The Feds Are Prepared For A Shutdown, Are You?

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Time is running out for Republicans and Democrats to come up with a budget deal. If they don

The Place on Lake Travis

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Visit Fins this weekend. New menu, new employees and some friendly old faces too! Welcome back Johnnie, Felipe, Rikki and who ever else might show up. Come on out to see!!

Austin weekend forecast

Friday high 75, Saturday high 80, Sunday high 83. Welcome spring in ATX!!

Good morning world. Here I come. Look out!

Good morning world. Here I come. Look out!

No Sweat: Programmable Thermostats Save on Energy Costs

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Advanced programmable thermostats give you precise control over your heating and cooling, helping to reduce wasted energy.

Great way to really save.

bad day for the Horns

Texas slips to Nebraska by 3 after being down by 11 with 2:36 left to play and tying it up with 1:07 to play. Then, the baseball team loses the first game of a double header to unranked Maryland 10-1 but come back to win second game 7-4. The old saying you can't win em all sure held true today. Good time to lose in basketball for a reality check and #1 and #4 and a few other top 10 teams lost this week. Now, let's get ready for March Madness. We need to secure the number one seed so we can play in Houston for the regional finals. Hook 'em Horns!!

Tell me what your #1 thing is when looking for a house.

Tell me what your #1 thing is when looking for a house.

Ok Austin or visitors, I want to know your favorite Dive..bar or restaurant. Go!

Ok Austin or visitors, I want to know your favorite Dive..bar or restaurant. Go!

I'm crushing it at Explode! Bloodhound Gang Member spoke, lots if great topics. See me blog later for great updates.

Trying to sell your home? Take a theatrical approach.

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Is it easier to sell a vacant house that always looks pristine, or a lived-in unit that shows how a family is using the space?

Personally, I have left my last 2 homes staged and lived very minimally to gaurantee the sales...and that means until you are sure your buyer is going to be able to buy, so until the last week before closing usually.

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Trying to sell your home? Take a theatrical approach.

http://wapo.st/giayD7

Is it easier to sell a vacant house that always looks pristine, or a lived-in unit that shows how a family is using the space?

Personally, I left my last two homes staged and lived very minimally until I knew closing was going to happen. For more helpful tips like these, follow me at http://austinlaketravisstyle.blogspot.com/

Real Estate Outlook: New Homes Sales Increase

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The recent blizzard may have temporarily slowed sales across much of the United States, but newly released figures from the U.S. Commerce Department reveal that new home sales are on the rise.

With the houses on the market today vs last year and the quality, builders in Austin are getting busy.

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More stringent screening means borrowers must watch credit until closing day

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One loan officer describes it as a "financial colonoscopy" on your credit, and he suggests that anybody applying for a mortgage be prepared for it.

That's right, don't go buy a bunch of furniture for your new place, wait until you move in so you are more secure on your loan. For more tidbits like this, follow me at http://austinlaketravisstyle.blogspot.com/

Staging Your Home Decor for Under $100

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Everyone knows that the housing market is down nationwide, but did you know that staging or decorating your home can not only give you a competitive advantage in the market, but add 10-15 percent to the price you get for your home?

If this interests you, why not follow my blog at http://austinlaketravisstyle.blogspot.com/ to get other great ideas!

Out in the Garden: Gardening resources

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YNN's Donna Friedenreich suggests some gardening reading materials you might be able to use.

For great tips and to see what's going on in and around Austin and the things that effect the market, follow me at http://austinlaketravisstyle.blogspot.com/ and see what Austin, Lake Travis Style is all about!

Dow closes above 12,000; Austin stocks jump

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Many of Austin's largest public companies joined a bullish market...for more on me, visit: http://austinlaketravisstyle.blogspot.com/ anytime and follow me!

Just Pure Cold

Ok, so I sat up in bed this morning at 4:27am knowing I had to be up at 5:00. Tv was on, and of course, I drifted off to sleep again. Well, at 5:50, I sat up and realized I had no Power. Ughhh. 19 Degrees, no lights, kids up and dressed in the dark. Then, run to school, a network marketing group meeting at Fins (with my 3 year old and the heater was broken and on and on). Got her to school about 45 mins late, go back home and guess what....no power still. So, here I sit in my office, hoping people don't laugh at me in my Longhorn Bini Hat and Colorado State Sweatshirt and say, hey man, you could have at least showered today. Well, it's all Austin, Lake Travis Style. Check out my blog daily for great info. http://austinlaketravisstyle.blogspot.com/

My day is getting brighter and brighter!

Austin foreclosure auction sees $3.5M in sales

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A total 47 properties were sold during a foreclosure sale at the Hyatt...

Wow, really. Amazing! Follow me anytime at http://austinlaketravisstyle.blogspot.com/

Business Now: Biotech company has plans in Austin

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Austin Business Journal Editor Colin Pope talks to Paul Brown about a...

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