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I was on the Texas Education Agency website and saw that the 2009 school ratings are available! Crawford - for 2009, all schools in Crawford ISD received an exemplary rating from the State of Texas. Last year Crawford's elementary school and middle school received exemplary ratings while the high school received a … [Read more...]
With the Texas Summer officially here, I usually get more phone calls from people asking about homes with swimming pools. It's not surprising with the warmer temps. The temperature in Waco today, I think the weather guy said, was 738 degrees! With the heat index, it feels like 1,216 degrees. Often though, some of those … [Read more...]
Are you looking to buy a home? Especially if you're a first time home buyer, you need a guide on what your obligations are (as a home buyer) to your Realtor! "What? I have responsibities to my agent'? You bet! Most agents, it seems, are either afraid (or don't know) to tell you that they have certain expectations too. But … [Read more...]
What? You called the real estate agent off the sign in the yard? What the heck are you thinking? Come here and let me slap you with a trout (an old IRC joke back in the "old days" of the internet - early to mid 90s). You may not even know why you should be afraid (be very afraid... Okay, now I'm just trying scare ya'). … [Read more...]
So you've decided to buy a home or maybe you're relocating to the Waco area. Either way, you'll want to do your research about Waco real estate and the area. Where do you start? I hear ya... searching on the internet can be a daunting task. Forget about the tons of information that's available online, but trying to find … [Read more...]
We've all seen it - over priced homes on the market for sale. Not just a little over priced, but REALLY over priced! Not a home that's maybe $4,000 or $5,000 too high, but more like $40,000 - $50,000 too high. It makes you wonder what the seller is thinking. Makes me wonder what the Realtor is thinking. I know it's a … [Read more...]
I drove by the new elementary school that's under construction in Hewitt today - Castleman Creek Elementary. Wow! Construction looks like it's almost completed. I knew it was time, but didn't realize that it was getting so close to being finished. Where has the year gone so far? The new elementary school is located on … [Read more...]
May 2009 - By now you may have received your 2009 Notice of Appraised Value from the McLennan County Appraisal District. And by now some of you are back home from the emergency room after having a mild heart attack! No kiddin'! I was told that there was some sort of 'glitch' that caused well.... the total market … [Read more...]
I know you've seen them. Heck, maybe even the photos of your house could win bad photo of the week! Not a good thing. Actually, there's a few different emotions I experience when I see exceptionally bad MLS photos. First, there's the comic relief. Some of those photos are just down right hilarious! But also, I feel for … [Read more...]
I have a lot of clients that move into the Waco area from out of town and of out state, which is great, I love that the Waco area seems to be growing; Especially in the past 3 or 4 years. Of course, those folks who are new to the area want information about it. No surprise, many people decide to hit the internet and … [Read more...]
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