Tips

Some Tips For Selling Your House

January 9, 2012

I have been visiting a lot of houses lately.  Buyers are out looking, but they have become more “picky” as the choices are numerous. I have some tips for the homeowners, but also for the realtors listing these properties. Please, listen to your realtor when they say to “declutter”.  Your stuff is very interesting and [...]

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Investing in Your Future

November 7, 2011

“You got the money, honey, I’ve got the time…”  It’s a great day to buy a house.   And if you have some extra cash it’s a great time to buy an investment property. The economy is slow.  The mortgage companies have tightened the lending rules, increased the credit scores needed to borrow money and follow [...]

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Mr./Ms. Buyer, do you know what to expect?

October 24, 2011

What do girl scouts and Disney villains have in common?  Well, one Disney villain, anyway?  They understand the importance of BEING PREPARED. It’s just as important when you’re buying a house as when camping in the wilderness or planning a coup.  Er, I would imagine, that is.  So, in the interest of helping you be [...]

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Dos and Don’ts of Real Estate Etiquette for Buyers

October 6, 2011

Do you remember the movie Pretty Woman?  Of course you do.  Rags to Riches, Sin and Redemption, Prostitute Becomes Damsel in Distress … particularly the shopping.  Ah, the shopping.  Remember the first time Vivian goes out to find a cocktail dress, sporting her hooker boots and crop top, snubbed by the boutique sales staff?  She [...]

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Oklahoma Natural Gas Rebates

September 28, 2011

ONG is offering a rebate program effective after September 14,2011 for Natural Gas Heating-System check up Heating-System Replacement Program Water Heater Replacement Program Natural Gas Clothes Dryer Replacement Program New Home Program Contractor Program Rebates range from $30.00 for a heating system check up to up to $850.00 for water heaters, up to $1950.00 for [...]

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16 or 17 Trillion?

September 8, 2011

“I don’t see what it matters whether you’re 16 trillion or 17 trillion in debt just borrow the money and let’s get on with life.” I heard these words coming from somewhere in the men’s locker room this morning after my swim. Everyone reading this blog who knows me knows that I had to respond [...]

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No Sale = #fail

July 30, 2011

At first glance, Oklahoma City’s sales numbers look pretty good this year. For homes listed since January 1st 2011, those that sold were on the market an average of 44 days! That’s numbers close to the doo-dah days of yesteryear! But now, the rest of the story… That 44 day average represents homes that were [...]

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Is it time to sell?

July 8, 2011

Question: Is right now a good time to sell? Answer: Are we asking because we have to sell or just want a different home?  In either case the answer is YES! The real question that must be ask is not one of timing but marketability.  My mentor and first broker in the Real Estate Industry [...]

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Thinking About Buying a Foreclosure?

July 7, 2011

Thinking About Buying a Foreclosure? With the housing bubble burst and the subprime mortgage crisis, millions of homeowners found themselves unable to make their mortgage payments. Many found themselves owing more on the house than the home was worth. Many just walked away from their homes. As a result of these complicated issues, millions of [...]

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Oklahoma Cottonwood Trees

June 11, 2011

Oklahoma Cottonwood trees are doing their thing.  It looks like little angels floating down from heaven in the sunlight, but they are the devil when your air conditioner’s condenser gets plugged up with them.  I’m talking about the fluffy little parachutes that drop the seed down from the eastern cottonwood tree which is also known [...]

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