Tulsa, OK

Midtown Tulsa Real Estate - the "hub" of Tulsa

The popularity of midtown Tulsa real estate is ever-growing and this Tulsa REALTOR believes it's the smartest real estate investment you can make. I receive a lot of internet inquiries from folks relocating to Tulsa and they often ask "what IS so special about midtown Tulsa real estate?"

Here's an interesting inquiry I received last week from a gentleman relocating to Tulsa from Los Angeles:

"My preference would be an area that is a little more urban, but yet still accessible to bike trails and parks. I prefer more mature neighborhoods where the trees and landscaping are really fully grown (no newer subdivisions). I want to be where I don't have to drive far to get to the grocery store or grab a cup of coffee or get a drink. Older houses or townhouses with more character suit me. Would like to be close to libraries, museums and fun stuff - close to independent, locally-owned businesses and restaurants as opposed to big chains stores and restaurants. I like hills. I hate commuting, and I will most likely be working downtown. Prefer brick. From what I've been able to tell from a bit of internet searching and checking out homes on your website, I'm currently thinking that the Midtown Tulsa area would probably coincide the most with the ideal place I'd be looking for."

And my response,

"What you've described as far as your ideal area of town - close to parks, mature trees, locally-owned businesses and restaurants - IS midtown Tulsa. Midtown has the highest "walk-ability" score of all of Tulsa. We have the most parks and of course, we have the RiverParks (walking and cycling trails). We take great pride in supporting our locally-owned restaurants and businesses in midtown. There is a plethora of casual or fine dining in midtown on Cherry Street, Brookside or Utica Square. Midtown is just south of downtown Tulsa, which is going through a major revitalization. In midtown, you'll find the most farmers' markets, art galleries and museums. Yes, midtown Tulsa is where you'll want to be."

We cherish our historic homes in midtown Tulsa and frequent our parks and biking trails. In midtown Tulsa, you'll find the runners, cyclists, recyclers, artists, professionals and cultural diversity.

In midtown Tulsa, we support the Bluedome Arts district, the downtown pop-up shops, the ballet, the symphony, the many farmers' markets and local restaurants that offer organic and vegetarian options.

Midtown Tulsa is as much about a lifestyle and an attitude as it is about our beloved vintage homes. If you are relocating to Tulsa, let me give you a tour of midtown Tulsa and set up a search for you of midtown Tulsa real estate.

Midtown Tulsa - it's the little corner of Tulsa where you'll want to live!

Copyright 2011-2012 Lori Cain All Rights Reserved - Originally Posted at: Midtown Tulsa Real Estate - Lori Cain

Tulsa Public Schools has a great web site. They include some history of Tulsa and describe why we are known as "green country."

Also, Tulsa is considered the cultural and arts center of Oklahoma with two world-renowned art museums, one of the largest concentrations of art deco architecture and a full-time professional opera and ballet. Tulsa was named one of America's most livable large cities by Partners for Livable Communities, Forbes and Relocate America.

So, you wouldn't expect anything but the best from our public school system. The web site has an easy boundary map and lists of elementary, junior high and middle schools and high schools.

Read about our Tulsa school board members - all active community leaders elected to their post. Please contact any of them directly if you have a question about a school in the district they represent - their contact information is listed on the site.

Tulsa Public Schools Park Green Team by Tracy Kouns

Lots of information is included on this site, including policies, programs, bus routes and schedules and meetings. You can check out the TPS Student Progress Portal, the "No Child Left Behind Act" annual report card, and school profiles.

Tulsa Public Schools is committed to providing a quality learning experience for every student, every day, without exception.

Dual Language Immersion Program students (TPS photo by T.J. Gerlach)

An online "School Lookup" function has been added to the Tulsa Public Schools web site. This will allow parents to enter their home address to identify and access their child's home school locations and transportation information. This new feature provides the elementary, middle and high school information for your property address.

If you are relocating to Tulsa Oklahoma, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at what you learn about our Tulsa Public School system! If I can help you with further information, don't hesitate to call!

