This partnership has produced the absolute best portfolio of Class A Student rental housing in Aggieland (College Station TX) AND some of the Best Real Estate investment opportunities on the planet!

Aggies, Check out www.aggieleasing.com

Investors, Check out some of these cash flow scenarios: http://www.barrackstownhomes.com/ownership-scenarios.html

Call us anytime on our new hotline at 888-567-5757 or Text us at 313-Gig-Em-Ag

Thanks & Gig-Em’

For more information about Castlegate and any home in Bryan/College Station, give me, Farrah Spears, a call at 979-229-0919.

Farrah Spears

979-229-0919

For this and all real estate tips, call me, Farrah Spears at 979-229-0919

I bet you can’t read the graphic due to size but click on the link above and you will see the 2010 Adopted Tax Rates. You can always contact the Brazos County Appraisal District at 1673 Briarcrest Dr., Suite A-101 in Bryan at 979-774-4100 for more information. Mark W. Price is the Chief Appraiser.

Hope this helps in your planning for your real estate expenses. Let me know how I can help!

979-764-2100

• Check air conditioning system to make sure it is at the peak operating condition.
• Replace air filters often (at least once a month).
• Keep thermostat no higher than 78 degrees during summer months and 68 degrees during winter months.
• Install a thermostat that automatically adjusts temperature in order to save.
• During the summer be sure to do heat producing tasks (cooking, laundry, dish washing) in the early mornings or late evenings.
• Use microwave over oven if possible.
• Reset water heater between 110 and 120 degrees.
• Keep blinds and shades closed to reduce heat gain in summer and in summer open them to receive direct sunlight and heat.
• In kitchen, bath and laundry areas use exhaust fans.
• Check weather-stripping on doors frequently and change when needed.
• Fans help to circulate air when needed but turn off when room is occupied.
• Landscaping helps to block the sun.
• Check irrigation system for leaks and broken or clogged spray heads.
• Do not over water! The average lawn needs only about 1 inch of water per week.
• Make sure sprinklers are watering grass, not sidewalks or driveways.
• Adjust irrigation controller to water no more than two days per week.
• Track rainfall by adding inexpensive rain sensor.
• Set your mower blade to 2-3 inches.
• Avoid spray irrigation during the day (10am-6pm) and never water on windy days.
• Practice reading your electric and water meters to help monitor daily usage.

Susan Hilton

Have you stopped by Century 21 Beal in College Station lately?  The conference rooms available for agents and clients with large HD computer screens make shopping for the perfect home much easier.

Want to easily review your home purchase agreement? The screens are great for that too!

Need a document notarized or just a place to stop and make a phone call? Stop by Century 21 Beal and we’ll be glad to help.

Susan Hilton

Century 21 Beal, Inc.

979-764-2100

• Team Bryan

• Team College Station

I am sure they will come up with clever team names shortly to make it even more fun!

Each team was asked to declare 10 landmarks for their area – Bryan or College Station. After declaring their landmarks the teams are to take photographs of their landmarks and take photos of themselves at the landmarks.

Below is the list of Bryan and College Station landmarks chosen. Watch for photos as they complete this challenge.  There are several more challenges to come!

Team Bryan

• Brazos County Courthouse
• Children’s Museum
• Carnegie Library
• LaSalle Hotel
• Palace Theater
• Messina Hof
• Blinn Jr. College
• St Joseph’s Hospital
• Bombers Park
• Texas Hall of Fame

Team College Station

• George Bush Library
• Veterans Park
• Dixie Chicken
• Santa’s Wonderland
• Century 21 Beal
• Kyle Field
• Bonfire Memorial
• The Clock Tower
• Post Oak Mall
• Wolf Pen Creek and Amphitheater

Susan Hilton

Century 21 Beal

979-764-2100

• College Station Homes

• Bryan Homes

• College Station Foreclosurers

• Bryan Foreclosurers

• 5 Star Top Rated Real Estate Agents

Bryan & College Station – Your real estate agents at Century 21 Beal are learning again!

The real estate sales agents of Century 21 Beal are getting ready for the annual retreat where a few days are spent away from working “in” the real estate business and instead we will be working “on” our real estate business.

This year’s retreat will have speakers and events covering the following topics:

• Pricing your Brazos Valley Home using the Absorption Rate Analysis in our quickly changing real estate market

• Farm and Ranch – how to better market our farm and ranch properties

• Commercial Real Estate – how to market and sell commercial real estate in Bryan and College Station

• Century 21 – online marketing on a national scale

• Realtors Preparing for the Future – investments and retirement

• Effectively Managing a work and home life

• Tax planning for the real estate sakes agent and the real estate investor

So, know a real estate agent at Century 21? Know that your Century 21 Beal Realtor is the BEST trained real estate agent in town!

Susan Hilton

century 21 Beal

979-764-2100

Rhonda Fry and other agents from Century 21 Beal were out on property tour last week and these funny photos were taken.  Sometimes real estate is a stressful profession and it is great that while we do our job we get to have a little fun along the way!

Who knows – she may even be participating in the March of Dimes Jail & Bail?

Susan Hilton
CENTURY 21 Beal, Inc.

979-764-2100

This important vote to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation illustrates great progress among Real Estate professionals.

Clay Lee – Realtor 

Century 21 Beal, Inc.

(979) 255-1839

clay@century21bcs.com

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