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  • Winter Home Organization Tips
    By: Joe Cline | - Most of us have heard of spring cleaning, but what about winter organizing? Extensive home cleaning or reorganization doesnt have to take place only once per year. If you tackle the project twice yearly, it will make it all that much easier when you do tackle it. The more often you take stock of what you have and what would be best for you to do with it, the less time it will take to get your house in order when its needed.

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  • Ways To Cut Energy Usage And Utility Costs
    By: Joe Cline | - During times of economic struggle, it can be tough to manage a tight budget. Utilities are one area of the budget that most of us have very little wiggle room. or so you think. While you cant completely discontinue your water, electric or garbage service, there are a few ways you can trim the budget. We all know that installing energy efficient light bulbs and investing in newer energy efficient appliances are great ways to save money and the planet at the same time. But what if youve t ...
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  • Safely Keeping Your Home Warm This Winter
    By: Joe Cline | - With the cold weather season upon us, home across the nation are beginning to turn off the air conditioner and swamp coolers and turn on the furnaces and stoking the fires. Many homeowners dont stop to think about the safety of heating their home during these cold months, but there is much to consider. Young children are especially at risk if adults carelessly bring unsafe heating equipment into the home, or fail to properly teach their children the safety of being around heat and flame.

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  • Avoiding The Holiday Stress Meltdown
    By: Joe Cline | - Its so easy to get wrapped up in the holiday season without thought to our daily needs. This easily and quickly leads to stress that can completely ruin the holiday spirit. Thankfully there are ways to avoid the holiday stress meltdown that accompanies too much money spent, not enough time to shop and rude customers flooding the malls. If you are looking to get through this Christmas without the huge headache of what to buy, where to go and when to be there, use the following simple tips for ...
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  • Getting Through Christmas On A Tight Budget
    By: Joe Cline | - With the economy in the slumps and consumers leery to spend their hard earned money, its hard to imagine a very merry Christmas. However, its still possible to spread the joy that comes with gift giving when you use a few tips to get your through the holidays while on a tight budget. Even the most frugal college student can afford something small for his or her parents if certain guidelines are made - and kept.

    Here are a few ideas for staying in budget this holiday season.
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  • Federal Mortgage Home Loan Programs
    By: Ki Gray | - In need of a loan to buy a house, make repairs on your home or buy a house and make repairs on a home? Are you thinking you might not qualify, though, so you've not started the process? You just might be surprised. The federal government currently has a variety of 18 federal mortgage assistance programs available to eligible homebuyers. Keep in mind, however, that most are for those who have very low- to middle-income and the home mortgaged must be your primary residence.

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  • Investing In Rental Property
    By: Ki Gray | - Foreclosure City has created the perfect storm in many major cities in the U.S. - the perfect storm for investors to find great real estate deals, that is.

    Large inventories, low interest rates and homeowners hungry to sell all make certain cities ideal for picking an affordable home or two. Before you break a leg rushing out to buy that bargain real estate, however, you'll want to keep in mind the most important factors in a successful real estate deal.

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  • The Clarksville Dog Park In Austin Texas
    By: Ki Gray | - Clarksville, which is a historic neighborhood in central-west Austin, has a hidden jewel few people know about: the "Dog Park", as it has been known for years. Clarksville is a very eclectic community in the central Austin real estate market, in fact some would say eccentric, but very unique, and the residents love their pets.

    Between 9th Street and 10th Street, and a few blocks east of West Lynn, there is a beautiful, green park, shaded by huge, old trees with green leafy canopie ...
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  • Is It A Good Time To Buy A Home?
    By: Ki Gray | - Austin area home sales are down from a year ago, but prices are holding steady. There are many factors making now a good time to buy: low interest rates, tax incentives for first time buyers and cooperative sellers. As consumers change their spending habits, houses are once again being seen as a long-term purchase of a home and not a quick investment. While the days of the house-buying frenzy are long gone, plenty of serious home buyers remain.

    Like the rest of the country, Aus ...
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  • Purchasing A Green Home
    By: Crystal Guthrie | - If you are environmentally conscious or are simply looking for a long term way to save yourself a bit of money, you might want to look for an energy efficient home when hunting for your next house purchase. The reality is that there are a number of benefits to having an energy efficient home, and here is a look at just a few of the benefits and what you should look for when shopping for an energy efficient house.


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  • Deciding How Much To Ask For Your Home
    By: Crystal Guthrie | - When it comes time to sell your home, you certainly want to make sure you get a fair price. But, the hard part is determining just how much you should ask for your house when you put it up for sale. By setting the right price, you can get the house sold as quickly as possible while still receiving a price that is fair.


