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OWANA GVM in person meeting notes September 2025 (Old West Austin Neighborhood Association) September 9th, 2025 pm Matthews Elementary. In-person reporting notes take by me, George Vance McGee Broker Associate Austin Silent Market 512.657.9281 georgevance@gmail.com call me directly with your real estate wants, questions, and needs. I'll work. Buy, Sell, Lease, CMA's for todays' Value, etc. First impressions, the Meeting room was spaced out, pretty full. I'd estimate about 30-35 people were in the room for attendance.  Mr. Steve Amos email = histeve@gmail.com is still currently the OWANA President. He spoke and lead the meeting. 1st item discussed and this was the major subject of the  meeting for 45 minutes: SAFETY.  Police need evidence for claims. Ring Footage. Habitual problem person and neighborhood petty criminal is Mr. Nate Washburn, stealing bikes, etc.  Police need insight from the community.  OWANA member says, "we are not against homeless people, we ar...

  As a licensed agent why refer your buyer & sellers to Austin Silent Market? Got a seller or buyer seeking a particular area out of your preferred working zones? Are you a super successful agent or broker, and have earned enough money this year, and would like to relax, while still earning a 30.00% commission for no actual work of your own? Got a repeat client whom you are not sure if personality or outlook-wise yall still mesh? Or perhaps would prefer not work with them again? Send to ASM Realty Do you only sell perfect move-in ready homes? Send ASM Realty that fixer upper or lot listing. Again a 30.00% referral commission for closed deals. Are you a solo agent and don’t have enough time and resources  for a new buyer or listing? Send to Austin Silent Market for a 30.00% closed commission referral fee. Are you a licensed Agent in Texas, but not a member of ABOR and your buyer or seller needs ABOR exposure and expertise? Send to ASM Realty for a 30.00% agent referral comm...

  the West Austin 1B Realtor/Broker Sale Listing Property Tour. I, GVM Broker was the volunteer coordinator for this week September 5th, 2025 check out. All quite excellent show worthy properties, contact me for showings by appt, buyer's agency and similar West Austin Properties for Sale Austin Silent Market 512.657.9281 georgevance@gmail.com 1B West Austin Property Tour. Friday 9:15 am September 5th. Meets @ Benchmark Bank Casis Village on Exposition Road. Volunteer Coordinator George Vance McGee Broker Associate Austin Silent Market 512.657.9281 georgevance@gmail.com #1 900 West Lynn $829,000 Active MLS For Sale 2 bed, 1 bath, 1008 sq. ft Listing Agent David Haynes Exp Realty 512.844.0940 #2 1510 Hartford Road Coming Soon to MLS 2 bed, 2 bath, $1,195,000 Greg Walling Moreland Properties 512.633.3787 #3 2307 Quarry Road Brand New Home Construction. Active MLS $4,999,990. 4,786 sq. ft of Living Space, Pool. 5 full bathrooms, Half Bathroom. Sean Rose Listing Broker Rose & A...

  This was my 2nd year in a row attending the 3 day mega Real Estate COACHING conference, put on by Tom Ferry Coaching . Just like last year, this year it was very very nationally well attended and even internationally attended! 3 full days 8:30 am to 4-5 pm. The majority of the attentive attendees are salesperson realtors by profession. The event occurred at the Downtown Dallas TX Convention Center. This year, we got more of actual TOM FERRY speaking, coaching, visionary, humor, and realism. Tom Ferry is bar-none one of the most talented public speakers I've ever witnessed. While mic'up talking to a live audience of 4,000 people plus, he speaks smoothly, audibly, comfortably, and confidently.  In addition to Tom himself, Coach Jason Pantana coach gave us his AI, Artificial Intelligence tips for our real estate marketing efforts. I know CHAGPT, but he mentioned Perplexity, and Grok often as well. Jason Pantana is the technical tech real estate speaker and coach. He leads an...