Archive for the 'Land & Rural' Category
Best of the Brazos Valley – category missing from the survey
July 31st, 2010 categories: Bryan Homes, Buying Real Estate, Home Improvement & Design, Land & Rural
COLLEGE STATION, TX -- They left one off of the voting ballot this year...the absent classification was for the best laundry room in town. Not a washateria where you pay to use a commercial machine. But I mean the best utility/hobby/washing area ever! It is 140 square feet of organization, efficiency and wash command. A most important realm for large families. The location of this luxurious laundry room (and other fabulous amenities) is 51 Pamela Lane in College Station (MLS # 59974). This is a five bedroom three bathroom house on 3.23 acres with a hidden bonus room upstairs and an additional studio downstairs, off of the garage. Results from the Bryan Broadcasting Corporation promotion have not yet been announced - their website says to check back soon for the winners. Happy washing! Cindy Seaton, REALTOR (979) 422-9763| Discussion: Your Comments Please »
Madison County Promoting Using OLD Tires In the Yard?
April 13th, 2010 categories: Land & Rural
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXA-tjZwXOU[/youtube] Madison County is promoting a GREAT environmental awareness campaign but it has a little flaw. We should NOT be promoting old tires as planters. Yes - Dumping Old Tires is BAD!!! Yes - We need to Stop It! NO - We don't need to start using the tires as landscaping! I know there are ways you can use old tires and not just dump them and create an environmental hazard. I know there are ways you can recycle them. In fact Tire Crafting is a company that sells ideas and ways for you to use old tires BUT - the last thing we need is for Texans to take their old tires and put them in their yards as planters and yard art. Old tires in the yard is a sure way to bring down a neighborhood's value! Think about the areas that you know where you've seen tires or toilets used as planters. I bet they are not upscale areas or areas appreciating in value. Susan Hilton Want to Search the Bryan/College Station Real Estate MLS? CLICK HERE!!! 979-764-2100 Selling a home in Bryan or College Station, Texas or other location in the Brazos Valley is heavily dependant on pricing your home properly and picking an agent that will create an...| Discussion: Your Comments Please »
North Country Estates in Bryan Texas Showcases Elegant Rural Homes
February 23rd, 2010 categories: Bryan Homes, Land & Rural
One of the best kept secrets for beautiful country living in Bryan TX is North Country Estates. Located on Tabor Road just 5 miles east of Hwy 6, North Country Estates offers the convenience of location to everything Brazos as well as quietness and privacy from too much city . The majority of the home sites are approximately 1.5 acres in size, while there are several others much larger. There were 7 homes sold in the subdivision in 2009, the average size was 2413’ living area, and the average price was $265,771. North Country Estates has a Homeowner Association too! Click to search for Homes in North Country Estates or any other location. Contact Ken Smith at (979) 204-4955 with questions or to schedule a private tour of available properties. Feel free to visit Ken Smith's Website to find very valuable real estate information. OK, the secret's out now, but it's not too late for you to experience beautiful country living in Bryan Texas. Homesites in Phases 5b and 12 are currently available for purchase. [gallery link="file" columns="2"]| Discussion: Your Comments Please »
Do I need a permit?
November 17th, 2009 categories: Home Improvement & Design, Land & Rural
BRYAN, TX -- Well, I'm not really doing any major structural repairs...No one will notice if I add-on a little room here...The city is just out to make an extra buck on my renovations. Yes, we've heard all the excuses for not pulling a permit on your little bathroom upgrade. Think about it from a community position, though. If you don't visit the City of Bryan website to apply for a permit, you're jeopardizing your good neighbors in the loss of utilities or phone services. The city makes it so easy now to mail in the short form I highlighted from the city website in the previous sentence. There are more construction items requiring work permits than I have room or time for here. Some upgrades you might not think about are: (more...)| Discussion: 2 Comments »
Planning an Appeal
February 15th, 2009 categories: Commercial real estate, Investment Property, Land & Rural, Market Trends
BRYAN, TX -- So your property value drops in a shrinking economy. What can you do? Make sure that your tax value is decreasing, as well. Brazos County mails out estimates for the year 2009 in June. That's four months away, you exclaim. Yes, plenty of time to investigate your property's current market value and to prepare your tax appeal, I say. Your case for a request to lower the property's value is not simply based on your feelings about higher taxes. You've heard Benjamin Franklin say it - in this world nothing is certain but death and taxes. So don't be shocked to find yourself in a recession and asked to pay (more...)| Discussion: 3 Comments »
Postive Spin
January 5th, 2009 categories: Buying Real Estate, Commercial real estate, Foreclosures, Investment Property, Land & Rural, Market Trends, Real Estate News, Selling Real Estate
BRYAN, TX -- Gosh, ever since the election, the media seem happier about the war on terror in Iraq, the outlook of our economy, and spending of consumers. Is it all based on the results of the election? Or is it a figment of our imagination? See how saavy you are on the economy in our neck of the woods, based on an article from Texas Realtor Magazine, October 2008: 1. What percentage of all Texas homes are financed by subprime loans? a. 1% b. 8% c. 17% d. 33% 2. True or False? Average interest rates for a 30-year fixed mortgage are about what they were 5 years ago. 3. T or F? In 2007, homes priced $500k+ represented a higher percentage of the total homes sold in Texas than any previous year. 4. Of 44 Texas markets, how many had lower median sales prices from January-June 2008 compared to the same period in 2007? a. none b. 11 c. 22 d. 33 5. How many Texas markets had more home sales in June 2008 than June 2007? a. 22 b. 9 c. 3 d. none 6. In CNBC's 2008 ranking of state economies, Texas came...| Discussion: Your Comments Please »
