Scarecrow Invasion October 15-Nov 2 | Kickoff October 16th – 10am – 2pm |
October 8th, 2010 categories: Places to Go & Things to Do
Scarecrow sightings are already taking place in the town of Comfort (centered between Kerrville, Bandera, Fredericksburg & Boerne).
Residents and local businesses in Comfort are getting ready to participate in the annual “Scarecrow Invasion”. The Scarecrow Invasion Kickoff is October 16th and will be held in the downtown Historic District. Enjoy scarecrow creations, take pictures with live scarecrows, get your face painted,visit the pumpkin patch and get down with the music. Comfort Chamber of Commerce will be giving fun awards to the brightest and most clever scarecrow stars so come join us for the festivities.
We invite everyone to participate. All you need is to grab some old overalls, a few pumpkins along with your imagination and help welcome in the season by casting your own scarecrow scene.
Scarecrows will continue to be on display through November 2nd. Come enjoy the Fall in Comfort!
Scarecrow Invasion Kickoff Oct. 16th 10 am- 2pm
Scarecrow Invasion Oct. 15- Nov. 2
Images of Fall in the Hill Country
by Benjamin Brooks
In come the cool damp mornings that awaken the mind,
the hills display their fall wardrobe of color,
the sunsets are everything that is cozy,
Like a blazing cup of hot chocolate
Excitement stirs for the holidays
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Antique Alert!!! Comfort Village Antique Show – Oct. 16-17, 2010
October 6th, 2010 categories: Places to Go & Things to Do
PULL OVER!
Come experience the fall in Comfort. It’s time to shop and browse the charming items at the 24th annual Comfort Village Antique Show. For 2 days you can view and purchase many special collectibles from generations before.
Comfort Village Antique Show – Oct. 16,17 Sat 10 am – 5pm Sun 10am- 4pm 
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2010 VARSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE – COMFORT BOBCATS
September 10th, 2010 categories: Places to Go & Things to Do
Go Bobcats!
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COMFORT RESTAURANT GETS RAVE REVIEW!
September 9th, 2010 categories: Comfort Community News, Views & Faces, Places to Go & Things to Do
Click Here to check out a recent article in the Hill Country Current on Comfort’s own “High’s” Restaurant. Congratulations Brent & Denise!
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CAR SHOW, SWAP MEET & CRAFT FAIR – COMFORT, TEXAS – MAY 22, 2010
May 10th, 2010 categories: Places to Go & Things to Do
For more information, go to www.BluffCreekClassicCars.com or call 830-634-2424.
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BIG RANCH SALE CAUSES COMFORT SALES TO RISE IN OCTOBER
November 6th, 2009 categories: About the Local Market, Assessing the Local Market
Real estate sales in Comfort, Texas totalled $1,622,329 due to the sale of a 158 Acre Ranch just outside of Comfort on Mill Dam Road. That compares with $325,000 in October, 2008 and $424,000 in October, 2007.
There are some nice properties in the Comfort area that have been on the market for a while. We feel like there are some good deals to be had in the Hill Country. We’d like to visit with you about them. Give us a call at 830-995-2511.
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GUITAR PICKERS UNITE IN LUCKENBACH, TEXAS FOR RECORD BREAKING FUN – AUGUST 23, 2009
August 24th, 2009 categories: Places to Go & Things to Do
1,859 official pickers attended a gathering at Luckenbach, Texas on August 23, 2009 to break the world record for the Largest Gathering of Guitar Players. The song played? … “Let’s go to Luckenbach, Texas.”
The event raised money for our troops coming home, with emphasis on those having suffered Traumatic Brain Injuries while in combat. Check out VoicesofAGratefulNation.org for more information.
It was great fun! Here are some pictures for your enjoyment:
Here’s a short clip of the song played.
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REAL ESTATES SALES IN COMFORT, TX STILL LAGGING IN JUNE & JULY
August 3rd, 2009 categories: About the Local Market, Assessing the Local Market
There were 4 residential sales in the Comfort ISD totaling just under $1.2 Million during the month of July selling at 94% of List Price. Inventory has been surprisingly low this Summer … so sales are down.
However, during the last several weeks we’ve seen a number of new properties come on the market. Be sure and check our MLS Search engine to find out about those properties.
One recent buyer client told us that we provided them with the BEST experience that they EVER had with a real estate agent! Our goal is to EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS WITH ABOVE & BEYOND SERVICE!
Our offices are located in Comfort but we sell from San Antonio to Kerrville, from Bandera to Fredericksburg. Give us a call. We’d love to help! 830-995-2511.
