I got to meet and chat with Activist, and overall good person David Hogg, this morning in North Loop Austin, Texas. David, a Harvard graduate, is here campaigning, and advocating for his various causes. Thanks to Nate Walker for the invite and heads up. https://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/

 I awoke circa 5:30 am this past Saturday, took a shower, grabbed a quick bite to eat and coffee@ QT; then rode my moped down to the University of Texas, South Lawn or "6-pack" area to view the LIVE ESPN taping and broadcast show, COLLEGE GAMEDAY. When I arrived on campus at 6 am it was still dark and there were plenty of fans already there. The actual LIVE College Gameday Show started at 8 am Central Time. We as fans are simply backdrop visuals and noise for the show. There were tons of fans signs, almost too many to even read. All of the On-Air TV Talent was friendly and excellent! Desmond Howard, Lee Corso, Pat McAfee, Kirk Herbstreet, and Nick Saban. Pat McAfee is the "get the home crowd revved up" talent, which is needed for the live show. Overall it was quite entertaining and free to attend. It'll get your Saturday juiced up. https://promo.espn.com/collegegameday/

  Buyers often want to offer less than the sales price, but in almost every case, that may not be the wisest move if they are financing the home.   Instead of asking for price reductions, ask the seller to pay for closing costs! This actually saves your buyer more money. Here’s an example:   They want to purchase a $600K house and have 10% down. The seller will negotiate $25K towards the buyer.   Take $25K off the price: 10% down off the negotiated price of $575K= a $517,500 mortgage with a $3102/mo P&I payment at 6% for 30yrs.  Your buyer will still have about $18K in out of pocket closing costs. Use the $25K to pay for closing costs. The seller pays all the closing costs AND buys the rate lower! So, the loan is $540K at 5.5% on 30yrs or $3066/mo P&I.    The payment is lower AND your buyer saved $18K!!   The seller still nets the same, but going with Option 2 is a win/win. Here’s why: buyer gets a lower payment with less money out of pocket and the seller gets his asking price

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  Hi George ,  this is David with Skelly Build construction. I wanted to share my information about our company.  I am currently doing a job on East 39th and saw your sign on a home down the street.  Our company is woman owned and handles all types of remodels and new builds.  Personally, I have 20 years of homebuilding experience and love working with this group!  Let me know if you have anything that I can give you an estimate, no matter how big or small!  I appreciate any consideration and good luck on your sales! DAVID SAUCEDA SUPERINTENDENT 512‌.‌879-7675 /// david@‌skellybuild.‌com  skellybuild.com

  We are so glad that you are going to be a part of our  NE Austin Property tour , this Thursday October 10th from 9:00 am – 11:30. Our goal is to help you promote your property, gain some valuable feedback from other agents in your market and ultimately get your listing sold as quickly as possible. We will all meet at HANKS – at 9:00 am for breakfast, coffee and to set the tour schedule. Please plan to go to each home on the tour. If an agent only showed up for their property and didn’t give feedback to the others, the other agents could feel slighted. Next, we will car-pool over to each property. We promise to honor your time and only spend 10-15 minutes at each property.  The listing agent will have 10 minutes to present their property to the group. All the agents on the tour will complete a tour feedback form to provide valuable feedback and ideas that might help get the home sold faster. This is great for bringing your buyers’ agents to learn of the areas and incentives, and how t