Places topping the list have a local economy which is stable and the housing market hasn't been hit with huge home price declines. Dallas has a concentration of high-tech companies, corporate headquarters and wholesale trade markets. Ft. Worth has had more than 900 major business expansions or relocations there over the past decade, according to the site. The median price of an existing single-family home in the area was $145,800 in 2008, according to the National Association of Realtors. Dallas, a richly diverse city, offers a thriving culinary scene, a leading arts district, professional sports, trendy entertainment districts and endless shopping opportunities. As the Southwest's leading business and financial center, we boast the largest wholesale market in the world, and lay claim t... 04/30/2009

  The Swine Flu is all over the news and newspapers the last few days... 3 kids in Richardson got it, my wife who is an ICU trauma nurse has a co-worker who got it....At first I was wondering if we were sounding the alarms to early on this illness but maybe I am wrong.   Is the Swine going to affect your travel or work plans?  My buyer's agent just informed me today that he has the swine flu, but I am personally not worried about it because I was my hands and use hand sanitizer all the time.   Are you taking any extra precaution?   Click Here To Search Homes For Sale In Your Area Nick Good- The Good Home Selling Team affiliated with Keller Williams Realty www.NickGood,com 04/30/2009

Buying a Lemon is a Good Thing!   It's official, my kids are opening a one day lemonade stand right here in Dallas! They are tickled pink yellow at the idea of making some extra money to take with us to Disney World in a few days. And what more can entrepreneur parents give their kids than the knowledge and experience that have gotten us so far in life.   To get involved, check out LemonadeDay.org and buy some lemons (or lemon juice, in our case). It's never too early to start teaching children about business and money. No excuses here. What? You don't have any kids you say? Find a kid on your block, at your church, maybe a niece or nephew. Just look around and see who you can help! Just like any other business, you're going to have to do some marketing :) Let's the kids help make flyer... 04/30/2009

Dallas, Where Even Home Tours are BIG!   Saturday marks the beginning of the second weekend for The Big Home Tour, where over 100 homes are featured in this parade. This is a huge event spanning each weekend through May 17th. Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Go: 1. It's free!!! 2. Check out the latest products for building green. 3. Drool over the gorgeous luxury homes. 4. Get great ideas on things you can do to increase your home's value. 5. Since you will be out and about all day, it's a great excuse to get your latte and Route 44 (massive sized fruity slush drinks from Sonic for all of you missing out...) and try out new restaurants around town.     Have you visited any of the homes on this tour yet? Which were your favorites? 04/30/2009

This is a great time to think about buying a Dallas home. Dallas home prices have dropped and interest rates are at all time lows. The biggest hurdle for many Dallas home buyers is saving money for a down payment. Here are 25 things to do on a regular basis to save money: Make it automatic. Before you see your paycheck, have a percentage of it automatically deposited into your 401(k) and savings. Keep minimum funds in checking account. Transfer extra funds into your savings account where it will earn more interest than in our checking account. Don't pay banking fees! Use your bank's free bill pay, automatic deposits, free checks, and free reimbursements for all ATM fees. Use rewards credit cards. Use a credit card offering cash back on every purchase and pay the card off each month to e... 04/28/2009

lynn911.com Grow our own flowers, herbs, fruit, berries, and vegetables.   Could be an excellent way to save money if you have the time and the space. Provide an additional landscaping feature to your backyard,  great exercise. EXPENSE WHEN YOU START, HOWEVER YEARS OF GROWTH ! Determine size of your garden: Cost of seeds and fertilizer. Approximate water usage. Time vested planting, weeding, and harvesting however is exercise ! Amount of food you harvest for entire family A family project teach children how food is harvested what is seen in grocery store.   Direct Links to other household savings or ideas: How to reduce household expenses on lawn mowing service OR your personal time Cost savings on landscaping projects FREE BUILDING MATERIALS  HOW TO SAVE MONEY utilities bills have enti... 04/28/2009

