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When my husband's mother was not able to take care of her finances by herself any longer, his brother in law took over. He found that she had been taken advantage of several times by scamming contractors who requested payment up front and then didn't show up or who left a job incomplete. In her c...
05/24/2011
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If you have an older person in your family wanting or needing to move, it is important to know that moving a senior citizen can be a difficult transition. In most cases the Senior has not moved in many, many years, perhaps even decades and their mind will be going a million miles an hour with anx...
05/19/2011
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Those baby boomers are turning 65 every day! What's next? For many people moving to a retirement community is a great option for retirement living. Retirement communities of all kinds are popping up in the Austin area as well as throughout the country. A great benefit of these communities is the ...
05/11/2011
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With the economic downturn the term "Staycation" became popular. I am not really in the mood to stay home, but there is no need to travel far in these days of $3.80 per gallon gasoline! The Austin/Central Texas area has a variety of short trips that make for fabulous vacation destinations. (And o...
04/28/2011
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We often discuss "moving up" the real estate ladder but for many people "downsizing" is becoming more and more common. For example, empty nesters, people retiring to Austin (or another great city), folks tired of taking care of a big house and a big yard or even someone looking to buy a downtown ...
04/27/2011
Last week we visited Tuscan Village, a new 55+ community in the heart of Lakeway. It's turning into a beautiful community with numerous amenities for the retirement crowd - beautiful pool, refreshing spa, walking trails, water features everywhere. Well, at least that is what is coming down the pi...
04/21/2011