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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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TIPS FOR INCREASING YOUR CREDIT SCORE
May 25th, 2009 categories: About the Local Market, Real Estate Resourcing
We have had several clients of late who are “on the edge” of the score needed to obtain financing and needed some tips to increase their points by anywhere from 10-50 points. We found this entry on the website, Bankrate.com and thought it was helpful. It was written by Pat Curry. For the full article, go to Tips For Boosting Your Credit Score. Hope this helps!
What you’re looking for on your report are factors that could be affecting your score. Look for errors in the report, such as accounts that aren’t yours, late payments that were actually paid on time, debts you paid off that are shown as outstanding, or old debts that shouldn’t be reported any longer (negatives are supposed to be deleted after seven years, with the exception of bankruptcies, which can stay for as long as 10 years).
After repairing errors, the fastest route to a better score is paying down balances on credit cards, says Watts.
Though it’s not an instant cure, paying down credit lines over a two month period can boost your score a substantial amount, and may be enough to put it over the edge if you’re lurking just beneath the next tier of loan pricing.
Had a few late payments in your past?
Even if you’ve paid your bills late in the past, you can improve your credit score by paying every bill on time from now on, says John Ventura, a consumer law attorney and author of “The Credit Repair Kit.”“Forget about grace periods,” he says. “If you want to have a really good record with the credit agencies, pay your debt before it’s due and keep your balances low.”
A big no-no
One thing you shouldn’t do if you’re just trying to boost your score is close unused accounts, Watts says.“If someone tells you to close unused accounts to improve your score, they’re pulling your leg,” he says. “It won’t help you and it can hurt you.”
Closing unused accounts without paying down your debt changes your utilization ratio, which is the amount of your total debt divided by your total available credit.
“You appear closer to maxing out your accounts,” he says. “That’s why your score can drop. It doesn’t mean people shouldn’t close them, but don’t close them to improve your score.”
If you do cut up cards, though, leave the oldest one open, says Steve Rhode, former president of Myvesta.org, a national nonprofit financial crisis center.
The length of your credit history is another factor in your score. If you close the account of the credit card you got when you were a freshman in college and leave open the ones you just got within the last couple years, it makes you look like a much newer borrower.
“Keep a couple of the oldest open; I don’t care what the interest rate is,” he says. “Creditors don’t care what the rate is.”
Working with credit card balances
Another strategy for bringing up your score: Transfer balances from a card that’s close to being maxed out to other cards to even out your usage, says David Chung, managing director for Maryland-based CreditXpert Inc., which provides credit tools to lenders. Or just spread out your charges between a few cards.“Try to get the usage on all of them at 20 to 30 percent instead of a bunch at zero and one at 80 percent,” Chung says. “You’re not spending less, you’re just shifting it around to different cards.”
It could work, Watts from FICO says. “Transferring the balance to a card with a lower utilization could help,” he says, “but it’s much better to actually pay down the debt if you have the cash kicking around.”
If you’re really into finessing the system, check your credit report to see what day of the month your creditors send updates on payments to the credit bureaus, Chung says. They’re rarely on the same cycle as your payment due date. That’s why you can pay off your card every month and your credit report will show you carrying a balance. Then, make your payments several days before the reporting date.
All of these strategies generally take at least 30 days because lenders don’t report payments more than once a month.
Rapid rescoring
If you’re in the throes of qualifying for a mortgage and need a score boost in a hurry, you can speed the process along with rapid rescoring. If you’ve got legitimate negative information on your credit report, such as late payments or accounts in collections, you’re out of luck. But the process of rapid rescoring can help increase your score within a few days by correcting errors or paying off account balances.You can’t do this one yourself; you’ll need a lender who is a customer of a rapid rescoring service. Generally, the service will run roughly $50 for every account on your credit report that needs to be addressed, but it could save you thousands on your loan.
If a consumer can find a lender who is a customer of a rapid rescoring service, new information can be posted within 72 hours, Watts says.
Some nifty online tools are available to find out which strategies could have the most impact on your score. Fair Isaac’s www.myfico.com site offers a credit score simulator when you purchase a credit score. It offers seven simulated scenarios, such as how paying down your account balances — or not paying any of your bills on time this month — would affect your score.
CreditXpert’s “What-If” simulator lets you play with several variables, such as buying a car, paying off a student loan and opening a department store account, all at the same time. They don’t sell the simulator directly to consumers, though. You can get a list of places that do sell it on the consumer page of its Web site.
The bottom line, the experts say, is that you’re not powerless when it comes to your credit score.
“There are a lot of things you can do to improve your score,” Chung says. “You need to understand what your credit is like now and what’s influencing your score today. Then you can take an objective look at the different options available.”
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