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CHIEF

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  1. I know waterfront has always been crazy, even when I lived in Austin in the late 90s/early 2000s, but holy fuck. I'm putting a waterfront 3/2, with a canal in back, boat slip, and about 100 foot of canal front under contract later today for $515,000. Just shows how big of a difference there is in our markets. We are at $211.59/sqft. on this one. I bet lakefront on Lake Travis was past $200/sqft. in the 80s. CHIEF
  2. They have already moved out, and are maintaining and paying taxes on three houses, and doing renovations on their new one. Believe me, they need the money, and need the houses to sell. They paid $375k for the riverfront house not more than 3 years ago, haven't done a thing to it, and expect to get over double what they paid for it. The father's house was inherited, not a dime owed on it. A vacant house is a bad thing, no one knows when pipes leak, cracks in the walls from not running HVAC, broken sprinkler heads giving you a $1500 water bill, etc. This isn't in an area where people are desperate for anything close in for commuting to work. This market is nothing like Austin. CHIEF
  3. We have a certain couple that are clients, just sold them a place with acreage out west of Granbury. We have her deceased father's house and the riverfront home they just moved out of listed. They wanted to set the prices, refused to use comps. The Dad's house will realistically appraise for about $400k, we told them we couldn't see it going for more than $425k, so they set the price at $469k. The riverfront house will realistically appraise for $600k, they originally wanted it priced at $825k. We told them that there was no way it would bring remotely close to that, but they wanted to list it at $775k. They priced them so out of whack, that there were no showings for two weeks. Of course, it was our fault (not advertising it enough, not having an Open House every two or three days, not coercing our clients, which we can't do anyway, etc.) We finally got a contract on the father's house, they grudgingly accepted an offer of $425k, exactly what we told them it would bring. Both of these homes need major renovation, $100k on the father's house, probably $200-250k on their home. The priced them as much or more than new construction in our neighborhood. My Mom (the broker) told them they were priced too high, and if you want to try FSBO on their house, she would gladly give up the listing agreement. Every listing that we price is on the market for 3-4 days at the most. She has shown them that. But damn, some people are just greedy and hardheaded. Not to mention paying mortgage, taxes, maintenance, and upkeep on two homes. CHIEF
  4. That's the airport where I learned to fly. People buy those little Grumman Yankees because they are cheap. But there is a reason, they are a bitch to fly, not really a good trainer or first plane to own. CHIEF
  5. We watched about 7 of them while sitting in his blind one night, through the thermal. Big bastards looked like year old bear cubs. He was there last weekend and he estimated there was 300 lbs. souring on the ground under the feeder. Our feeder is going to be on that bluff on the river (posted picture), so we will have more coons for sure. CHIEF
  6. My buddy, at the lease, has been losing about 40% of his protein out of his feeder to coons. He sent me this link: https://www.coonhood.com . We are about to put out a 1500 lb. protein feeder, so I ordered these to keep the coons out. They are expensive, but will pay for themselves within 6 months. CHIEF
  7. I'm not sure about the utilities. They have their own dozer and fencing guys. Those were decent margins pre-pandemic. I haven't talked to him since, they may have crazy margins now. They were using their own money, and sold all of the tracts relatively quick. It was a decent return for not having a crazy amount of exposure in the stock market. The good thing about land, they aren't making any more of it. If it is still ginning along this year, I may throw some cash into the pot, or I may do the same thing in our area. A few years ago there was 950 acres for sale, down the road, for $2900/acre. I tried to talk my Dad into buying it and cutting it up. Tracts in this area go routinely for about $8k to 12k/acre. CHIEF
  8. Have a guy that we tailgate with that does this in the outlying counties around Austin and Belton. They buy 200-600 acre ranches and divide them up. They usually by at $7000-8000/acre, and divide it up in 10-50 acre tracts. They go ahead and survey it, and fence the tracts. They put gravel roads to all of the properties, and clean out from under the big oaks, then sell it for $10k-12/acre. Theses were pre-pandemic prices, I'm sure the pricing structure is different now. CHIEF
  9. CHIEF

