Diana Manzato's (djmanzato) Blog

Highland Village, Texas woman and US history teacher at North Central Texas College, Robin Cole-Jett has written a book called "Images of America: Lewisville" which tells about a farming community that has grown to be one of the largest cities in Dallas Fort Worth metroplex. Hundreds of pictures ...

Please take a look at a new listing.  Corner townhome unit in a gated community! Two bedrooms, 2 and a half bathrooms, 1 car garage with additional parking in the front driveway!  Lakeside Landing Community has a canal that runs through it and two pools! 

  The real estate market, the financial market, and the job market, to name a few markets that have been challenging in the last couple of years.   I've been self-employed so long, that I've forgotten how to ask for a raise, but here's a suggestion (lol).   Employee: Excuse me sir, may I talk to ...

Before you get to excited.   On Saturday, June 18, 2011, the Humane Society of Flower Mound will host its annual Fido Fest dog walk fundraiser.  This year the star of the show will be a little dog nicknamed "Naked," who was rescued by HSFM last month.  This beautiful puppy was rescued when she w...

Year to Date Sold Statistics for Highland Village, Texas. Additional information: (source: wikipedia.com) Highland Village is served by the Lewisville Independent School District, which has three elementary schools and one middle school located in the city. Marcus High School, located in Flower ...

Monday funny --  My house was broken into last night by two robbers who locked me in the bathroom, and proceeded to steal all they could carry.  My watchdog, "Killer", did not alert me, and for this reason I am giving him away. I no longer want a dog - I´m installing an electric fence and detecti...

I'm not getting across my message to my seller, but I'll keep trying or terminate the listing. Short sales just aren't easy, but some short sale sellers really want to sell rather than have their home foreclosed.  Some short sales sellers actually listen and take advice. Buyers are really discrim...

D Magazine writer's have studied and calculated their opinion on the top/ best lakes to call home out of the 170 Texas lakes studied.  Part of the criteria is choosing the most beautiful lakes within a short enough drive from Dallas that they would qualify as weekend retreats. Here they are: 1.  ...

This photo was captured by Kevin Moses around 8 pm last night in Argyle, TX near the Haven of Hope. Scary funnel cloud, but turned out to be a pretty awesome picture. No one was hurt in Argyle, Texas, but some lost power.  Power has been restored. We had some pretty frightening storms last night...

This is a listing that includes a parcel of four properties - together 19.44 acres in Flower Mound, Texas - an area where land is becoming harder and harder to find.  Currently, 4.85 acres of the land is being leased to a commercial construction company and the remaining acreage is under an agric...