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WHAT DOES FOOTBALL SEASON HAVE TO DO WITH REAL ESTATE?

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Sport_Football_Ball_Fire_Water_001(0).jpgIt’s not an age old question, but hopefully your interest is peaked.

Once LABOR Day weekend has come in gone you can count on three things:

1) All the schools have started back

2) Football games will be on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at least through Thanksgiving

3) People BELEIVE that real estate comes to a screeching halt.

The first two are true, but the last, well it….that is up to you.

 

One of great things about football is that no matter if you are the spectator or the participant, you understand the goal of the game.  Down to it’s most basic points (pun intended) SCORE MORE POINTS THAN THE OTHER GUYS.  To reach this  goal in football you have to reset the goal every time you take possession of the ball.  “We have the ball now, WE need to score a goal and we have four chances to do it in.”   Each time the team takes possession of the football they have a fresh set of four chances…..four chances to move the ball into the end zone….to score a goal……to earn more points than the other guys.  It is fun to see this come together on the football field.  Their are many different things that could get in your way, the biggest of which is that pesky other team.  The real work of the football game comes way before the pads are strapped on or the field is painted or the scoreboard turned on.  The real work comes from the commitment to work for the better of the team.  This is where the team sets it’s long term and short term goals

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This is where we break for a moment into real estate.  You goals in real estate are not to score more points, but are to have a home in a community that you feel safe in….to have a home that meets your needs, but how do you get to this point?  Just like in football it starts with a COMMITMENT to work for the better of the team, which in Real Estate we also call your family.  Following your Real Estate Dreams start with a dream and understanding how to get to that dream.  The football players, may be talented and very skilled, but it is the coach that harnesses their ability and streamlines it into a working machine.  The same true with your REALTOR….he is part of your team, but he’s more like a player coach, remember those….back in the day.  These player coaches brought the experience of the game to life by being an active participant IN the game.  This my friend is what you want in your REALTOR, someone that will help you with your game plan, your drills (home searches), your game day preparation (contract writing).  Your REALTOR is the person that we help keep you grounded when you try to stray from your long term goals.

Now on the Real Estate Listing side it’s the same, but more aspects are added.  You have a home that you want to sell for the most amount of money.  Your home is “ON DISPLAY” for the world to see.  Water the yard, stage the home…..you home needs to be show ready, period end of sentence.   That is what it takes to sell your home for top dollar.  So the coach lays out the game plan, the REALTOR lays out the marketing plan.  The team runs a plan the home gets a showing.  The more plays the team runs the more likely they are to score a goal.  The more times your home is shown the more likely it is to receive a contract.  

“Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. 

Your vision is the promise of what you shall at last unveil.” —John Ruskin

So does football season have anything to do with Real Estate?  Well I personally think the FALL is a great time to buy or sell Real Estate.  What a great feeling to have a house warming party during the HOLIDAYS.  I’ve experienced this first hand with my clients and WOW!!!…it really makes the Holidays come alive.  So what are your REAL ESTATE GOALS?  Long term—Super Bowl Champions, retirement, home on acreage?  Short term—win the game this week, buy a home in a solid neighborhood that has the potential to keep or increase it’s value.

Enjoy your Labor Day Weekend!

Oh contact me with your mailing address and I’ll mail you a 2011 Houston Texans Calendar, supplies are limited.  And let me know how I can help YOU to……….

Live Life to the Fullest,

S.C.

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Tour of 31111 N High Meadow Circle, Magnolia, TX 77355

