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Real Estate Broker/Owner - Broker Associate / Team Lead - Texas Pride Realty Group - 0503820 TX
Great homes in Carrollton, Plano, Frisco, Richardson, McKinney, Denton & Dallas.

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2014 

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Check out this great new listing for Texas Pride Realty    2223 Trinity Springs , Carrollton, TX 75007 Your best advocate when buying or selling your home     Map Photos:                       Description: Heres a home with enough rooms and yard to please everyone. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. The dining...
02/20/2014

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I'm a big believer in Green living and spend time and money trying to be better.  I just published my 2013 Electrical Usage Review on my blog.But what if you want a home that have green features already installed?  I recently updated my websites to include pre-made links for every city we service...
02/17/2014

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As some of you may know I help clients retrofit existing homes to be green.  I teach a course on Green Practices and in 2010 I was an NAR EverGreen Award winner I wanted to update my annual energy usage chart.  My log-term goal is to have solar or wind energy generation on my property.  But to ma...
02/17/2014

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After you purchase your new home your mail box will fill up with ads and letters from all sorts of vendors.  Many of them will try to make you think that your Realtor, Lender, Inspector, Title person, Mother, Father and Great Uncle wanted you to use their service.  Everything from flooring, windo...
02/16/2014

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It's a rare day that I watch sports and even more rare that I get featured on TV.  But this was that day. On Monday evening WFAA Channel 8 Sports anchor, Dale Hanson, aired his "Unplugged" opinion segment in support of Michael Sam, the future NFL player who just came out.  Dale correctly recogniz...
02/11/2014

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I run about 46 domains, two blogs and 25 Facebook business pages.  It's a lot to keep up with and, up until now, I have not allowed advertising on my sites.  But I'm starting to reconsider.  So my questions are: 1.  Do you allow ads on your sites? 2. Are they industry specific? 3. Do you find hem...
02/11/2014

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I toured new homes this week at The Village of Prosper Trail.  New homes are being built by Metatel Homes and LionsGate Homes.  In the $300 to $400 price range.  The homes by LionsGate were decked out and dressed to impress.  They featured hardwood floors, granite, tumbled stone, and a wide vari...
02/10/2014

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3. Making an Offer Once we find the perfect home you will want to make an offer. Several factors come into play at this point. Price: First and foremost we want to find a fair price to offer. We will review comparable properties in the neighborhood, consider the condition of the property, the len...
02/10/2014

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2. Defining what you want This is the fun goal. We have to determine what the critical factors are for you. Here are some elements to consider: Style of Housing: Single Family, Townhome, Condo, Acreage, Lake Age & Condition of Property: New, Recent construction (10 years), Average (20 years), Old...
02/09/2014

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Most of us in the profession belong to local and state Associations which make political contributions via PACs.  These organizations donate to a variety of candidates, presumably from each party.  In Texas, our PAC has a policy of contributing to the "Friendly Incumbent".  Meaning if the person...
02/07/2014
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