It's definitely starting to be the time when buying in the Fort Worth - Dallas area is the correct thing to do. We have seen a large increase in people moving to the DFW area, which will incrase through the spring and into summer months. www.Dallas-Living.com - www.Fort-Worth-TX-Living.com   "Local housing experts say 2009 may be sluggish, but with interest rates at historic lows and looming inflation in 2010 and 2011, it’s time to buy. A panel of five residential industry leaders shared their analysis and forecasts of the Dallas-Fort Worth housing market at the Residential Real Estate Forum held at the Fort Worth Convention Center. Though many of the experts had different theories as to how government efforts to improve the nation’s declining housing market are faring, all said they ha... 04/27/2009

lynn911.com As a tenant you are governed by the contract terms and conditions for Dallas homes for lease.  Your Dallas real estate agent need to review the terms and conditions of the executed agreement signed by you and property owner. If you alter the Dallas home for lease OR Dallas home lease purchace  without the property owner written authorization You can be sued Lose of your deposit which can be $x,xxx's Judgment served against you Reason for this blog I own Dallas investment properties for rent.  Many times tenants, will paint a bedroom, remove appliances from property, change flooring without property owner approval as a Dallas tenant you are now facing liability issues.  STOP prior to altering property including landscaping.  Obtain landlord written approval prior to starting ... 04/27/2009

lynn911.com Two most common types of real estate auctions: Reserve (no minimum bid) Absolute (sold to highest bidder regardless of price) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Bid card - you are provided if you show letter of qualification from a lender, $5000 cashier check.  Without these documents you can't participate in auction secure a winning bid. FEES YOU PAY PURCHASE DALLAS HOME AT AUCTION In most circumstance Dallas auction buyer pays fees and auction commissions usually 10%,  Buyer’s brokers are paid 1% Additional Fees CLOSING STATEMENT Many of these homes can be distressed will your lender approve this type of purchase?  UNLESS move in quality lender will decline the purchase DO YOU FORGO the auction fees?        PRIOR POSTS   Dallas real estate auctions, Dallas bank owned foreclosures for ... 04/25/2009

lynn911.com Letter of financing Pre-qualification obtain a bid card YOU MUST BRING a certified cashier’s check for $5000 - secure your winning bid If they win the bid, "fork over your $5,000" certified funds Pay 3.5% in earnest money paid to title company YOU HOPE Begin contracting on a TREC form. which means the sale contract QUESTION FOR AUCTION BUYER:  Do you know what is saids, terms and conditions prevent from being sued, how to write a sales offer ON YOUR BEHALF.       PRIOR POSTS   Dallas real estate auctions, Dallas bank owned foreclosures for sale Dallas bank home foreclosure bus tours ....DO THEY work for you? Dallas Fort Worth Real Estate Auction for home buyers Dallas Fort Worth Real Estate Auction for terms you should know Dallas Fort Worth Real Estate Auction for home buye... 04/25/2009

LYNN911.COM If you are searchiing for Dallas homes for sale with lake views a few cities : Lake Lewisville Cities:   Highland Village, Hickory Creek, Lake Dallas, Little Elm, The Colony Lake Ray Hubbard: Cities:     Heath, Rockwall, Rowlett Lake Grapevine: Cities:   Flower Mound, Grapevine  NOTE:  These are the most popular lakes in the Dallas area. Dallas Fort Worth map entire area       04/25/2009

lynn911.com Don't fall victim  hype of real estate auctions UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING BACKGROUND:  I received a call from an out state auction buyer for Dallas home for sale purchased off TV JOURNEY OF MY QUESTIONS WITH THIS CALLER: a)  He charged $8,000 ?  DID NOT KNOW what $8,000 was used for OR applied towards cost b)  DID NOT KNOW where city actually located however town name of Lancaster, TX c)  DID NOT KNOW condition of home d)  DID NOT KNOW if clear title e)  DID NOT KNOW if house move in quality OR anyone was still living there OR if homeless where residing inside f)   DID NOT KNOW when he could take possession OR where to get keys, g)  DID NOT KNOW where locate contractors, painting, mowing, repairs h)  DID NOT KNOW value of home resale, cost of any repairs, OR lease a... 04/25/2009

Lynn911.com Welcome all new families relocating to Dallas Fort Worth area.  I am continual asked questions where cities are  when searching for Dallas home for sale, or Dallas home for lease.  DIRECT LINK MAP OF DALLS FORT WORTH AREA AREAS CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN DALLAS Highland Park Mckinney Avenue, M streets, University Park, Uptown, Victory Park, Fort Worth - West of Dallas Fort Worth Airport Major ciities on Fort Worth side Arlington, Bedford, Euless, Fort Worth, Hurst, Mansfield North Richland Hills Cities close to Dallas Fort Worth Airport Coppell, Colleyville, Flower Mound Grand Prairie, Grapevine, Irving, Lewisville, Southlake, Trophy Club, Westlake Cities center part of Dallas East of Dallas Fort Worth Airport Addison, Carrollton, Farmers Branch, North Dallas included Addison, Allen,... 04/25/2009

