Wayne's Collin County Blog

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 grants first time homebuyers an $8000 tax credit.  A first time homebuyer is viewed as a person that has not owned a primary residence in the past three years.  The tax credit applies for qualified first time homebuyers who purchase a home from J...

Appraisals are in for our area and if you haven't received one you will within the next few days.  If you are like me you will find that our property values have gone down slightly in the North Texas area.  While appraised property values are going down our state is busy raising taxes to cover th...

Watters Creek and Allen Arts Alliance Fine Arts Festival- Friday, May 08, 4 PM - 9 PM.  The festival will showcase a wide selection of fine arts and crafts from local artists in all styles and mediums to include:  paintings, photography, jewelry, sculptures, glass, clay, metal, digital art, mixed...

Isn't it weird how smells can take you back to a different time and place?  Have you ever walked into a building and the smell reminds you of your elementary school from years past?  Have you taken a whiff from the crayon box while coloring with a child and remembered the smell of new school supp...

There is nothing like being part of a great community like McKinney.  That is why I enjoy attending and participating in as many local events as possible.  I always find it helpful when people pass on information about upcoming events so I thought I would share a few of them with you! 4/24 -4/25 ...

The question was posed to me a few days ago from a woman who had a bad experiance with an inexperianced agent who got her into a home with many unforsean problems.  She asked how to pick a good agent to sell her home and to help her buy another one.  She specificly wanted to know what a Realtor c...

I will be teaching a class on Jan 19th at 6:30 PM on Successfully Purchasing HUD Owned Property.  There are incredible deals to be had on HUD homes in the North Texas area.  I have been helping individuals purchase HUD properties for years now and I would love to help you learn the process. This ...

The Eagle is a majestic and powerful bird.  That is probably why 2 cities in Collin County have picked that symbol as their mascot.  Allen and Proper both have adopted these birds as their mascots and both have won their divisions championship this year.  Proper Eagles won the class 3A Division a...

According to Entrepreneur magazine's 30th annual  franchise 500 survey RE/MAX is the United State's number 1 real estate franchise and the nation's number 44 best franchise overall.  RE/MAX's closest competitor in the rankings was with Keller Williams which came in at a distant 71.   Additionally...