Real Estate Information Archive

Wichita Falls and North Texas, now is the time to act. The tax credit is set to expire on April 30, 2010. You must be in contract by this date.

We have never seen such a great inventory of homes - www.TheFallsHomeFinder.com. 

If we can help you get pre-qualified, please let us know. Call us @ 940.691.7355.

If you would like to set up a time to view any home for sale, see www.TheFallsHomeFinder.com.

Also, repeat buyers may qualify for up to a $6500 tax credit - call us for details here as well.

Good morning.

Below you will find the available HUD homes at this time in Wichita Falls. Please let me know if you would like an appointment to preview any of these.

1429 E Cortez - $30,000

2 bedroom 1 bath home with 1 living and 1 dining area. Located in an established neighborhood with mature trees. 1095 square feet-information is from the FHA Appraisal and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Daily bid deadline @ 11:59 pm.

2810 Lambeth Way - $102,000

Cute single story brick home with 3 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms. Built in 1963. 2 car attached garage and located on a mature lot. Some minor cosmetic touches needed. 1929 square feet-information is from the FHA Appraisal and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Bid deadline is 4-11-10 @ 11:59 pm.

2923 Featherston - $21,600

A good start fhome or the individual or small family. Needs some repair and TLC but well worth the effort. 808 square feet-information is from the FHA Appraisal and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Disclosure: Roof inspection recommended, Estimated remaining economic life estimated at 25 years. Bid deadline daily @ 11:59 pm.

6002 Sandy Hill - $111,000

3 bedroom 2 bath home with nice deck at back of house. 1325 square feet-information is from the FHA Appraisal and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Bid deadline is 4-8-10 @ 11:59 pm.

4620 Summit - $102,000

Cute single story brick home with 3 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms located on a nice lot with mature trees. Nice dining area with lots of floor-to-ceiling windows. Brick fireplace in the family room. 2 car carport in back. 2206 square feet-information is from the FHA Appraisal and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Bid deadline daily @ 11:59 pm.

5216 Brookwood - $95,000

4 bedroom 2 bath home in good condition and move in ready. 1194 square feet-information is from the FHA Appraisal and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Bid deadline 4-8-10 @ 11:59 pm.

Good Monday morning to you!

We only have 25 days left for first time home buyers and repeat buyers to claim their tax credits. If you would like more information, simply reply to this email.
Buyers, remember www.TheFallsHomeFinder.com to preview every home available and request showing times.

If there is anything that I can do for you or someone you may know this week, please let me know.

" Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises." Demosthenes
Ashton
Owner - Bishop Realtor Group                                 

13 Lackland Circle - Wichita Falls, TX

$115,900 - 3 beds, 2 baths, 2 car garage, with pool.

Located minutes from Sheppard Air Force Base this 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage home with pool features numerous updates. Backyard has room for RV parking, storage building, and covered patio. This home has numerouse updates includings: new laminate floors in living room, tile in bathrooms, updated fireplace, stainless appliances in kitchen, all windows replaced, recent roof, hvac...the list goes on!

See link below for more information.

http://www.texomahomesource.com/property/13-Lackland-Circle-Wichita-Falls-Texas

Ashton talks about the market and a new listing in Wichita Falls near Sheppard Air Force Base.

Ashton's Real Estate on the Go 3-24-10 from Ashton Gustafson on Vimeo.

Friends, family, and clients - would be honored to have your vote for Realtor Magazine's top 30 agents under the age of 30. See link below - voting ends March 29, 2009. Thanks again! Ashton

http://www.realtor.org/rmonews_and_commentary/30under30/2010/3030_2010_gustafson

Good Monday morning to you!

Great news here in The Falls - the MSU Mustang basketball team is in the Regional Finals!!! And its here in Wichita Falls! Ticket go on sale this morning @ 9:00 AM @ DL Ligon Coliseum. Grant McCasland has done an unreal job in his first year as Head Coach. If you're in town, I hope to see you there.

Now back to Real Estate....I had the opportunity to be in over 40 homes this weekend. I cannot explain how great our inventory is right now. If you are coming to Sheppard AFB, or heading this way for any other reason, let's talk soon. Chances are, I've seen the place that will work for you. And remember, www.TheFallsHomeFinder.com. If you haven't created a profile here, please do - it is THE BEST site for buyers in our area.

Hope all is well with you. If I can do anything to serve you or anyone you may know, please let me know.

"It is not length of life, but depth of life." Ralph Waldo Emerson

Good Monday morning to you!

We got to experience moments of Spring here and there this week, speaking in terms of weather. We had a huge Spring experience this week in terms of Real Estate. Currently, we've got 12 pending contracts with just 8 days into March. However, this market continues to be a price war and a beauty contest.

