This is my second in a series of post for first time home buyers in Spring TX.  Now that you are pre-approved for your home loan the next step is to start searching for your home. I have found that most buyers like to start looking at homes and familiarizing themselves with the areas online.  Spring is a large area located in two different Counties (Harris County and Montgomery County) and three different school districts.  Plus you also have the neighboring areas of Tomball, Magnolia and The Woodlands to consider. With this in mind you are going to want to start narrowing down the area where you want to live. There are lots of websites that you can go to search for homes for sale but we are blessed in the Houston area to have an INCREDIBLE Public MLS site through the Houston Associatio... 08/16/2009

I remember being a first time home buyer and the mystery that surrounded the transaction.  This is the first post of a "Spring TX first time home buyer series". I hope this series will help to alleviate some of the home buying mystery. The VERY FIRST step in the process is to get yourself pre-approved with a good lender.  I'm not talking pre-qualified; I'm talking pre-approved. There is a difference between the two.  In the days where anyone could get a loan this was not a big deal but those days are over. What is a Pre-Qualification? A prequalification is simply a meeting between a loan officer and a customer to determine what the mortgage needs of the customer are.  Income and assets are not verified.  The credit report may or may not be pulled.  The information is not submitted to an... 08/14/2009

Imagine living in the beautiful neighborhood of Spring Trails, where everything is conveniently located! Just minutes away from the Hardy Toll & I-45 means more time to enjoy your life! Less than 5 yrs old, this home has been gently lived in and features a large backyard with a patio. The floorplan is perfect for entertaining your friends in the spacious den and open kitchen and breakfast areas. Upstairs you'll find the three bedrooms and 2 full baths. Call Today for your private showing!                                            Dining                                                                                Living                      living and kitchen                                                                          Kitchen                                    Yard      ... 08/11/2009

*****************OPEN HOUSE THIS SUNDAY 27TH FROM 2:00PM- 4:00PM******************  Come Home to Northampton Estates & this beautiful custom home on the golf course! Located just minutes from the Woodlands, without the Woodlands prices! Casual Elegance & outdoor fun await you family! The grand 2-story entry beckons you to enter & explore what life would be like living here! From the spacious Den that overlooks the tropical backyard, complete w/pool,spa, aterfall & outdoor kitch. to the upstairs Gamerm w/a balconey overlooking the golf course, the perfect place to enjoy coffee!                                                  Livingroom                                                                                   Kitchen                                                     entry     ... 08/03/2009

Spacious Family home in well established neighborhood w/low tax rate! Conveniently located in the heart of 1960 & minutes from all major thoroughfares, this home features beautiful hardwood flooring in most rooms. Other special features include a spacious Family Rm that opens to kitch & break.& has a lovely view of the pool&spa! The privately located Master suite & updated bath are located on the 1st floor. The home also features a study or LR. HUGE Gameroom & 4 lg secondary bedrooms upstairs.              For more infomation call 832-341-3500 or e-mail me jamierroe@yahoo.com   08/03/2009

Are you dreaming of living the good life in Champions? This lovely 1- story home is awaiting a new owner! Nestled among the tall trees on a HUGE lot, this home is just waiting for you to enjoy! From the moment you drive up you will appreciate the love & care this home has had! The open floorplan brings the outdoors in & facilitates family interaction. The Den features a corner FP, Built-in bookcases & a picture window w/a fabulous view of the backyard. Great Kit. w/lots of cabinets & prep space.                                   Livingroom                                                                              Kitchen        Bedroom                                                                 Back Yard 08/03/2009

  Village Automotive in Spring TX is located on Kuykendahl where Spring meets the new Creekside Village of The Woodlands.  The owners Christy and Tony Moore are Woodlands residents and their goal is to serve the local community.  They do this bringing a quality and excellence that is rarely seen in the automotive industry.  Tony has been in the automotive industry for over 15 years and they have been in this location for a little over 2 years. They are a full service automotive shop.  They do Inspections, oil changes, engine over hauls, transmission fluid exchange etc.  Basically they do everything but body work.  Village Automotive has a team of certified technicians who have the knowledge, technical skill and experience to keep your vehicle running.   Their technicians can work on im... 07/31/2009

