RECENT BLOG POSTS
The word vacation is a unique word. It makes people from all walks of life feel a sense of calm. Vacations are carefully planned with the intention to create memories and are a yearly tradition for many families or groups of friends. Whether you are planning a quick weekend getaway or a week away...
07/20/2012
Every year brings with it new challenges. Some of those challenges may even require us to do things that we would never have thought possible. Over the past year, the housing market seemed to dry up with little to no future for agents seeking to expand their profession into new areas. Instead, ag...
01/10/2012
Since I moved to the Island 13 years ago, every year I would hear talk of casinos coming to Galveston, but I really did not start paying attention to the speculations and opinions from fellow Islanders until about 5 years ago when I started my career in real estate. As each year passed, more and ...
05/05/2011
It was crunch time. I had less than a month to study for my exam to obtain a Texas Real Estate Broker's license, while still having the demands of taking care of three children under the age of 9 in my household. Between cooking dinners, dealing with sick little ones, and answering a phone that j...
03/11/2011
Just when I think that I have this foreclosure process figured out & that I have now experienced all delays, bank demands, and the tough hurdles our team (me and my clients) will have to cross, I have not. And I am sure that there are more fun suprises in store in the future... The second home re...
01/25/2011
I graduated from college (Texas A&M - WHOOP!) with a 2 year old son, Nicholas. I received a BS in Marine Biology/Marine Fisheries, and it was always my dream to be involved with animal care at a zoo or an aquarium. Since I was 5, my ideal career never changed...I always answered the question of w...
01/15/2011
I sold my first foreclosed property in 2008. Until Hurricane Ike paralyzed Galveston Island and the economy collapsed the very next day. foreclosed property listings were not common at Pointe West, the West End resort community that is my specialty. And what the heck was a short sale? I had not e...
12/28/2010
I did come to fully understand the term "blogging" until just recently, attending a Rain Camp in Houston. I can't promise that my grammar, spelling, and punctuation will always be perfect, but I can promise that blogging is going to become a new, awesome part of my Pointe West real estate and mar...
12/23/2010
Rainer
17,604

Lyndsey McDonald Garza

Galveston Vacation Real Estate
smartphone409-392-0179
local_phone409-539-5030
Contact The Author