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Getting Away-but Not Too Far Vacation Homes Sales Gain Momementum

Getting Away—but Not Too Far As Vacation-Home Sales Gain Momentum, Travel Costs Keep Buyers Closer to Home Matthew Healey for The Wall Street Journal Vacation-home sales are perking up as low prices pull more buyers off the fence. Yet many are looking for properties close to home instead of in far-off destinations. Robbie Whelan explains [...]

Second Homes as Vacation Homes Lending

Vacation homes  can be great as long as you can financially afford to do so. Plan on having your current home mortgage in order by having the best rate and terms available to you. Twenty percent down payment should be expected but is not always the case depending on your income, assets and credit.(consult with [...]

Luckenbach Texas – A State Of Mind – A Texas State Of Mind

These days Luckenbach Texas is,  to paraphrase John Steinbeck,  a state of mind – A Texas State of mind, where you can kick back relax and get away from the hustle bustle of everday life – like a step back in time. This tiny hill country hamlet where  ”Everybody’s Somebody”  was established as a Trading [...]

Natural Beauty in the Central Texas Hill Country

Darryl and I travel the Hill Country loop.  My sister, Dana and her husband Wayne live in Kerrville,   their chrildren and grandchildren live in San Antonio.  Our real estate business takes us to Austin, Spicewood, Marble Falls, Horsehsoe Bay, New Braunfels, Kerrville and San Antonio.   Being on the road is where we stop and [...]