    Determining the Market Value

    The market value of a home is defined as being the amount that a buyer is willing to pay at a price the seller ...
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  • Choosing The Perfect Home For You
    By: Crystal Guthrie | - Purchasing a new home is an exciting process. At the same time, it can be a bit overwhelming and confusing as you try to determine precisely what you need in your home. After all, you will be investing a great deal of money into your home and you certainly want to be sure you care happy with the purchase.


    Determining Your Budget

    The first thing you need to decide when you begin house shopping is your budget. You will need to take a look at your current in ...
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  • Now Is The Time To Buy A Home In Austin
    By: Herb C. Jahnke | - Austin Homes are a great investment. Even though there have been a lot of issues with the current economic situation and severe problems with the mortgage and real estate markets, now is still a good time to buy. You can take advantage of lower housing prices and falling interest rates. Think about what is best for you, and consider the following reasons to buy Austin Real Estate.




    One of the biggest reasons to buy Austin homes is the great selection. You can find h ...
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  • Austin Homes : Good Opportunity For First-time Homebuyers
    By: Herb C. Jahnke | - The housing slump could be a golden opportunity for individuals who are planning to buy their first home. Although there are many affordable properties for sale in and around Texas, it may be a good idea to consider investing in new Austin homes for various reasons. For one, this part of Texas offers a wide variety of alternatives to families, regardless of size. No matter how big or small a family is, there is surely a home that will suit each member's needs and preferences.


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  • How I Managed To Receive Leads From Activerain, Twitter And Facebook!
    By: Jason Crouch | - I don't consider myself to be a social marketing guru (yet), but I do spend a little time each week on all of the top social media sites that I know about. Sometimes, it's just a few minutes per week. Obviously, I spend the majority of my online time right here on ActiveRain, but I have become more active on Twitter lately - both are highly addictive, in my humble opinion. Facebook also seems to have some interesting potential as a business tool, if used properly.
    I just wanted to take ...
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  • Housingpredictor.com Names Austin #6 On Its "top 25 Markets" List
    By: Jason Crouch | - A good friend of mine in California emailed this story to me today. In yet another vote of confidence for the Austin, Texas real estate market, HousingPredictor.com has ranked Austin #6 on its list of Top 25 Appreciating Markets!
    I hadn't actually heard of this site before, but here's the description I found there for their service/research:
    "We examine more than 20 micro market characteristics in each market place, including income levels, employment trends and changes, school e ...
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  • What Is Your Personal "red Lollipop"? Take A Sincere Look At The Service You Provide
    By: Jason Crouch | - I took my two older kids (9 and 7) to run errands with me the other day, and we went to the bank drive-through to deposit a couple of checks. Frankly, the fact that I had some checks was a blessing in and of itself.

    The kids knew that the bank teller always has lollipops to give out, so they both made a quick request for the cherry-flavored ones. Of course, the teller was more than happy to oblige, and we all left happy. This small item stuck with me that day, as I thought abo ...
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  • Austin Named #4 On Milken Institute's List Of "best Performing Cities"
    By: Jason Crouch | - I am happy to report that the Austin/Round Rock metro area ranked #4 in the country on the Milken Institute's new list of the Best Performing Cities in the U.S. This is not really a big surprise to those of us who call Austin home. We appear to have weathered the tough times better than many other markets.
    This index rates cities using about 10 variables to determine the top metro areas for creating jobs and sustaining economic growth.
    Clearly, this is very good news for those of ...
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  • Networking 101 - How To Be The Most Popular Person In The Room
    By: Jason Crouch | - When I first started in real estate, I used to spend crazy amounts of money on print advertising. We tried it all, and then some! Newspapers, local magazines, national magazines, mailouts, and more. I felt like much of what I did in that initial year or two provided a quick education on which marketing truly works.
    If you want the most "bang for your buck", face-to-face networking is, in my opinion, the most effective single strategy that you can implement. The good news is that it d ...
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  • Austin Texas New Homes - "do You Guys Deal With Brand-new Homes, Too?"
    By: Jason Crouch | - One of the more frequent battles that I encounter as a real estate broker is the fact that many members of the general public think that we are only licensed to sell resale homes, or that builders don't work with agents at all. It may surprise you to realize that a significant percentage of our sales are brand-new homes (at least 30-40% these days).
    If you are considering a new home purchase in Austin, you owe it to yourself to get an agent to represent you during this transaction.

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  • Lake Pflugerville Is Getting A New Park And Pavillion
    By: Jason Crouch | - By the summer of 2009, Lake Pflugerville is set to receive a number of improvements, to the tune of $800,000. Included in the project will be a park on the north shore, gravel beach, pavilion, two covered and lighted picnic tables, a boat ramp, boat rentals and additional parking.

    Yes, that is an actual picture of the lake to the right.

