Sherry's Austin TX Real Estate Blog

You always wonder how your children think of you…Did I do a good job in raising them?  My daughter wrote a post about me last week on Facebook…I think I did a good job. I am so proud of her. Most Important Lessons I Ever Learned….From My Mother by JennyJo Burdine on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 ...

So you Want a Luxury Home… Do you know what it costs to upkeep a luxury home?  The average 11,500 sq ft home with a pool, theater room, on landscaped oversized lot….$5,000 a month.  This is on top of your mortgage, taxes and insurance.  This is electric, water, gas, and upkeep and maintenance. A...

Clean up your Act in 2012 … Better yet…Clean up your house! Act like you are going to put your home on the market, whether you are or not. See what we are asking you’re listing clients to go through. De-clutter! Where do you start is the biggest question I hear. Start with one drawer and keep mo...

 List of the 50 states requirements for licensing. Wow…Did I stir up a hornet’s nest with my last blog. http://activerain.com/blogsview/2601274/is-it-our-job-to-make-our-brokers-money-Many brokers stated: Go get your brokers license!   I had to chuckle a little, well no,  I actually laughed…Easy ...

  Taking Away a Parents Drivers License.  A few weeks ago while driving home, I seen a motorcycle wreck. The fire trucks and ambulance were just pulling in.  The minute I seen the man lying on the ground, I started to shake and tear up. I knew there was no way he could have made it.  I heard late...

  When did zero plus zero equal five?     My husband tried a Diet Mt. Dew today, and showed me the label.  He had the same question.  Sixteen ounce bottle, zero calories per 8 oz., and two servings…  What were we missing?      Is this like when we tell clients that zero down and no closing costs ...

  I spent my evening’s this week doing something I love and miss….painting!!  I used to teach it, but since moving to Texas…I haven’t done too much.  So decided I was tired of looking at my black cabinet in the guest bath…and instead of buying something new…for less than $10…I feel like I have a ...

How to Keep Friends in Real Estate. It is true the media says we have one of the best markets in the country.  However, I talk to a lot of agents everyday who wonder just how bad it must be in other areas, because they are not seeing it.   It is better than the last few years, but still not what ...

 Candied Jalapeno’s  I am finding a lot of folks who are not familiar with this little delicacy.  Good with cream cheese on crackers, or my personal favorite way-on breakfast tacos.  They are a replacement for pickles on burgers.  These things are good on everything!   The best part, the sugar ma...

  Confessions of a Jar-o-holic   I admit it. I love jars. Big jars, little jars, any jar with a lid preferably.  If I like the jar well enough, I will find a lid. I am drawn to them like a moth to a flame… I will buy a product just for the jar, and if I can find it on sale…or if it is a set….even...