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    Buddy that I tailgate with, and now hunt with is VP of clinical development at QuVa Pharmaceutical in Belton. He has a pharmaceutical degree from UT. He has been to countless seminars on Alzheimers. He said the closest he has seen for a cure is walking at least 4000 steps per day. The brain scans show that to be the greatest benefit. My MIL and her brother both have it. MIL is a paraplegic in a wheelchair, so she is shit out of luck. But her brother can still get around real well, but he sometimes wonders off. Their mother had it. I plan on buying a cattle prod to use on Mrs. CHIEF if she starts to develop symptoms. CHIEF
  10. Not to mention the litigation a homeowner could be exposed to for not disclosing something, or it doesn't get caught by an inspector. Encroachments, easements, verified square footage, the list just goes on. Do you think an 85 year old widow that is downsizing could keep herself out of court? CHIEF
  11. The conch ceviche at Bob Marley's is killer. I eat it every time we run down to Punta Sur. CHIEF
  12. We always advise to let a property show at least through one weekend. You never know when someone that works during the week sees a property on a Saturday or Sunday and absolutely falls in love and will bid whatever amount is needed to be the picked contract. CHIEF
  13. That's what CHIEF Jr. is getting. He just needs a reg, BC, and a tank, then he can go dive Wheeler Branch to his heart's content. CHIEF
  14. What I love about it, it's like golf. Our trip in 2018, there was couple diving the reefs with us that were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. They were in their late 70's. The old man even climbed into the dive boat with his tank still on. CHIEF
  15. Lobo, in this unprecedented seller's market where buyers are buying sight unseen REX makes some sense. If you are comfortable with getting the average price per square foot in your neighborhood, and if your house is nothing special, go for it. If the buyer has an agent you will still be responsible for their commission. The discount brokers around here charge 4%, 1% for them and 3% for the buyer's agent. On houses, we list, over $750k we charge 5% currently. I'm sure their is someone doing the same in your area. You need to decide if 1-2% of your home's value is enough money, that you are willing to take on the time and responsibility of all negotiations, time sensitivity of documents, negotiating repairs, picking offers that have the best chance of getting a finalized contract, etc. If you work 50-60 hours away from home, it's going to require a considerable amount of your work time. You will be the one responsible for scheduling repairs and letting the repairmen in and out. CHIEF
  16. Doing a Twilight with Aldora on the early August trip. Two of the guys with us will have less than 10 dives. One, it will be about his 5th or 6th dive. Mrs. CHIEF is even going. CHIEF
  17. Didn't Missionary Ridge burn about 15-20 years ago? It's up by Villacito and Lemon correct? CHIEF
  18. Yeah, there are going to be occasional problems. The first dive on the last day a couple of years ago (about our 15th or so dive ever) my wife's mask wouldn't seal properly, and kept flooding. We were on the East side and only in about 40 feet of water, I could tell she was frustrated as hell, and headed to the surface. I was about 90% sure that was going to be her last dive ever. Dario, our divemaster, followed her up, he told me to just stand pat. After about 5 minutes, here they came back down, crisis averted. As a new diver, it's easy to panic, or quit. Good on you for climbing back in the saddle. Both times I have dove Cozumel I have seen people quit diving after a panic attack. Not just women, but athletic young men as well. Not sure if that's the norm or an exception, always new divers, or people that haven't dove in years that treat it like riding a bike. Our first dive is usually Columbia Deep, probably my favorite. The coral spires rise up from the bottom like a small Monument Valley. Probably my favorite place to be on this planet. CHIEF
  19. Troph, are they keeping y'all in shallower reefs with your kids, or are they letting y'all go deeper than 60'? CHIEF
  20. Had a buddy with an early 60's Impala in high school. He, and his two brothers would sleep in the trunk on camping trips/pasture parties. Plenty of room to stretch out for all three of them at 6' and 150-160 lbs. CHIEF
  21. One of the kids (well 25) that is going to Coz with us at the end of July was in that group at Travis yesterday finishing his certification. He said it wasn't bad at all, the instructor said they usually need flashlights, but not yesterday. CHIEF
  22. This. Spend the extra $17, it even comes with a couple of drink stubs. CHIEF
  23. Getting out of the big city is the best thing I ever did. It has probably put 10 extra years on my life. Never having to deal with traffic, an HEB 15 minutes away, deer and golfers to watch, having a shop to tinker around. The main thing I missed, moving from Austin, was Vietnamese and good Chinese food. But, it has made me incredible at cooking foods that I miss, and a good bowl of Pho is only 45 minutes away. CHIEF
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