    Thankfully for those of us who pay taxes in this area, this money will not be coming from the city itself. Instead, the funds wi ...
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  • Is Your Name Synonymous With Anything In Particular? Can You Change That?
    By: Jason Crouch | - We have a LOT of gadgets around our house: DVRs, multiple video game systems, PDAs, digital cameras, five computers (two desktops, three notebooks), three flat-panel LCD TV's, and so on. I was just looking at my Netflix list a few minutes ago, and I realized that there are a litany of new words in our national lexicon that didn't even exist ten years ago:

    Let's Google it!

    Tivo that show!

    Netflix that movie!

    I realized how funny it woul ...
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  • Austin Air Duct Cleaning
    By: Elizabeth-K | - Air quality is one of the most important factors in good health but it is also one of the most overlooked areas of home care and cleaning - particularly among Austin homes. The dry and dusty Austin climate provides special challenges for homeowners seeking to cure air quality concerns. Learn how to breathe easy with these air quality tips created especially for Austin home owners.


    1. Cut the Dust. Instead of using dry dusters, use a spray or moist dust towels to pick-up and el ...
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  • Lakeway Homes For Sale: A Profile Of Cardinal Hills In Texas
    By: Joe Cline | - Some of the best neighborhoods begin as nothing more than dirt roads and vacant lots. They are seen as stretches of land offering little more than an area to drive through, a dot on a map, until a developer or a homeowner stumbles upon them, and possibilities are envisioned. This is true of Cardinal Hills, which not long ago lacked paved streets and residents.

    History

    Cardinal Hills, located west of Austin, was little more than a space between Lakeway and Apache Sh ...
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  • Maximizing Real Estate Profits
    By: Joe Cline | - Attempting to make money in the real estate market can be a daunting task. Any realtor will tell you that buying and selling homes is not for the faint of heart. The constant swings can drive some people mad, while others continue to find profit even in a poor market. Taking this into consideration it is important to note that real estate profits are not automatic. Despite what you may see in one of the infomercials, you have to work hard and smart at the same time.

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  • Why I Hate 40-year Loans
    By: Dane Smith | - During the subprime crisis we saw the advent of numerous bizarre loan products. In general the new loan products were designed to get people into houses they could not normally afford. As people started to default on their mortgages banks realized many of these loan products were not a good idea. During the subprime crisis we saw most of these new loan programs fall to the wayside. I think in most cases this is a good thing. Many of these new loan products reduced the chances that individua ...
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  • Austin Burger Places
    By: Dane Smith | - Though many in Austin consider themselves to be health conscious, there are still moments in each of their lives when a good hamburger sounds delicious. Austin is home to many burger joints, and some have been around for over half a century.

    Hut's Hamburgers has been around since 1939. Homer "Hut" Hutson opened his establishment originally on S. Congress Avenue. That same year, Sammie's Drive-In opened on W. 6th Street. In 1959, Hut moved his burger joint to the current lo ...
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  • Bryker Woods Austin Neighborhood
    By: Dane Smith | - Just a few miles from downtown Austin, bordered by Westover on the south, 35th street on the north, Shoal Creek on the east and Mopac on the west, lies the old Austin neighborhood of Bryker Woods.

    Though the neighborhood was named in the 1930s, the origins of the area go back as far as 1886, when the 14 lot William Thiele subdivision was platted within one block between 34th and 35th streets, which still exists today. In the early 1900s, other subdivisions popped up nearby, ...
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  • Profiles In Green Building: The Austin Real Estate Market
    By: Dane Smith | - Austin has long been a home for friendly folk- friendly to each other, friendly to animals, and friendly to the environment. What used to be considered as only the concerns of hippies and the bohemian sect, environmentalism is now at the forefront of commercial and residential design, and "green" businesses are popping up nationwide. Austin, however, was the first city in the United States to establish a local green-building program, laying out environmentally friendly and sustainable guidelin ...
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  • Austin Architect Ad Stenger
    By: Dane Smith | - Arthur Dallas Stenger first began building homes in the 1940s in Austin, mostly on Arthur Lane in the Barton Hills area, which was named after his father (the first Arthur Dallas Stenger), who was also an architect. Though Stenger attended architecture school at the University of Texas after returning home from World War II, he never graduated. He did get his architecture license as an undergraduate, and began building homes for post war Austinites.

