Home....home is what really matters
Tue. October 26, 2010 at 11:57 AM
Home is what really matters...
My feelings about home are why I became a Realtor and then wanted to get as much additional training and education as possible with completing the GRI and CRS Designations within my first year and a half.
Why? Because I LOVE helping my clients find the right place for them and their families to come to after a long day. I want to learn every day so that I can be a better and better Realtor to assist folks and families find their place that transcends its 4 walls and 3 bedrooms and 2 baths....
a place where memories are made,
where cookies are baked,
where laughter permeates the family room,
where Monday Night Football is a religion...
the place you can let your hair down, not necessarily wear makeup,
curl up on a chair on the porch with an old book you've been meaning to get to, and listen as the fall wind
rustles in the trees.
Home...the safe place, the place to try that new goulash recipe that doesn't work out, so you have pizza.
When the power goes out...you finally get to that game of Yahtzee in the candlelight
I have the privilege of helping people find that most special place ever. It is the best and most rewarding profession ever.....for me. I love helping my clients .....find home !
Then, when the time comes for the owner to move for one reason or another.....helping to keep that special place special to find that home's new "soulmates."
I have heard it said...."if walls could talk"......call me crazy, but if you listen, they really do.
Thinking of buying or selling in Conroe, Huntsville or Lake Livingston TX? I would love the opportunity to serve you.Mari Montgomery
Realtor, CRS, GRI, Cyberstar
Keller Williams Realty
Multi Million Dollar Producer
Readers Choice "Best Realtor" in Walker County
Huntsville TX including Elkins Lake/ Lake Conroe/ Lake Livingston
Direct: 936-355-8889
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Conroe Homes -- Huntsville TX Real Estate : AR is a "TX Size" Portion of RE Exposure!
Mon. October 25, 2010 at 12:25 AM
Conroe Homes -- Huntsville TX Real Estate : It's All About the "RAIN," baby!
Active Rain is "the" forum for active real estate professionals today. We live in a fast moving--fast paced world and business. It is VITAL to be:1. connected2. informed, and 3. aware of changes, new ideas, helpful business strategies and a whole lot more.
Isn't it time to get your business "dressed for success?"
There are groups to refine your networking circle to customize your Active Rain Experience. Write about or read more about SEO strategies, clouds, REO's, mortgage lending, the dense fog in Homer Alaska. I mean for "soup to nuts."
You can hang out with the "Night Owls," the "Active Rain Addicts," the "Tech" group, you can "Express with Words, Photos, Videos, etc."---you name it Active Rain has got it, or if not, you can start the group yourself !
Three Most Important "Take-Aways"
1. Just Do It---It doesn't hurt. In fact, It REALLY helps !2. Take "one bite at a time" Don't get...
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Conroe Homes - Montgomery TX - What's East TX Girl Doing at Cowboy Stadium???
Sat. October 23, 2010 at 07:03 PM
Conroe Homes - Montgomery TX - What's East TX Girl Doing at Cowboy Stadium???
Here we go. Sorry Houston Texan fans. I promise it was in my pre-nup. My husband has been a Cowboy fan for more years than he cares to count.
How in the world did I get this footage? Bootleg, baby! This was fascinating to visit the locker room and walk in the tunnel, see Jerry Jones private parking garage and the private elevator that opens into the tunnel to the stadium.
Make sure you watch the video. I ALMOST get caught. The operative word is "almost."
Oh, there's more to come and it's some great footage! Stay Tuned. Go Cowboys!
What a Place. Take a look. Wonder who comes out of the elevator at the end?????? Can you guess?
Mari Montgomery
Realtor, CRS, GRI, Cyberstar
Keller Williams Realty
Multi Million Dollar Producer
Readers Choice "Best Realtor" in Walker County
Huntsville TX including Elkins Lake/ Lake Conroe/ Lake Livingston
Direct: 936-355-8889
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Huntsville TX Homes -- ATTN: SHSU Students and Parents of students ! LOCATION...
Sat. October 23, 2010 at 06:15 PM
Huntsville TX Homes -- ATTN: SHSU Students and Parents of students ! LOCATION...location, location.
Less than a mile from the campus of the fastest growing University in Texas!
Typical rent in an area condo with many SHSU Students.
$1100/month 12x1100= $13,200.00 In 4 YEARS, Here's what: $13,200 x 4 = $52,800.00 YIKES ! RENT--no refunds---no investment----just FLUSHED!
Why would you rent when you can get this??
