen?  Ge... 03/21/2007

Do you want to save TIME & MONEY?Our property management services strive to exhibit the highest standards of honesty and integrity in the management of our rental properties.  Our objective is to provide quality, innovative services to our clients and tenants.  To give individual attention to each property-as if it were the only one we manage.Some Of The Services You May Want To Take Advantage Of....Application Processing-Verification of income, rental history & credit allows the owner to make an informed decision on applicants.Contract Negotiations-Once a proposed contract is received, we will submit this to the owner for acceptance and assist with negotiations if needed.Rental Collections-We collect and deposit all payments from tenants.  In the event a tenant is late with a payment, ... 03/15/2007

Cinco Ranch is a master planned community with new homes and real estate in Katy, Texas. A single-family residential/commercial master-planned community, encompassing 5,400 acres and now is home to approximately 23,000 people. Quick facts about Cinco Ranch A 5400-acre master planned west Houston community in Katy offers an abundance of amenities, a championship golf course, a wooded Bayou Nature Trails, The Beach Club, The Water Park and numerous lakes, parks and pocket parks Hundreds of acres devoted to recreational amenities including seven neighborhood centers offering swimming, tennis, basketball, and sports fields All neighborhoods and amenities are connected by greenbelt trails, which are popular spots for jogging, biking and roller blading Beach club amenities include a half-acre... 03/11/2007

Seven Meadows Market Report Brought to you by The Hurley Group.Selling your home in Seven Meadows?  What are the current market trends and house values in Katy, Texas?   Seven Meadows is a master-planned community located in the West Houston area.Seven Meadows- Katy, Texas 2006 Market Summary As of 03/01/200797 Homes sold in Seven Meadows in 2006.High Sales Price   780,000High Price per Square Foot  122.72Low Sales Price  158,646Low Dollar per Square Foot  75.97All of the homes sold over 155,000.What is your Seven Meadows Home Worth?Visit www.sugarlandrelocation.com  03/01/2007

Grand Lakes Market Report Brought to you by The Hurley Group.Selling your home in Grand Lakes?  What are the current market trends and house values in Katy, Texas?   Grand Lakes is a master-planned community located just west of Houston, Texas.Grand Lakes- Katy, Texas 2006 Market Summary As of 02/22/2007280 Homes sold in Grand Lakes in 2006.High Sales Price   429,000High Price per Square Foot  110.57Low Sales Price  132,000Low Dollar per Square Foot  58.05Nearly all of the homes sold were built after 1999. What is your Grand Lakes Home Worth?  Visit http://www.houstonhomebuyer.com/ 02/26/2007

Katy ISD is headed back to school in only 11 days!  Even though the temperatures outside wouldn't show it, the end of summer for all the kids in Katy ISD will be coming to an end in less than two weeks!  Kids that I have talked to recently have varied opionions on what that means but to parents it certainly means getting life as we know it back to "normal".Here are some kids impressions on going back to school:"The best part of going back to school is the shopping for school clothes!""Ewww...I don't want to go back so soon!""It will be fun to see my friends and make some new friends, but it will be hard to start going back to bed so early" If you would like to see the KATY ISD calendar of events, you can find it here:http://www.katyisd.org/files/services/communications/calendar_2006_07.pdf 07/30/2006