This Custom Home is waiting for you! Less than 3 yrs old, you'll enjoy all of the benefits of a new home in a well established neighborhood, where there's no MUD tax! If you're impressed w/the curb appeal wait until you enter this gorgeous 3400+sf, one story. Custom features throughout, including a built-in aquarium, automatic lighting, generous-sized rooms & closets,wall of windows overlooking the lovely backyard, travertine flooring, covered patio, sprinkler system, 4 sides brick!Call me today 832-341-3500!                                           Living Room                                                            Kitchen                                   Entry way                                                                     Yard If you need any infomation on this listing ... 07/29/2009

Custom Home Builder just completed on corner lot! Open flowing floorplan with 2000 sq. ft! 3 Bedrms, 2 full Baths! Spacious Den! Kitchen features Breakfast Bar! Stainless appliances! Art niche in Entry! Formal Dining Room! Master Bathroom features oversized walk-in shower+dual sinks! Large Utility Room! Spring Park Village is a gated community complete with neighborhood pool, sidewalks, speed bumps and you can't beat the location! Close to all major thoroughfares, and great shopping nearby!                                      Entry way                                                                                             Kitchen                                             Living room                                                                                            Master... 07/29/2009

The Spring Klein Chamber of Commerce had their first massive Ribbon Cutting on June 25th 2009 at Fred Haas Toyota. In attendance were: Fred Haas Toyota-Ronnie Bernal & Lydia Faria (Hosted event) Shorco Enterprise - Linda Flores Edward Jones - Lucas P. Sealy AFLAC - Joseph Toth & Siboney Trevino-Toth Send out Cards - Carol R. Baker Results Realty - Marchel Peterson Texas Home Group Realtors - Terry & Lon McDougle Centry 21 - Robert Harris The Tomball-Spring Times - Toni Richard Guest - International Bank of Commerce - Mehreen Khan & Tracy Bhatnagar & Marie Guidry The Spring Klein Chamber recently celebrated their one year anniversary.  The Chamber decided to have one giant ribbon cutting for anyone who wanted to attend; to kick off their ribbon cutting ceremonies.  07/01/2009

MARK YOUR CALENDER FOR JULY 24, 2009 ANNOUNCING SPRING-KLEIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 2ND ANNUAL CHRISTMAS IN JULY GALA The Chamber's vision is to be the primary resource and support of area economic development and quality of life. Spring-Klein Chamber of Commerce's (SKCC) annual fundraiser, The Gala Dinner and Auction, helps make that vision a reality. The Christmas in July Gala is the premier social event of the season in Spring-Klein and is a festive evening of philanthropy, fine food, and fun, and a celebration of SKCC's commitment to excellence and community. Imagine!--a gala dinner and auction--is SKCC's largest fundraiser. It is always a sell-out. Rejoice with us and take pleasure in a sumptuous evening basking in the festively adorned Shady Oaks, feasting on a sumptuous buffet featu... 06/09/2009

I often get Internet request asking to be set up for home searches for subdivisions that do not have home-owner's associations.  I have lived in other states where that would be no big deal as zoning helps to maintain the areas.  This request takes a different spin in Houston as we do not have zoning in the Houston area.  When there is not a Home Owners Association there are usually also no deed restrictions.  With no deed restrictions you tend to get a little bit of everything.  I took some pictures in a subdivision in Spring that has no deed restrictions.  I have always called the subdivision the Vegetable Patch as the streets are named such things as Carrot, Turnip and Tomato.  The actual name of the subdivision is Farmette Meadows. As you can see there's a little bit of everything i... 05/16/2009

