Thursday, June 30, 2011

Things to do Around Plano for July 4th


Things To Do Around Plano for July 4th

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Plano, TX 4th of July Celebrations

July 4th, Independence Day, our day America to celebrate or relax while enjoying the liberty of this great nation under God. Listed below are some ideas for your enjoyment. It provides a sampling of the events and things to do around Plano for July 4th, 2011.

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Local Fireworks Shows

o    Star Spangled Spectacular, Garland, Firewheel Towne Center, July 3
o    All-American Fourth Fireworks Show, Plano, July 4
o    City of Frisco’s 8th Annual Frisco Freedom Fest, Frisco, July 3
o    Kaboom Town, Addison, July 3
o    Light Up Arlington, downtown Arlington, 2 day event July 3 & 4
o    Lone Stars & Stripes Fireworks Celebration, Lonestar Park, Grand Prairie, 2 day event July 3 & 4

Additional Events

•    The Harbor Freedom Fest & Boat Show in Rockwall, July 1-3 with Fireworks KickOff on Friday night
•    Old-Fashioned Parade, Rockwall, July 2 & Farmers Market too with watermelon following the parade
•    SummerFest Wonderland Adventure at the Gaylord Texan, Grapevine
•    86th Annual 4th of July Celebration & Rodeo held July 1-3, Belton (for those who want to travel)
•    45th Annual 4th of July Parade in Arlington, largest parade in Texas
•    Justin Bieber (in concert) “My World North American Tour” July 5

Happy 4th of July! America

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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Lake Ray Hubbard Dallas Rockwall



My First Memory of Lake Ray Hubbard

Personal Story: First Memory of Lake Ray Hubbard
Lake Ray Hubbard,  Collin * Dallas * Kauf
man * Rockwall

Shore LineWhen I was a young girl my dad piled all of us children into the car and off we went for an afternoon ride. Our destination was unknown to us giving our journey a certain air of mystery and intrigue. We really had no cares about what it was that lay ahead for us. We drove along for a little while to get to where we were going. Right in the midst of a massive construction site turned out to be the place we were headed for.

The road that lay ahead of us descended into the largest hole in the ground my young eyes had ever seen. Dad’s delight in the situation was fueled by our excitement when he decides to stop the car. There in the middle of the road at the bottom of a huge hole Dad comes to a complete stop. You can only imagine the excitement we had finding ourselves way below the surface of the ground and surrounded by all this incredible machinery.

All around us were these large pieces of equipment and they were busy, busy, busy. Everywhere I looked they were digging and digging. In my mind it reminds me of a Tonka town explosion. Especially since Tonka was as close to this type of machinery I had ever been. I was fascinated. Here and now Dad decides that it is time to make his big announcement.  He says to us to take a good look around and remember it because one day the road we are on will be at the bottom of a big lake. The next time we see this hole it will be filled with water. Sure enough it was and that is my first memory of Lake Ray Hubbard; I do remember it well.

Lake Ray Hubbard covers a surface area of 27,671 acres and a maximum depth of 40 feet. It sprawls across the Texas counties of Collin, Dallas, Kaufman and Rockwall. The City of Dallas oversees the reservoir. It's hard to imagine Dallas without Lake Ray Hubbard. The drive across the lake from Interstate 30 which spans six lanes across the lake is beautiful notably at sunrise and set.

The Harbor in Rockwall is a great place to go to spend the day shopping followed by dining on one of the restaurant's patio taking in the sun as it sets across the water. Various activites throughout the year are held in the Harbor. Presently, Concert on the Lake is sponsored by the city of Rockwall and held every Thursday evening from mid-May to mid-August. There is so much to share about the lake, the cities and life in general.

Stay tuned for another featured blog about life surrounding Lake Ray Hubbard.  We will take a look at living in some of the neighborhoods along the Shores of Lake Ray Hubbard. I hope you enjoyed my story. If you would like to create family stories of your own give me a call. We can put together a plan to find your home by the lake - Lake Ray Hubbard.

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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Yard of the Month - Murphy TX


Yard of the Month ~ Speechless Sunday

Yard of the Month ~ Murphy TX
The Ranch, Murphy TX

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156 single family residences are available in the Murphy area, click on Murphy to see the listings.

