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2015
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Lease Homes in Pearland ARE MOVING FAST The higher end homes in Pearland are moving fast! For the most part they stay on the market up to about three days. There are a few that have been on the market a little longer than the norm as shown below. If you are looking for a high end home in Pearlan...
06/27/2015
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Lease Homes Are Moving Fast In Alvin New construction and re-sale homes every where are moving off the for sale list very fast! Hold up! Lease homes are moving at the speed of light also. Below is what is available today for lease in Alvin. Address SF List Price ...
06/27/2015
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Do You Have To Have A Fancy Car To Be A REALTOR? Today as I waited on a new set of tires for my car a young man asked me Do You Have To Have A Fancy Car To Be A REALTOR? My response was, in actuality, no you should not have to. This car was just so shiny and got caught in my eye which is why I bo...
06/24/2015
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What is a Chicken Fried Steak? My out of town client and I were both hungry and we stopped to get something to eat. I mentioned that I wish we could have ordered a Chicken Fried Steak. To this comment she said... What is a Chicken Fried Steak?This! This is a Chicken Fried Steak! I was floored! S...
06/23/2015
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Where Is The Light Switch? My husband and I both spent the entire day (Fathers Day) showing homes to my out of state client. At one home we went to I thought of all the city inspectors and home inspectors I personally know and here on Active Rain. I always expect to see some homes that need win...
06/21/2015
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Extra Territorial Jurisdiction Just what is an ETJ? ETJ is the acronym for Extra Territorial Jurisdiction and is the legal ability to exercise municipal authority by the nearest town or city's form of government. Not all states practice this jurisdiction but Texas does. An ETJ is measured from ...
06/19/2015
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My Favorite Snickers Commercial I watch TV and I watch a lot of TV! However, I hate commercials and usually mute them. To get me to watch one it has to be really unique. When I first saw this commercial I got a great laugh out of it. I have seen many Snickers commercials simiuliar to this one ...
06/18/2015
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So When Can I show Your Listing? My client has a very limited time to view homes for lease. She called and said she had found a home on Houston Area Realtors web site and wanted to know if I could schedule a showing. I told her yes and we agreed on a time. I then called the Showing Service and th...
06/17/2015
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And No is How You Get There! The Book Club I just joined had me reading this great book called Go For No. YES is the destination NO is how you get there. This book discusses the one road block in sales; which is the word NO. Like I have told many people before, "Go ahead and ask! How many times ...
06/16/2015
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We Can Put A Swimming Pool Here!Wait! If you see your client loving the home you are showing them and hear "we can build the swimming pool right here!" It is time to step in and explain about Easements. If your clients have the intention on constructing a pool be sure to let them know that you w...
06/14/2015