Mark Hitz's (markhitz) Blog

  I live near the DFW airport and they charge you a toll to park and exit so there is a long row of toll booth attendants.  In front of each toll booth is a concrete triangle of sorts to protect the worker. If you look at this picture below you will see the concrete triangle in front of that blac...

Morningside Elementary School in The Colony Texas boundary map has changed shifting children to  Peters Colony Elementary and Owen Elementary.  The LISD boundary map 2010 - 2011 shows the new boundaries.    Home Buyers, If you are looking at The Colony TX homes for sale and want your child to att...

The $1 Home Security Solution.  It's called a window thumb lock and it costs a buck. It takes no tools to install.  No handyman needed.  Yet these little aluminum thumb locks really work to keep burglars from opening your windows and coming on in.  Homeowners spend a lot of money on a sturdy door...

Home Loan Internet Scams are real.   Having the FTC create this educational "fake" lender scam site is excellent as it educates people using the internet.  Esteemed Lending Services - what an appropriate name for a fictitious mortgage company.  It looks like a legitimate lender until you click o...

Attention: The Colony Texas Homeowners  GO VOTE AT THE COLONY TX CITY HALL LISD Tax Increase Early Voting is Occurring Now.  Homeowners Property Taxes are being effected. LEWISVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST...

The Colony Texas ranks 15th in Best Dallas Suburbs ratings by D Magazine published July 2010.   The Colony ranks better than all it's surrounding cities including Frisco 19th; Little Elm 29th; McKinney 24th; Lewisville 34th;  Carrollton 40th; and Plano 18th.  The Colony's rank of 15th may not be ...

Relocating home buyers ask "why are there no basements in Dallas or any part of North Texas?" The simple answer is the North Texas clay soil moves too much, making a basement cost prohibitive. It's structurally safer and much less expensive for a home builder to build a second story than to build...

 "Staging and Showing Homes with Cats" My Cat Owners Guide to Home Staging ~ realistic solutions for selling your home.   You will never see a HGTV "Home Staging with Cats" episode because of all the outraged cat lovers.  First off, I like cats so don't shoot the messenger.  Your number 1 goal is...