Archive for the 'Land & Rural' Category
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 »
What’s Your Appraisal Worth?
December 10th, 2008 categories: Buying Real Estate, Home Improvement & Design, Investment Property, Land & Rural, Market Trends, Mortgage Help, Real Estate News, Selling Real Estate
Bryan, TX -- In a slower real estate season, what good is your appraisal? Verdad Valuation Services owner Kelly Seaton says plenty. It's still a reliable tool to know when a buyer presents the seller with a low-ball offer or when it's a good deal. "In June and July when business is booming, sales data was plentiful. Last months sales were a good indicator of a property's present value," Seaton said. "When there is a sudden shift in market, this is not necessarily the case. More research needs to done to quantify the stability of an area's market." Who should use an appraiser? Usually, Verdad Valuation sees banks and lenders as their client. Seaton also sees home owners as clients, who just want to get an idea of value on their home pre-sales, before they even become a seller. Or an independent FSBO may try to protect himself from a bad deal, seeking the opinion of an independent third party. (more...)| Discussion: 1 Comment »
Credit Crunch? Media Feeding Frenzy
September 30th, 2008 categories: Buying Real Estate, Commercial real estate, Investment Property, Land & Rural, Market Trends, Real Estate News, Selling Real Estate
BRYAN, TX -- You and I know the media are out to make a buck. And most people know that a majority of the news is presented in a cunning way to grab your attention to increase media viewership to sell more ads to make a buck. What viewers may not know is that the recent hype on the alphabet soup mortgage companies (WaMu, AIG, FNM, FRM, ...) is just that - hype. Sensationalism to get you excited to grab your attention to increase media viewership to sell more ads to make a buck. It's like the Dallas Cowboys training camp... (more...)| Discussion: 1 Comment »