We recently walked out our front door to see what we thought was a GIANT beehive in our small oak tree in the front yard. My first inclination was to grab a bottle of bug spray. Now that was my inclination but my husband happened to know of a bee keeper so we called him instead. I must say watching him move the swarm to a new home was quite a learning experience. Yes that was a swarm in our tree; not a hive. They were actually swarming over an old bird nest. It appears that they have been kicked out of their prior home so these worker bees went with their queen to find a new home. I for one was not happy about that home being in my front yard. The bee keeper brought them over a nice 3/2/2 and helped them to get settled. Honey bee swarms are actually not dangerous.  They are only defensi... 04/28/2009

This well established subdivision located just west of I-45 consists of approximately 1,800 homes prices ranging from the low $100's to $200's.  Fabulous ameneties include two clubhouses, community pools, water slide, parks, walking/biking trails, tennis courts plus much more! Conveniently located to shopping, schools and places of worship.  Located in the highly accredited Klein Independent School District, the students attend Lemm Elementary,  Schindewolf Intermediate, and Klein Collins High School.  To find out more information about this subdivision and/or it's available homes please contact Ruben and Nancy Villarreal at 713-557-7095 or e-mail us at remaxduo@aol.com.   04/20/2009

One of the things that I love about living in Spring TX is the close access we have to Lake Conroe.  We love to sail and within 30 to 40 minutes we can be at the lake.  Yesterday the heavens opened and we had a day of rain (all day long) so it was wonderful to see the sun today.  Along with the sun we had some incredible winds which are great when you are a sailer.  I hope you enjoy our day at the lake! I have to thank Myrl Jeffcoat for teaching me how to do the slideshow.  She has written a wonderful tutorial if you want to learn how to animate a slideshow.     04/19/2009

Windrose is one of the premier master planned communities in Spring TX.  It is conveniently located between Kuykendahl and 2920 with easy access to I-45, the Beltway and SH 249.  It sprawls over an area of 1121 acres of land and has approximately 2000 homes. As one of the premier communities in Spring it includes an 18 hole golf championship golf course winding through the neighborhood.  The club includes a full service golf shop, PGA golf teaching center, and full service grill. The fairways meander through century old Oak and Pine trees.  The Club Amenities include a Twelve acre driving range, 10,000 square foot driving green.       Windrose has Meeting house for the residents to get together.  This is no place to be a recluse as there area lots of programs and ways to get involved in... 03/23/2009

If you are thinking of moving to Spring Texas there are things you need to know. Things Rick (my husband and fellow Prudential Gary Greene Realtor) and I eventually learned on our own but want to share with you. 10 Things you need to know before moving to Spring Texas: 1.  No Downtown. Spring Texas is an unincorporated area of Harris County which means there is no actual city of Spring.  We do have Old Town Spring which is a quaint area of 200 shops but it is not what you would expect a downtown area of city to be. 2.  Our areas blend together.  Where Houston TX ends Spring TX begins. And without a "Welcome to Spring TX" sign, you never knew you just left one city and entered another. The areas blending together hold true for other areas too as where Spring TX ends either Cypress, Tomba... 03/13/2009

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When you are taking a cruise around Spring, Tx and you see this breathtaking entrance, you know that you have found The Falls at Imperial Oaks. Keep on driving around until you reach the Lake Club!  You will see the 43 Acre Playground, Jr. Olympic Size Pool and Splashpad covered sitting area for when the kids are splashing or maybe even use the outdoor cooking area for a Barbeque. Currently building in the Community are David Weekley and Lennar from the 180's to the 300's with a large variety of floorplans including those with 2 Master Bedrooms for a Mother In Law Suite.  So, where is it located?  Just a couple miles from I-45 North AND a couple miles to Hardy Toll Road for a straight shot to Downtown Houston.  Either way, easy access to major freeways. In the front of the community of... 02/13/2009

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