Finding My Way Home
Austin Real Estate: East Side Modern Homes
February 17, 2010 by BigMama · 1 Comment
On the East Side of Austin (East of I-35) are an increasing number of homes with modern stylings. A bunch of these are within the Mueller Redvelopment (aka Mueller Development Area) at the old Robert Muller Municipal Airport, south of 51st and North of Manor Road. A bunch of other modern homes, however, [...]
House Paint: It’s NOT All the Same
February 8, 2010 by BigMama · Leave a Comment
Meet Dale. Dale is my Paint Guy – he is the Manager of Austin’s Hill Country Paints.
When I need my paint fix, which is quite frequent, I go visit him and his co-worker John, at the store on Anderson Mill in Northwest Austin. I’ve recently realized just how interesting these visits [...]
Restrictive Covenants and the Big Green Ugly
January 12, 2010 by BigMama · Leave a Comment
I have a Big Green Ugly sitting in my driveway. It’s been there for a while and it isn’t going away any time soon.
The Big Green Ugly is a truck, a really big one – a 1994 Ford F250 XLT with a full-length bed and an extended cab. I bought it when I was [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Figuring Out The Photos
November 24, 2009 by BigMama · Leave a Comment
How much image technology does one real estate agent need to know? In the case of this one, a LOT. I want this site to be a showcase of interesting places in the Austin area. Interesting places require photographs (and soon – VIDEO!), and that means I’ve been learning a whole bunch [...]
We ARE our Brother’s Keeper
November 21, 2009 by BigMama · Leave a Comment
This is the time of year when we are BUSY BUSY BUSY. We have holidays to plan! Meals to prepare! Shopping that must be done!
This also the time of year when the neediest among us need our help the most. As the weather turns colder and the nights become longer, many [...]
Drinking from the Firehose
October 22, 2009 by BigMama · Leave a Comment
I’ve always believed that I was a fast learner – quick on the uptake I used to say. Good thing, because “going into real estate” means drinking from the firehose. The information comes at you fast and furious, relentlessly trying to drown all but the most tenacious (voracious?). It is possible to ignore [...]
New Beginnings Require Shedding the Chains of the Past
October 21, 2009 by BigMama · 1 Comment
It is time to get REAL. One day we wake up and realize, if it is going to happen, I am the one who has to do it. What did YOU want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be in Real Estate, although I didn’t know that is what it is [...]
Hi! My name is Alison Shuman and I am a licensed Texas REALTOR® with Coldwell Banker United, REALTORS®. I live, work and play in Northwest Austin. I spent years as a technical project manager. Then, to quote one of my favorite movies, I realized it was time to get busy living, or get busy dying. Join me on my journey from Rookie to Pro. Just maybe you'll find something that helps you find your own way HOME.
