Real Estate Information Archive

Ashton's Referral Program

As our clients, what you think matters most to us and we want to hear from you!  Please let us know what you think about your experience in working with Ashton and the Bishop Realtor Group.  One of the biggest compliments you could give our team would be the referral of your friends! So, we are introducing a new referral program starting this month through the end of the year and want to invite you to join!  By referring your friends to Ashton or the Bishop Realtor Group, you could receive dinner for 4 at Salt and Pepper, Pasquals, or the restaurant of your choice.  Do you have friends, family or co-workers who may be interested in selling their home or even buying a new home in the next 6 months? Please send us the contact information of referrals that may be looking to buy or sell in the near future.   We would love to serve them just as we have you!  Please send us the name, phone number and email of someone you would like for us to work with. We appreciate you and want to let you know that through this program!

You can reach Ashton @ 940.691.7355 or Ashton@BishopRealtors.com.

Welcome to the Prairie

The Prairie is a residential green development located  just 10 minutes from Wichita Falls, Texas off of FM 1954 on Decker Road. It consists of 200+ acres with 28 available home sites made up of five to seven acres each.

The Prairie is the first green development in Northwest Texas! It has walking trails, native plants & grasses, and wild flowers, with an abundance of wildlife such as turkey, deer, water fowl, song birds and much more. Please feel free to contact us for pricing, availability, and lot descriptions. Or you may view our Sustainable Guidlines for more information.

Ashton Gustafson, Owner at The Bishop Realtor Group, is proud to be the listing agent for The Prairie.

Vision

Originally,three fourths of the state of Texas was covered by prairie and savanna. The tallgrass prairies covered 20 million acres. Today these tallgrass prairies have been reduced to less than one percent of those original 20 million acres.

The tallgrass prairie is a proud part of our heritage. In an effort to preserve this beautiful, vanishing ecological system, Mr. Hirschi made a commitment to preserve and restore the Decker Road property to its natural prairie character.

The Prairie settlers of the past had many “common sense” practices in their architectural design and their use of energy. Rainwater collection, cisterns for water storage, solar orientation for heat protection and breezes, along with generous overhangs, and strategically placed window openings all worked to provide comfort and improved livability. Many of these ideas are again in vogue and known as “green or sustainable” practices. Keeping with these ideas and the incorporation of new technologies, we have developed the basis for The Prairie’s Sustainable Guidelines.

Master Plan

The Prairie is a 200-acre development in Archer County near Wichita Falls, Texas, whose goal is to maintain and enhance the beauty and ecological processes of the restored mixed prairie native to this region of the United States. The large lot community embraces green building concepts and promotes the conservation of energy, land, water, and resources thorough appropriate site and building design, construction, and maintenance. The principles that guide The Prairie’s development includes minimizing land disturbances, protecting natural resources, optimizing solar orientation, using storm water runoff on-site, creating neighborhood connectivity, developing passive recreation areas, and managing the restored prairie.

The community is a comprehensive neighborhood of streetscapes, quality built residences, and related site improvements that reflect an elegant but casual outdoor lifestyle. The development, as a whole, is designed to respect The Prairie landscape. In addition, each building and lot stands on its own design merit and contributes to the desired neighborhood character. Thus, the compatibility, long-term quality, and appreciation of value of the original investments and the overall community are optimized. Each proposed new home addition or improvement, including site improvements and landscaping, is designed and reviewed for consistency and/or compatibility with the appropriate character outlined in these Sustainable Guidelines.

Location

The Prairie is located just 10 minutes from Wichita Falls, Texas off of FM 1954 on Decker Road.

For more information on this beautiful developement, contact Ashton Gustafson @ 940.691.7355 or Ashton@ThePrairieWF.com.

1659 Victory, Wichita Falls, TX 76301

Priced @ $112,900

2 beds (could be 3) - 2 full baths - 1323 square feet

1 garage with storage and 1 carport

Great charm and character is found in this lovely Brook Village cottage. Numerous updates can be found here as well...refurbished hardwood floors, recent kitchen appliances, renovations in both bathrooms, and fresh paint throughout. Relax in the open living space with brick fireplace and great natural light from windows.

With the $8,000 Tax Credit Extenison, this would make a great home for a 1st Time Home Buyer.

Looks like there are some great buys this week. Let me know if I can set up a time for you or anyone you may know to preview the homes below.

4918 Silvercrest - $258,500 - 4 beds - 3 baths - 3 garage

4822 Rhea Road - $117,000 - 3 bed - 2 bath - 2 garage. Bid deadline is daily @ 11:59 pm.

1701 Tilden - $123,000 - 4 bed - 2 baths - Backyard Apartment - Just reduced $26,000.

2907 Lawrence - $43,900 - 3 bed - 2 bath

4803 Shenandoah - $130,000 - 2251 square feet - 4 Bed - 2 Bath - 2 Garage - Bid deadline is November 12 @ 11:59 pm.

Hope all is well and I look forward to hearing from you.

Good Monday morning to you!

This past week was favorable for rates as we saw many local lenders offer rates again below 5.375 on a 30 year fix.

I encourage you to listen to my Pod Cast this month to hear about many things affecting the Real Estate sector.
Here I discuss the 1st Time Home Buyer Tax Credit and other useful information.
Click www.TalkRealty.com/AshtonGustafson to listen.

Have you thought about investing? I've found many great buys lately that would make great rentals.
Click www.TexasBankOwned.com to have them sent to you each Wednesday.

Wondering about the homes for sale in your neighborhood? You can find them all at my buyer's only site.
Click www.TheFallsHomeFinder.com for every home for sale in the Greater Wichita Falls MLS.

If I can serve you or anyone you may know this week, please let me know - I'm here to help.

"Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance." Francis of Assisi

1509 Aldrich

3 beds - 2 baths - 2 car garage - covered patio - subject to a Short Sale.

Priced to sell @ $89,900

Call Ashton @ 940.224.0881 for an appt

The Artist-Lecture Series will present Justice Alan Page at 7 p.m. March 25  in Akin Auditorium.  Page is a former NFL player and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  Long before Page’s football career came to a close, he was laying the groundwork for his future role as a justice with the Minnesota Supreme Court.  While playing professional football full time, Page attended the University of Minnesota Law School, from which he earned his law degree in 1978.  Following graduation, he worked with the law firm of Lindquist and Vennum in Minneapolis from 1979 to 1984. In 1985, Page was appointed Special Assistant Attorney General, and was soon thereafter promoted.  Tickets are $20 for the general public; $18 for senior citizens, active-duty military, and MSU alumni; free to MSU students with ID.  Tickets are available at the Information Desk at Clark Student Center beginning Wednesday, March 11.  For more information, call (940) 397-4291 or the ticket desk (940)397-4223.