BEST OF BURGERS IN THE HILL COUNTRY – TEXAS MONTHLY ARTICLE
July 22nd, 2009 categories: Places to Go & Things to Do
It looks like two of our Hill Country Faves made Texas Monthly’s 2009 Best Burgers List: #3 Alamo Springs Cafe cheeseburger with chiles on jalapeno cheese bun and #49 Kerrville’s Classics Burgers and “Moore” cheeseburger. Check out the full article Here.
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GUITAR PICKIN’ WITH A PATRIOTIC FLAVOR – LUCKENBACH, TEXAS – AUGUST 23, 2009
July 22nd, 2009 categories: Places to Go & Things to Do
Here’s a fun item you won’t want to miss, especially if you are of the guitar pickin’ persuasion. A gathering will be held on August 23, 2009 to attempt to break the World Record for the Biggest Guitar Pickin’ Session ever! Everyone’s welcome to bring small instruments like fiddles, banjos, or shakers but most importantly, BRING GUITARS AND YOUR PICKIN’ BUDDIES!
The event will benefit our troops coming home, with emphasis on those having suffered Traumatic Brain Injuries while in combat. Check out VoicesofAGratefulNation.org for more information and See you there!
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OUR REAL ESTATE STRATEGY: CONNECTING BUYERS & SELLERS FOR A WIN/WIN RESULT
July 20th, 2009 categories: About the Local Market, Real Estate Resourcing
What separates a good real estate agent from a really GREAT one? I am an observer by nature and I am always observing agents to determine who the good ones are and who are not. Quite honestly, there are times when I look at listings that I am about to show to a client and I cringe after I notice who the listing agent is. I do that because, as in all businesses, there are real estate agents who are not pleasant to deal with, who aren’t very efficient at doing their job (my #1 pet peeve), and, in terms of their negotiating techniques on behalf of their clients, they are operating at a 2 or 3 year old level. “This is MINE and you can’t have it!”
Our tag line for our business is: “Connecting Buyers & Sellers for a Win/Win Result.” It pretty much sums up who we are and how we do business. First, our belief is that the real estate business is about matching willing buyers and willing sellers. We’re not trying to convince anyone to do anything they don’t want to do. Secondly, we believe that we can do that that in a win/win way for all.
There are some in the real estate business who would take exception to our strategy about the win/win aspect and say that representation is exclusively about getting your client the very best deal (e.g., it’s not a win/win, but a win/lose, with the “win” in favor of MY client and the lose in favor of YOUR client). Another way of saying it is, “We absolutely won’t leave anything on the table.”
While it certainly IS our goal to get our client the very best deal possible (and we really are quite good at it), the problem with the Win/Lose approach is that it creates an adversarial relationship between the parties. Win/Lose negotiators often have strong egos and they have an extremely limited view of what the client’s REAL interests are. To say it a different way, they are negotiating based from their own ego, not in the true interest of the client. Even though the strategy sounds like a good idea for the client, quite often the results are less than what you might expect. The problem is that adversarial negotiating quite often ends up in compromise in order to get the deal done and so … sometimes they win, sometimes they lose. And sometimes the adversarial relationship continues … even into the courts.
The alternative way of negotiating is based on interests. It’s a bigger picture view and it provides for many more possible solutions. The truth is that people and situations are complex and every transaction has multiple factors that influence whether a person is getting a good deal or not. For example, who wants a great price on something that doesn’t interest them? or work for their family?
What we are trying to do is match interests and so we we feel like it is our job (and we spend most of our time observing and anticipating) what the changing interests of both parties are so that we can create a contractual agreement that both parties want to live up to. Sometimes, the hardest task is getting people to “see outside the box” … that their interests truly are being served with the creative solution that we are offering. See future articles with the keyword, “Interest Based Negotiations” for further elaboration the subject.
Connecting Buyers & Sellers for a Win/Win Result: It’s what we do. It’s who we are. And, it takes advantage of what people truthfully want to do. It is our feeling that if we are creative in putting deals together, we will get much better results than the next guy … and those results will be win/win for all!
If you are looking for win/win results, give us a call at 830-995-2511. We’d love to visit with you.
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Comfort Heritage Foundation Tour of Homes – April 18, 2009
April 16th, 2009 categories: Places to Go & Things to Do
The Comfort Heritage Foundation is hosting a tour of six Comfort Homes on Saturday April 18, 2009 from 12 Noon to 5:00 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person on the Day of the Tour (CHR Historic Comfort State Bank Building) at the corner of High & 7th Street.
For more information, call 830-995-3034.
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Singing Water Vineyards – Featuring Artwork of Keely Smith – Reception on April 4, 2009 (2 to 5 p.m.)
April 3rd, 2009 categories: Places to Go & Things to Do
Singing Waters Vineyard will be holding its first event in their 2009 Fine Wine & Fine Art series featuring the artwork of local artist, Keely Smith. Click HERE for other examples of her artwork (as shown on her website). 
The show opens on Thursday and the artist’s reception will be held on April 4th from 2-5p.m.
Singing Waters Vineyards Business Hours: Thursday, Friday & Saturday from 11a.m.-6p.m., Sunday Noon-5p.m.
For more information on Singing Waters Vineyards, click HERE for their website.
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