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Pictures in the Woods- Listing Lots to Sell!

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This week has been a busy one!  I have a new client with 11 (yes 11!) lots to sell in Dancing Bear Ranch out by Medina Lake.   Beautiful homesites, and each one is 2 or more acres.  This works out well because I was just about ready to list another lot in the same subdivision.  So, I got to take a walk out in the woods and scored a few pictures, and a few bug bites! I am definitely loving my new camera.  The day was a little overcast, and I even took some video.  Now my new dilemma is trying to find a way to merge and edit the photos and videos.  I'm learning.  One day at a time. Dancing Bear Ranch is a beautiful gated community with 472 lots that vary in size from 1-5 acres.  The community also has 78 acres of unplatted land near the lakeside.  They also have a boat launch, docks, and a lakeside park! I've been crazy busy lately, and I can't wait to get these listings up and out there! Questions?  Want me to list your lot?  I'd love

Tips-Hiring a Female Real Estate Agent- my rainy day post

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So in my down time, or when it rains, or basically any time I'm not working or spending time with my kids, I'm researching.  Looking at market trends, homes that have sold recently in the neighborhoods I am working, reading blogs about success in Real Estate, tips on how to stage, sell, negotiate, you get my drift.  Learn and grow. I was just reading an article from the  New York Post  with tips on how to sell real estate. It's an article geared towards sellers not agents, but I'm in the researching-reading mood.  I'm also one of those people who don't believe everything I read, so I'll research my research as well.  It can be a tedious, but often rewarding task. One of the tips; Hire a female agent. I've never been a girl who thinks that men and women should be equal in EVERYTHING.  Men are naturally physically stronger, and women live longer.  I'm good with that.  Now pay, job positions, cooking, cleaning; equal, equal, equal. But as a Real

Mortgage Loans- and Questions From a 12 Year Old.

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On my way to my daughter's Open House tonight, I received a call from my lender letting me know that my client had been prequalified for a loan.  Naturally, I celebrated.  Right there in the front seat of my car.  There was a little dancing (not very good dancing), a little bit of singing (not very well either), and a couple of fist pumps (I totally rocked those).  My daughter, who may or may not have been a little embarrassed, started asking questions. She wanted to know why I was so excited.  Of course I explained that prospecting clients was a process.  A never ending process in this business.  That as a Realtor I work hard to get out in the world and find people who need my services.  That finding someone who needed me, and then finding out that they had their credit and finances in a position to purchase, was something definitely worth celebrating. Then came the big questions. "How do you get your credit and finances in order to buy a home?" That's a to

Selling San Antonio- and me. A little bit about me.

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Selling San Antonio- and me.  A little bit about me. In San Antonio the homes are selling, and they are going quick.  More people are selling their homes faster and for more money.  So why are home buyers snatching them up so quickly?  Well, I mean besides landing a sweet home in a beautiful neighborhood.  And tacos.  Don't forget the tacos. There is really one simple reason; Supply and Demand.  The housing market inventory has been at an all time low since 2015, creating a seller's market.  This simply means, there are less homes for sale, and more buyers. Interest rates are dropping, the population is growing, and it seems San Antonio is the place to be right now.  You get to live in this big city, but you don't have that big city feel.  You have the friendly neighbors, people who wave when you drive by, and the clerk at the corner store is always going to call you 'sir' or 'ma'am'.  Trust me, as a girl who moved here 5 years ago from California