Looking for something fun to do this weekend?  From Noon to 6:00 P.M. the 18th Annual Hollywood Home Tour will offer an interesting visit to several of this areas most interesting residences.  Monies collected from the Tour are used to provide much needed financial support for a variety of neighborhood services and deserving local charities. Tickets are for the tour are $10 and can be purchased at Lindsley Park during tour hours. This is a great East Dallas neighborhood with interesting homes and the tour supports the local community, so come on out and see what this vibrant neighborhood is all about!  For more information on the tour, you can go to the neighborhood associaton's website at www.HSMNA.org. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Interested in living in East D... 04/25/2009

Beginning July 6, there will be new flight options at Dallas' convenient Love Field airport.  Delta Air Lines has announced its plans to fly nonstop between Dallas Love Field and its Memphis, Tennessee hub 3 times per day. This new service will be a return to Love Field for Delta, which as recently as 2003 offered nonstop service linking Love Field with its hub in Atlanta.  According to Delta, passengers flying from Love Field to Memphis will have connecting opportunities to 237 daily flights to 90 worldwide destinations. Flown on 50 seat regional jets, these flights will offer local business travelers and residents of Dallas' close-in neighborhoods a convenient alternative to the 15-20 mile drive to DFW International Airport. Home to Southwest Airlines, Love Field has recently announce... 04/25/2009

Dallas real estate foreclosures hit a record high with more than 5,500 homeowners facing foreclosure in May. This number is25 percent higher than May 2008, according to statistics released by Addison-based Foreclosure Listing Service. Collin County had the largest increase with a 45 percent jump from the previous year, topping 700 for the first time. In comparison, Dallas County foreclosures increased 15 percent. More than 24,000 home foreclosure filings were recorded in the four-county Dallas-Fort Worth area since the beginning of 2009, Foreclosure Listing Service said, up 11 percent from the same period of 2008. More than 50,000 Dallas-Fort Worth area foreclosure postings were recordedin 2008 - 17 percent higher than 2007 and a record. Analysts with Foreclosure Listing Service say the... 04/24/2009

  So, you are ready to get out that apartment or rental home or you are ready to either move up or move down depending on where you are in life you will more than likely be getting a loan to purchase your new home.   The loan process can be a time consuming process.  So would you want to go to a bank where you are treated like a number and they honestly could care less if your new home closes on time or not OR would like to use a Mortgage banker who is 100% commission and truly cares if your loan closes on time and wants to do such a good job that you tell your friends, family, and coworkers about them?   Personally I would go with the 100% commission banker because MOST of them mortgage bankers are looking out for your best interest (my mortgage guy truly is looking out for you).   I r... 04/24/2009

lynn911.com Epsom Salts for Plants Epsom salts works wonders on plants WHY:  Magnesium sulfate assist cleanse the soil of harmful salts that accumulate in pots stimulates growth HOW MUCH TOO USE? Mix two tablespoons of Epsom salts Gallon of water Apply half soil in May  remaining  half in June.  COST SAVINGS: Less expensive than purchasing new plants Lynn911.com  ~ National Featured Realtor and Consultant, Lecturer regarding Credit Repair, Mortgage Loan Officer~                   Direct Links to other household savings or ideas: How to reduce household expenses on lawn mowing service OR your personal time Cost savings on landscaping projects FREE BUILDING MATERIALS  HOW TO SAVE MONEY utilities bills have entire family participate APPROX. $3000 PER YEAR  NEW LIGHTING FIXTURES CAN UPDATE ... 04/23/2009

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  Sadly, it was reported this week that the end of the month will mark the end of 50 years for a Dallas landmark. The sign for the Sigel’s Liquor store located at the corner of Inwood and Lemmon Avenues will be lost to progress as the store closes and the corner on which it sits is redeveloped.  (I have heard it will be the site of a new Bank of America branch.) Originally put up in the 1950’s, the exciting neon sign has become a landmark for generations of Dallasites and has added a bit of pizzazz to an otherwise unexciting intersection.  It’s 50’s-style design and esthetic provided a futuristic feel when it was erected and for decades now, has given local residents a glimpse backward in design language. The sign will be placed in storage by Sigel’s Liquor for placement at a different ... 04/23/2009