December 2009

Smoking Bacon and the Kitchen Remodel

December 30, 2009 by BigMama · 2 Comments 

It all began with a pan of smoking bacon grease.
A few weeks earlier, my soon-to-be ex had left a pan of bacon grease on a still-hot burner and in the ensuing chaos of the smoke-filled kitchen, the pan had caught on fire. The hot pan melted a part of the laminate counter near [...]

Play All Day at Brushy Creek Lake Park

December 22, 2009 by BigMama · Leave a Comment 

Want to spend a day playing with the family in the great outdoors?
Play golf, go kayaking, hike or bike the trails, or fly a kite. When you’re done, you can BBQ at one of the built-in grills, and enjoy your food at a picnic table. If you have a special occasion coming up, [...]

Inspecting Home Inspections

December 14, 2009 by BigMama · Leave a Comment 

“$300 for a home inspection?
Why can’t I just have my brother take a look at it?”
To a REALTOR®, them’s scary words. When you’re buying property, protect your investment and yourself and have it inspected by a licensed property inspector. Not your brother, your father, your neighbor or just yourself, no matter how [...]

Austin Real Estate: Buy Now or Buy Later?

December 9, 2009 by BigMama · Leave a Comment 

Thinking of Buying a Home in Austin or the Surrounding Areas?
Wondering if You Should Jump NOW, or Wait Until the Spring?

I’m getting a lot of questions lately about Market Conditions, the $8000 Home Buyers Tax Credit, and Mortgage Financing. If these are things on your radar because you’re thinking about getting into the Austin [...]

You Can Do It, Yes You Can!

December 3, 2009 by BigMama · Leave a Comment 

Meet Frank. Frank bailed me out of one of my most stressful, and ultimately, most rewarding adventures as a homeowner. My divorce-recovery therapy was ripping out parts of my home. Sometimes I was successful at putting things back together, and sometimes, well, not so much. By now, my journey from a wife whose husband [...]