Related Links
Here are some links to help you out in the home buying process which
helps you to educate yourself on the process:
HOME
RELATED
Start
your home search HERE.
How to buy a
house.
Schools
with International Baccalaureate program in Greater Austin area
(IB program is one of the
best programs you can send your kid to. for more information visit http://www.ibo.org/ibo/index.cfm)
- Anderson High
School
- Murchison Middle
School
- Leander High
School
- Westwood High
School
If you are buying a new home, don't forget to apply for homestead
exemption. More information is available here.
Questions
& Answers about Homestead exemptions.
You can download the form here,
print it and mail it.
All Texas state forms are available here.
Austin Crime statistics
link
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/police/apt_neighbor/search_2003.cfm
National School Statistics Link.
Research all the schools in the country.
http://nces.ed.gov/
MORTGAGE RELATED
Stop!
Before you buy your homeowners insurance contact Texas Dept. of
Insurance information below.
https://wwwapps.tdi.state.tx.us/inter/perlroot/consumer/homerate/rghome.html
Here is some tip, when you get insurance:
Avoid: Too much insurance.
The Fix:
Review your insurance policy annually with your agent or a
customer-service representative. Does your home owner’s insurance
include the value of the land, for example? The land isn’t going
anywhere, even in a twister, so you don’t need to insure it — just the
structure and your belongings. If you have an older car, the annual
premiums and deductible might make collision and comprehensive
insurance cost more than the car is worth. On any insurance policy,
auto or home, think about a higher deductible. Because filing numerous
small claims can raise your insurance rates, you may be better off
covering minor losses yourself and getting a lower rate with a
high-deductible policy. You may also have unneeded special riders on
high-value items you no longer own — an heirloom ring you gave to a
daughter for her wedding, for example. Or you may be paying for
off-premises property coverage, which covers loss of goods outside your
home, when you rarely if ever carry around valuables. If you think you
might be overinsured and want an opinion from someone besides your
agent, go to the Insurance Information Institute site, at www.iii.org.
Savings: 15 to 30 percent on home and auto bills.
(from http://www.realsimple.com/)
Credit
counseling
http://www.debtadvice.org/takethefirststep/compinfo.cfm?agency_id=11734
When you find the
home you want to look for, let me
represent you to get you the best deal possible, and walk you through
the whole process, and make it all a breeze!
Does it make sense to
refinance?
Find out here. If it does for you, let me refinance your loan for low
cost. We can do no cost refinance. Here is the link to find out.
http://www.fmcalcs.com/tools-rc/default/calculator
Comprehensive information
on Home mortgages:
www.mtgprofessor.com
See
your mortgage payments here (need
java plug in)
www.jeacle.ie/mortgage/
Mortgage Rate Trends
http://mortgage-x.com/trends.htm
Affordable Housing
http://www.fanniemae.com/
Sites to know for
investing in Austin
http://ctrma.org/
http://www.183A.com
http://www.texastollways.com/tta/index.asp
Great site to learn more about Investing in Land
http://www.investinginland.com/
Unrelated
links, but good links to learn from:
I am a huge supporter of open source movement. Here is Best web browser
and email program which came out of it.
Firebird
& Thunderbird
Viruses got you down? Here is a good free virus prevention program for
your Windows machine:
http://www.free-av.com/
Free Windows firewall to save you from rouge programs in your computer
access the internet or illegal programs from the Internet access your
program
http://www.zonelabs.com/
To take away all the spybots from your computer - download, install and
run regularly Spybot Search and destroy. Don't use Internet Explorer if
possible.
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
13 Things that doesn't make sense.
Here are 13 things which defys our understanding of how things supposed
to work in this advanced scientific world.
http://www.newscientist.com/
Fun with Google
Here is where I live.
My
house
43things.
This is a cool site. Use this to accomplish your goals. Write it down.
Write it down here, share it with people, update it. I am hoping this
works.
http://www.43things.com/
The
Miracle Foundation:
An Angel from Heaven took the form of Caroline Boudreaux. She works
with a orphanage in India (Chennai) and building another for kids
orphaned by the recent Tsunami. Please donate generously and get
involved.
http://www.miraclefoundation.org/
Spiritual:
My spiritual well beingness is invested in the teachings of Paramahamsa
Yogananda in his interpretations of the teachings of Jesus and Krishna
and the the common base of Yoga. Also in the spiritual Master from
Kerala, Mata Amritanandamayi.
http://www.srf-yogananda.org
http://www.ammachi.org
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