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Bitter Clinger wrote:

Excaliber wrote:

Bitter Clinger wrote:

twomillenium wrote:That is why you use a good Realtor.

And that is an oxymoron.

In my experience, that's not true unless you just walk into a real estate office and ask for any agent.

You need to qualify an agent in the same manner as you would an attorney. If you do that, you will very likely have a very satisfactory buying or selling experience.

Don't ask me how I learned this or how many times I did it the wrong way before I got it figured out.

They create NO value. They profit off the transaction and are highly overcompensated. Most cannot count to twenty without taking off their shoes.

That sounds like what other people involved in real estate transactions would claim. I happen to agree.

sbrawley wrote:

Jusme wrote:

sbrawley wrote:I took the POST and physical agility test this morning for Montgomery County and I'm pleased to say I passed both. I also have a physical test for Lubbock County in a couple of weeks. Hopefully some good changes will happen by summer.

Good luck sbrawley!

It will be a huge culture change for you if you end up in Lubbock County, but they are some of the best folks around.
Keep us updated.

Thanks.
As long as Lubbock isn't the size of Houston and preferably more rural, I think I'll/we'll adjust nicely. I grew up in a small town in Oklahoma and living in San Diego and now Houston have both been a culture shock. Ready to get back to small town life.

Lubbock is definitely NOT small town Oklahoma. It is over 185,000 in population. Rural Lubbock County, what there is left of it, is much like any other rural area, just with a big town next door.
Lubbock County is about 30 miles Square (900 Square miles)
City of Lubbock is about 61+/- Square miles.
More of Lubbock County is rural or small town than is urban.
The wind is "FUN" and the dust storms are nasty. Tornado Alley.

I spent most of my growing up years in West Texas, The Texas Panhandle, SW Kansas, NW Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Panhandle.

I lived in Amarillo 5 times between '54 and '96.

A man Asked me once what it was like where I grew up.
I told him you had three choices: You get tough, you leave or you die. I told him I was grown before I left. Nuff Said.

Never leave more than one window down or one door open at a time unless you want to empty the interior of your vehicle.