    Though FHA loans had desi ...
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  • Luxury Austin Condos Offer The Best Of Both Worlds
    By: Ben Jordan1 | - CNN and Forbes magazine ranked Austin, Texas as the third fastest growing suburb in the United States and many people desire to live in an Austin condo. But not all luxury Austin homes offers the best in rural and city life. The Villas on Travis provide Austin condos with the beauty of the rural outdoors with the best of city life' only a short drive away. Fisherman flock to Lake Travis to take advantage of the great catches found in the lake, located just outside the Austin co ...
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  • Finding A Good Lender
    By: Escapeso Austin Real Estate | - As we learn more about the sub-prime melt-down of 2007, the selection of a good lender is apparent in its importance as a key step to success. A new home buyer must pay careful attention to this selection and a good REALTOR will facilitate the process and add to your success. Your REALTOR can provide you with some web sites for information and a list of some proven lenders. These referred professionals will explain their financing programs and options to you, but do not hesitate to ask yo ...
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  • Seven Steps For A Quick Real Estate Sale
    By: Eric Bramlett | - The longer a piece of property stalls, the greater threat it poses to your marketability and profit. There are 7 simple things you can do to enhance your home's appeal, get warm bodies through the door and close the deal sooner rather than later.

    1) Open houses
    This is one of the most popular weekend activities. Letting people walk through your home touching it, feeling it, picturing their children playing in your backyard is a highly effective way to generate intere ...
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  • Real Estate Investment 101
    By: Eric Bramlett | - Real estate can be quite a profitable investment, when handled correctly. One of the biggest keys is to buy low, and there are several ways to achieve this. Divorce, death and foreclosure are great ways to find real estate deals. Keep tabs on the newspaper classifieds for foreclosure announcements and estate sale ads.

    With foreclosures, a low offer could be accepted, because the property will soon go to the property owner's worst case scenario the auction block. Estate sales gene ...
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  • Reasons To Use A RealtorÃ'® When Selling Your Home
    By: Eric Bramlett | - When the time comes to sell your home, it seems like your To Do list is a mile long. The house has to be immaculate inside and out, the hoards of potential buyers are beating on your door, and the legal and financial details of the home sale process loom. Don't be tempted to handle this situation by yourself; instead, make your life infinitely easier and use a Realtor to help you sell your home.

    The lure of saving money is a strong one. Most Realtors charge between 5% a ...
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  • Top 7 Steps To Buying A Home With The Least Amount Of Stress
    By: Eric Bramlett | - Purchasing your new home is very exciting, but can also be a bit intimidating. If you make a decision hastily, you run the risk of buyer's remorse. However, if you don't organize your search well, it can drag on much too long which can cause just as much stress. A systematic approach will ensure that you are able to make a sound decision in a reasonable amount of time. Follow these steps, and you will find a great home, with confidence & ease!

    1)Get Pre-Qualified & Choose Your To ...
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  • Finding Your Maximum House Price
    By: Escapeso Austin Real Estate | - When someone decides to buy a house, one of the first tasks is to talk to a lender and determine the maximum loan they can get. The max loan will determine the cap on house prices for that the buyer. There's lots of calculators out there that will help determine this.

    But what if you want to have a certain payment per month and you want to know what the max house price would be for that payment? For example, you are renting at $800 per month right now, and you could deal with a co ...
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  • Top 7 Tips To Get The Most Value Out Of Your Home Appraisal
    By: Eric Bramlett | - Home sellers and owners refinancing their mortgages often have to endure a unique ordeal: the home appraisal. If you're selling, you want the highest appraisal value possible to make sure the sale goes through. If you're refinancing you're probably cashing out equity. Either way, each dollar of appraised value is potentially a dollar in your pocket.

    It's never a good idea to try and fool the appraiser most of them have seen every trick in the book but there are simple things you ...
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  • What Kind Of Mortgage Financing Is Right For You?
    By: Matt Barr | - The right time to think about how best to finance your new home is when you first make the decision to move. As you're looking for your dream home, here are some things to keep in mind about popular mortgage loan programs today.

    Nothing down, or 100 percent financing

    There are tons of programs that let you buy with virtually no money down or cash up front. These are popular because buyers can afford bigger, better homes. But you must proceed with caution. Natur ...
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  • Top 7 Tips For Repairing Bad Credit To Purchase Or Refinance A Home
    By: Eric Bramlett | - Your credit report and credit score makes huge differences in your life, and in your finances. If you have a great credit score, your home, car, insurance, and more will cost you thousands less because you are deemed credit worthy. If you have poor credit, you can be denied a home loan, refinance, and even auto insurance. Yet, most people have absolutely no idea what is necessary to improve their own credit score to accomplish their goals. If you follow these tips, you are sure to see your sco ...
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  • The Lure Of Austin's Lakes & Lake Living
    By: Nancy Drew | - This weekend, February 18, 2007, Austin's Lake Travis hosted the $1 million Wal-Mart Forrest L. Wood Bass Fishing Tournament. The winner, pro Aaron Hastings of Middletown, MD, claimed the $125,000 prize with a final-round total of ten bass weighing 19 pounds, 9 ounces. Professional and amateur fishermen from all over the globe converged on the lake for a week of competition in the prestigious tournament, which will be broadcast to 81 million FSN (Fox Sports Net) subscribers in the U.S. and abroa ...
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