Less than a mile from Campus
2 Bedrooms
First Floor Unit
1025 square feet
washer, dryer, refrigerator included
new tile in kitchen and bath
fireplace
huge living area
community pool
ALL for $64,500 !!!
Are you KIDDING?? No! You do the math. It is a "no brainer" CALL ME TODAY for an appointment to see this Sycamore Village Condo in Huntsville TX just a stone's throw from the Sam Houston State Universuty campus....
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Lake Conroe Homes -- You Want a Fortress, 1/2 Acre, Lake Access, under 130K--DONE !
Sat. October 23, 2010 at 05:42 PM
Lake Conroe Homes -- You Want a Fortress, 1/2 Acre, Lake Access, under 130K--DONE !
CALL ME--I have got you covered. Can you believe it?? This place is BUILT! 10" thick ICF constructed walls with 7" concrete -- That's 7 INCHES OF CONCRETE ! The walls are built to withstand winds up to 350 mph ! Wow. www.LakeConroeHomes4Sale.com
It was built in 2008 and hardly lived in. The owners finally had their home completed, then promptly got relocated. They LOVED their new home, so they kept the property as a vacation home, but alas have only gotten the opportunity to spend probably less than 2 weeks total in the home. It really is practically NEW.
Located in a Lake Conroe subdivision with a Boat Launch. The subdivision is located smack dab in the middle of Sam Houston National Forest. Tell me, can you beat that with a stick?!
1517 square feet
high quality finishes
INCREDIBLE Construction
Views to die for
Peace and Quiet
Tile Floors
MAJORLY Energy Efficient...
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Huntsville TX Homes -- Bunko--Bunko--BUNKO BABY !!! VOTE HERE !
Sat. October 23, 2010 at 05:04 PM
Huntsville TX Homes -- Bunko--Bunko--BUNKO BABY !!! VOTE HERE !
What's up??? Bunko. Yes, there is some gambling involved---the stakes get quite high---sometimes you can win $25.00 !
Bunko (or Bunco) is a game normally played with 3 tables of 4 players each broken into two teams with two each. There are 3 Tables, Table 1,2, and 3. Play starts with a signal---like a bell and the round ends when one of the two teams at "Table 1" reaches "21" as a score. And there's more--check out Wiki
I have enjoyed my BUNKO group so much that I talk about it a lot. So, a couple of my clients
gave me the idea to start our own group! Woo-hoo. This will be fun.
Now to figure out a name. Hmmmmmmmmmm....................
That's where you come in VegasBob and everyone! We need a name. It has to do with gambling, so I naturally thought of Vegas.....and WHO IS Vegas??? Well, yes, "Vegas Bob."
Well, here goes:
1. High Rolling Divas
2. Divas of Dice
3. __________________ write...
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Conroe Homes - Montgomery TX - Showing Property With One Shoe On and, well...a sock on the other
Sat. October 23, 2010 at 04:18 PM
Conroe Homes - Montgomery TX - Showing Property With One Shoe On and, well...a sock on the other.
Yes....it was embarrassing. Yes....it hurt like a monkey. Yes.....I still showed property with one shoe on and a sock on the one that wouldn't fit into the shoe. Yes....I am as stubborn as my husband says.
What is it? Something in the air, this penchant for hurting myself at quite inopportune times.
Well, in my defense, it happens when I am exhausted as a result of pushing myself a little too hard. It happened when I was finishing up my last year as a high school choral director. I was soooo tired. I started my pre-licensure classes in the middle of our "contest season." I finished my pre-licensure classes, passed the big real estate test (in a wheel chair), took my kids to contest and got a "Sweepstakes" Award--their first in over a decade! But---you guessed it---I broke something.
That something was my foot---5th...
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Huntsville Homes -- Helping Others when Tragedy Strikes
Sat. October 23, 2010 at 03:38 PM
Huntsville Homes -- Helping Others when Tragedy Strikes
It happened a year ago. A Fiery Crash. Who had run that red light and why! It took the lives of a young Mother and her Son? Why? Why?
Fast forward to this fall 2010. I received a call from a Mom helping her son find his first home. We talked, I thought of what just might be the perfect place. We went to see it---they LOVED it! Happy---they were happy. Even Dad came along.
The son is quite a character--a bright young man in his early 20's with a promising future. Now---he has his first place. He is kind of a "prankster" as well. He enjoys "pulling one over on me" every now and then. Just a happy young man.
So...why did I see tears in his eyes when we wrote the contract and scheduled the closing date?
....his closing date was his birthday...and last year's birthday celebration was the last time he saw his sister and nephew alive.
"For such a...
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