We just posted the podcast for March. Click this link to listen in: http://talkrealty.com/ashtongustafson

SPOTLIGHT HOME OF THE WEEK - 5110 Lake Wellington

3 bed + office. Just reduced to $299,900, this is a stunning Wachsman built home in Lake Wellington Estates. This home has it all: Lovely open kitchen, open floor plan, handsome office space, 3 car garage, hardwoods throughout, and large master bath. This home defines "move in ready." Call us today @ 940.691.7355 for an appointment to preview.

REMEMBER THESE SITES:

www.TheFallsHomeFinder.com - Looking to buy?

www.TexomaHomeValue.com - Thinking of selling?

www.WichitaFallsShortSale.com - Behind on mortgage?

www.TexasBankOwned.com - Investing?

Hope all is well. 

May we all live great stories this week.

Ashton

Owner - Bishop Realtor Group                                                

Good Monday morning to you!

We saw rates tick up a little bit this week, but the market definitely had a great boost of activity. With the current PCS to Sheppard Air Force Base and the news of over 300 new jobs coming to our in the next 3 years, things are looking great. Also, this weekend brought 4 new pending contracts and even more offers still in negotiations. Contrary to what you may hear, we are busy here @ the Bishop Realtor Group.

I also found some great HUD Repo's this morning @ www.SouthwestAlliance.com . Please visit the site, and if you would like to view any of these properties, just let me know. You will see that most of them have bid deadlines, so be sure to be mindful of that.

We are just inches away, again, from saving another home owner from foreclosure this week too. If you know of someone that is behind on their payments, please send them to www.WichitaFallsShortSale.com to view some options. There are many popular opinions right now that claim foreclosure is a suitable option for those behind on their payments - this simply is not true. This site will discuss some other options as well to avoiding foreclosure.

And remember, www.TheFallsHomeFinder.com - this site continues to grow in popularity with 1000's of hits each week. Finding a home and creating a favorites list has never been easier. I invite you to return or create an account to see why over 1500 buyers have registered here.

Make it a great week, and please let me know if I can serve you or anyone you may know.

"Everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was." Richard L. Evans

IEBC CODE REVITALIZATION/PRESERVATION WORKSHOP TO BE PRESENTED:
 
-REMINDER-
 
 
Area residents with interest in adaptive reuse of current inventory of buildings and commercial properties are invited to a Revitalization/Preservation workshop on Friday, February 26 at the Wichita Theatre, 925 Indiana.  (9:00am-1:00pm) Sponsored by Downtown Wichita Falls Development and the Small Business Development Center, presenters will be Kate Singleton and Tony Eeds, principals of CRS (Community Revitalization Strategies) Group of Dallas Texas. 
 
This workshop will be of special interest to architects, real estate professionals, investors, developers, City/County government officials and property owners.  Potential investors in historic buildings are urged to attend. 
 
Ms. Singleton consults in economic and business development, financial incentives, community development, municipal planning and planning and zoning.  She has thorough knowledge of development finance tools to provide funding for projects including various HUD programs, CRA, TIFs, PIDs, tax abatements, low-income tax credits and Federal Investment Tax credit for historic buildings. 
 
She has consulted on over $150 million in Federal Investment Tax Credit projects, including the award-winning Southside on Lamar/Sears Project in Dallas.  Ms. Singleton served as Chair of the Building Code Committee for the City of Dallas.  In this capacity, she co-authored the historic preservation amendments to the building code.  The amendments were passed unanimously by the Dallas City Council. 
 
Mr. Eeds has 30 years of experience in architecture, construction and development specializing in downtown revitalization, downtown economic development, historic preservation, adaptive reuse, and community consensus building. 
 
As an architect, Mr. Eeds has completed restoration and adaptive reuse of National Historic Register properties ranging in size from exhibit facilities at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas to a 17 story high rise hotel in Abilene, Texas.  He has offered professional consulting services in the areas of program and project development, coordination and management of construction activities, economic development, financial incentives, strategic planning, community development, historic preservation, as well as project design and implementation.
 
Some of their projects include:  Downtown and Economic Development Consulting for Alice, Beaumont, Dallas, Denton, Fort Worth, Odessa, and Plano, Texas; Haviland and Concordia in Kansas; Historic preservation for Southside on Lamar in Dallas, Sanger Building in Fort Worth, Windsor and Wooten Hotels Abilene, Hotel Beaumont, and Federal Tax Credit Projects.  They also wrote the ordinance and design guidelines for Weatherford, Dallas and Bryan Texas. 
 
Cost for the workshop is $35 with a discount for current DWFD members.  For more information or to make reservations, requested by Tuesday, February 23, please call Kelly Atkins, executive assistant, Downtown Wichita Falls Development, 322-4525.
 
 
 
 
Cynthia Laney, Executive Director      
DWFD, Inc
719 Scott Street, Ste 418
Wichita Falls, TX 76301
940-322-4525
940-733-4382