2/8/2012 11:12:00 AM
Del Webb at Hill Country Retreat
Hill Country Retreat continues to be San Antonio's number one retirement community. Comprised of free-standing homes, the highly popular gated community for seniors as young as 55, now has close to 600 happy homeowners. With indoor and outdoor swimming ...
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4/12/2010 12:23:00 PM
The Alamodome in San Antonio
The first event I attended at the Alamodome was a boxing card featuring Julio Cesar Chavez and Pernell Whitaker in 1993, not long after the then mega-structure had opened. Seated in an upper balcony in a seat that at the time cost as much as a cheap season ...
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3/30/2010 9:13:00 AM
Refinancing Your Home Loan
As you might expect, there is no simple answer when deciding whether or not to refinance a home loan. When I did my last refinance, it was on an investment property in San Antonio, on which I was able to lower my monthly payment $352 per month. This was a ...
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3/4/2010 1:11:00 PM
Home Improvement Tax Credits: Roof? Insulation? Windows?
A few months ago my wife decided we needed a new roof. My thoughts were that we should wait for a hail storm and have the insurance company pay for the roof. But this argument didn't get too far, since the last significant hail storm in San Antonio, TX ...
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3/1/2010 9:42:00 AM
Ready To Move Into Homes in San Antonio, TX
In my 34 years as a San Antonio, TX realtor, I've seen many market changes and the effects of resulting strategies that builders, sellers and buyers took to predict how to go about buying or selling a home in whatever market conditions prevailed at any ...
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2/25/2010 10:58:00 AM
Six Flags Fiesta Texas
About this time each year, my wife and I make a trip to Six Flags Fiesta Texas to renew our season passes. I don't really know how many visits we'll make to our favorite San Antonio attraction through the summer months, but at around $50 each for the ...
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2/16/2010 10:07:00 AM
Mac & Ernie's Roadside Eatery - 5 Star Menu - 1 Star Prices
I'm a big fan of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives on the Food Channel. My wife and I have visited one of the San Antonio restaurants to which host Guy Fieri had given rave reviews and found it to be a good, but not great place to eat. When I saw the segment ...
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2/9/2010 3:50:00 PM
Interest Rate Changes: 1975-2010
When someone asks me if interest rates are going up or down, my typical response is, "it depends." There are many issues which I've learned over my 34 years as a San Antonio real estate agent that are totally unpredictable and often beyond my ...
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2/5/2010 12:36:00 PM
Northwest San Antonio Sales Statistics 2006-2009
I don’t care much about statistics. For one reason: they only reflect what has happened in the past. Sure, there are economists and others who will project what will happen tomorrow based on what happened yesterday. But they are only moderately successful ...
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2/2/2010 2:25:00 PM
San Antonio's Cowboy Breakfast
Picture this: it's 4:30 A.M., there's a forecast of heavy rain throughout the San Antonio area, and there's an open-air breakfast being offered to you, free-of-charge at a location that's probably 20 miles or more from where you reside. Do ...
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