 

 

 

 

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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Finding a Loan for Your Plano Home



Finding a Loan for Your Plano Home

find Plano home for saleOne of the first questions to ask a prospective buyer is do you have a loan for that Plano home you are looking to buy? More often than not they will respond with no. This is surprising given all of the qualified home loan lenders that can be found in the Plano area.

Lack of loan approval or a qualification letter from a reputable lender is okay for surfing the Internet. I can really appreciate narrowing down your options prior to looking. Only when it comes time to look for that Plano home not knowing how much home you can afford is a real show stopper.

Shopping for a home loan can be somewhat puzzling to a  buyer.. As your real estate consultant I can offer a professional referral to a lender(s) as a part of my service to you. The video provided below will help in understanding the loan process.

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

The View From Both Sides – Seller or Buyer


The View From Both Sides – Seller or Buyer

Looking to buy or sell a Plano home; let's all play fair. Sometimes we can get so caught up on the side of the transaction we represent that we loose sight of the bigger picture before us. Thank you, Karen, for painting such a vivid word picture for us.

 Via Karen Crowson, ABR, SRES, Livermore, CA (Alain Pinel Realtors, Livermore, CA):

Buy or SellThe Seller’s Point of View
You are leaving a house you’ve called home for a number of years. You’ve been asked to move out your personal belongings, so the place hardly seems cozy or familiar anymore. You’re exhausted from keeping the place spic and span – show-ready at a moments notice.

Keeping after the kids and all their stuff is a job in and of itself, and being displaced repeatedly on weekends for open houses and showings is becoming quite annoying.

You’ve taken good care of the house for such a long time, and it finally paid off. You have an offer, and you and the buyers have come to agreement.  But now it seems that the buyer ordered every inspection known to man, and was very aggressive in asking for one repair after another.  Figuring all of that out means more people traipsing through your house, poking, prodding and who knows what?  It’s very disruptive – you have so much to do to get ready for this big move!

They want to measure, photograph, match colors, re-visit – these extra visits are making you crazy!  This house is so nice – close to perfect even!  Why do they need to change everything?  Isn’t it good enough for them – especially since they got it for such a screaming deal?

Enough already – can’t this all just wait until they own the place?

The Buyer’s Point of View
We’ve looked at a lot of homes. We’ve seen some in fabulous condition, but they’re too far from everything.  This one has a great location and even though it’s had some nice updates to the kitchen and baths, there’s still a ton we have to do. The carpet’s worn. The paint colors are dark, and splotchy.  The yard is very overgrown, so we’ll need to deal with that.  And the heater and AC are old. We’ll no doubt have to replace those very quickly.

We were able to negotiate the price a bit, but we still have a lot of money to spend getting the place up to date. After all, the home we moved from had everything brand new.  This feels like a bit of a step back, but this is where our job has taken us.

We could see quite a few ‘sins’ cosmetically and we were ok with those. But boy, we didn’t expect some of the things that came up as a result of the inspections.  We still want the house and with the seller willing to make some concessions, we’ll put in a little more cash to make those other repairs as well.

But we’re getting a bit stressed out. There is some reluctance on the part of the seller to provide access to the house. We understand that they are packing to move, but the boxes and chaos doesn’t bother us.  We have a big job ahead of us, and getting estimates and measurements helps us figure out what we can actually do right now, before move-in date.

With two little ones, it’s really hard to have any type of construction work after we move in. And we’re concerned about the dust and paint fumes a baby might breath in. Don’t they know how hard it is to move into a house, and then have to move everything back out so contractors can do their work?  We only have a short window to get everything done while we have time off from work.

Why do they seem so concerned that we’ll be making changes to the place?  After all, it will be our house soon.

You can see that both sides have legitimate concerns in this often stressful and emotional time.  While difficult, understanding the situation from the other party’s perspective, will often help ease the tension.  Usually, those sellers will soon be buyers, and one day, those buyers will be on the selling side. 

Isn’t it good to know that most escrows are over in 30-45 days?

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Sunday, June 19, 2011

North Texas Real Estate Info Blog


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