Another Green Spring Valley Home Sold Green Spring Valley is a very attractive community in San Antonio. We agreed to contract terms in late June and did a Closing and Funding last week. I wrote about this home and some of the issues involved in getting it sold in a previous post, "Real Estate Sa
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08/25/2013
ActiveRain Summer Meet-Up-San Antonio This was my first summer meetup, San Antonio style. Although it was a warm August day, we were able to enjoy lunch on the patio of Mama Margie's near the Medical Center. Jerry Newman coordinated a great meetup. We were few in number but high in spririts. (Not
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08/22/2013
If you have access to a telephone, you probably receive at least one call per day of someone offering to help improve your life by selling you a product or service using telemarketing. See how this telemarketing call is handled. This is a fifty piece of call handling ju jitsu. This is more elega
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08/21/2013
Would You Be Offended Were You Asked to Use the Back Door?A Manhattan developer, according to the New York Post, is planning to have separate entrances for a Upper West Side condo development. The residents getting subsidized housing, about 55 units on the five lower floors, will have a diffe
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08/19/2013
Ten Things About Me From the PastDebbie Reynolds suggested this topic a few days ago. I've read some of the posts, and while I've no famous people or wildly exciting adventures, except for being shot at a few times, here is my submission. I was born in Dallas and for the first five years of life
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08/18/2013
San Antonio Fountains at Tower of the AmericasSan Antonio's Tower of Americas is a pretty prominent landmark that can be seen from afar. If you ever get to downtown San Antonio you may be surprised to see the water features in the area near the base of the tower.Here's a short video of the area.
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08/13/2013
What's So Great About Helotes? Helotes TX-A Cool Place to Live Helotes TX Homes For SaleHelotes is northwest of downtown San Antonio. It's the last city of much size between San Antonio and the hill country. Take State Highway 16, or what's called Bandera Road, to get to Helotes or the hill co
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08/13/2013
It's been a while since I submitted something for the Speechless Sunday Category, but here it is. I cannot remember where this is, but I think it was taken in '05 or '06 and I kind of wish I was there now. We have no coastal views like this in San Antonio, but I can help you find another pict
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08/11/2013
i am a big fan of home inspections. Fred Cope, a Nashville Tennessee agent wrote on the subject of independent home inspections. I cannot think of a better way for a prospective buyer to get an idea says to the status of the systems in the home being considered for purchase. Let Fred know what y
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08/10/2013
Real Estate Rule Number 1-Get It In WritingAgents provide descriptions, features, and benefits regarding properties being sold. Sometimes Sellers offer items to sweeten the pot. Sometimes these items are not part of the real property.For example, a Seller may want to include a unique piece of fur
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08/09/2013