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IMG_0144 Have you been looking for the perfect country retreat?  Or did you decide that your tired of HYPER-restrictive Home Owners Associations or MUD taxes.  Well it might be time for you to take a trip to a country retreat nestled among natures wonderland.  In this neighborhood their is NO MUD tax and the Home Owners Association is a lot more laid back.  Welcome to country living.  The Estates of Clear Creek has two ponds for your families enjoyment.  Take the family and try your hand with the cane fishing pole, play on the playground or just have a picnic.  RELAX your troubles away.  You’ll immediately love this two story home when you round the bend and see the lush landscaping and extended covered front porch….perfect for reading that book you’ve been longing to read.  The front door opens to the rich flooring of the den, also known as the family room.  Plenty of room for your stockings above the gas log fireplace.  Cross the den, open the French doors and it’s time to sit down to dinner, prepared in this country kitchen.  Comes complete with breakfast bar.  The sellers are the original owners and they were thinking of you when they had the builder plumb a gas bib for the stove/range.  The utility room is huge, with a folding counter and a REAL hanging station(no more wrinkles).  You’ve got to see it to believe it.  The study overlooks the back porch and has a nook for a filing cabinet in addition to the closet.  The nook could be easily shelved to add space for more of the books your going to read.  The master bedroom is down; has his and her closets as well as a master bath that has a vanity, separate shower/garden tub and a separate toilet room.  Two other bedrooms are down along with the second full bathroom.  Time to have a look up stairs.  Bedrooms number four and five are upstairs along with the third full bathroom and a game room.  Bedroom number five could be perfect for your workout equipment or maybe set up as a meditation room.  The game room, could be for gaming or maybe you want to convert it to a full blown media room…..possibilities are yours for the taking.  This home has two full door access points to the Texas basement, plenty of storage room.  Out the back door we have another covered patio and a Porte-Cochere for your cars.  Let me elaborate.  You’ve planned a large gathering of family and friends and you really don’t want them ALL in the house, so you pull your cars out of the Porte-Cochere and now you have more covered relaxing partying space.  Wow all this on 2.02 acres, but wait that’s not all.  Detached from the home is a 16×16 workshop.  This workshop has a window unit a/c, it’s own 1/2 bath and garage door.  You could fit your 4 wheeler and all your other toys.

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LISTED FOR $295,000  Multiple Listing Service # 12486486

This REALTORS Perspective:

Stress, stress, stress, we don’t always have to put ourselves in these situations.  Living to work is not living.  Working to live is a much better approach.  We all want to feel secure in our work so we can continue to get a check and raises and promotions, but at what cost?  Slow down your approach to work and take the stress out where you can.  Now the pitfall is that you take stress away only to add a different “new” stress.  Take the time to look at the stars at night.  “the stars at night are bight and bright……”   If you have ever lived near, notice I said near, a major city, the stars are drowned out by city lights.  That’s why you don’t see any drive in theaters near the big city any more.  The night lights and street noise where killing the movie experience.  Netflix and HBO had something to do with it, but when the big scene was about to happen…the suspense was mounting an ambulance, fire truck and police car all go by, it kinda ruins the mood of a romantic western.  Stress, rush, rush, rush, what’s the hurry.  Slow down, enjoy your family, enjoy your friends, and make some new friends, have a picnic, go fishing, read that book you’ve been putting off.  Take a visit to the country it will help you to……

LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST,

S.C.

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Tour of Lake Conroe Condo 12100 Melville Drive Unit 908, Montgomery, Tx 77356

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IMG_0010Are you a water bug?  Do you LOVE everything about the water?  Do you love the cool breezes at night…..the way the spray comes off the boat and tickles your nose?  Have you wanted to live in a waterfront community?  Your chance has arrived.  Located in  Walden on Lake Conroe the Walden Marine Vistas Condos might just be your answer to Living the Lake Conroe Lifestyle.  This condo is located on the second story, on the corner….One neighbor below and one to the right.  964 square feet with two bedrooms, two full baths, den, kitchen, covered patio with view of the pool.  Updates include new carpet and paint inside and out.  The utility room is located inside the condo.  Remember we mentioned Lake Living…not only is Lake Conroe a short walk, but the Walden Marina is too.

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LISTED FOR $55,000  Multiple Listing Service # 997210

                                                   

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THIS REALTORS PERSPECTIVE

Sometimes you have to take yourself out of a stressful situation in order to Live Life to the Fullest.  I don’t know many things more calming that watching the wind play off the tips of the water at Lake Conroe.  This man made lake brings fishing, skiing, boating and lots of other lake activities to life for folks just a short drive up Interstate 45 past The Woodlands.  Have a boat, a wave runner, canoe or row boat…you can rent a spot at the Walden Marina or one of the other marinas on Lake Conroe.  You don’t want to spend all your day on the lake launching you boat, parking your car and trailer.  Take a short ride to Walden in Lake Conroe, visit the Walden Yacht Club (available to all Walden residence) and see if your stress doesn’t melt away.  You don’t have to keep it a secret, it’s a BIG lake…join the stress release today and…….

Live Life to the Fullest,

S.C.

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