Copyright 2011-2012 Lori Cain All Rights Reserved - Originally Posted at: Midtown Tulsa Real Estate - Lori Cain

If you’re looking to buy investment properties, look at what Tulsa, OK has to offer. Recently, Tulsa was named the best market in the country for real estate investors by Relocate America. And, while interest rates are very low, it is the best time to start looking. A home in Tulsa, OK can be one of the best investments a person could make.

Relocate America ranked Tulsa as the number one spot to live in the United States based on several reasons. Some top reasons include the cost of living is lower, the quality of life is better and sustainability in these difficult economic times has been good.

Tulsa, OK expects to exceed one million people over the next two years, compared to the 400,000 that currently live there. The city is also promising to continue to be a shining example of exactly what a thriving community should be. Tulsa is growing and creating new jobs in very strong industries such as energy, telecommunications, health care, and aerospace. Tulsa is even a sports mecca with five professional teams and a few minor league teams. Tulsa is also home to several collegiate level powerhouse universities.

Tulsa is located in the lush green country side of Oklahoma’s rather dry state. The areas beautiful trails system includes many recreational activities, rivers and parks for the whole family to enjoy. It’s an overall great place to take a break from the everyday life, so you won’t have a problem filling your investment properties.

If you would like to view some of Tulsa’s investment properties, call Realtors® Tom and Bev Herring. It’s the best way to be introduced to all the available real estate Tulsa has to offer.

Originally posted at: http://tomandbev.info/2012/02/08/tulsa-named-the-best-market-in-the-country/

Once upon a time there was a building that had a mouse problem. They knew they had a mouse problem because they found mouse poop in the kitchen drawers. “Ick!” yelled the cook, “Something must be done!”

So the smart people got together to tackle the problem. One of them suggested getting a cat. They would let the cat live in the building and it would take care of the mouse problem for them. “The problem with that,” said one wise person, “Is that we’ll have to leave the cabinet doors open. And we’ll have to feed the cat and set up cat litter box duty. No thanks!”

Someone else suggested getting a plastic snake and putting it in the drawers where the mouse poop was found. “This will not work,” said one of the farmers. “I use plastic snakes in my garden to scare off the birds and they work well. But plastic snakes do not scare off mice. Mice are not afraid of plastic snakes. They just run right over them and ignore them.” So they scraped that idea.

Eventually they decided to use mouse traps with some peanut butter smeared on the trigger. And of course, it worked like a charm! The mouse problem was quickly eradicated and everybody was happy.

Are you looking to buy a Tulsa Oklahoma house online? Are you using sites like Trulia, Zillow, Realtor.com and others? If so, you’re a whole lot like those people who wanted to take care of the mouse problem using the cat and the plastic snake. You’re getting some information about Tulsa Oklahoma houses, but not necessarily the correct information.

And why is that? Because online sites like Zillow, Trulia and even Reatlor.com get their information from a database called the Multi-List System. This is where all Real Estate folks put the information about houses they have for sale. And all this information is regulated. It has to be entered correctly.

This information is released to online sites like Zillow, Trulia and Realtor.com. And guess what? They are not regulated. They can do with the information anything they wish. Now, this doesn’t mean they willfully change it. I’m convinced they don’t. However, we often find that correct information does not find its’ way from the Multi-List Database to Zillow, Trulia and Realtor.com. Somehow or other, details sometimes get lost in translation.

How do we know this? Because often, when a home buyer calls about a property they found on one of those sites, the information is incorrect. The property may have already been sold. The estimate of value is off or, the agent listed by the property actually has nothing to do with the property.

That’s when we go to our Multi-List system where we find accurate and real-time information. We can tell you when the house went for sale, IF the house even IS for sale and who the listing agent is and if there has been any price reductions. We can tell you lots of other helpful information also. All you have to do is ask!

So the next time you’re looking for a property, go online if you want. But to be a smart Tulsa Oklahoma home shopper, call up your local real estate agent. They’ll get you what you need!

Real results...it's as simple as using peanut butter to catch a mouse! And everyone knows that works!

You know how it is. You're out showing houses and you come across one of those things that catches your eye. It can be an old light fixture, a retro stove, the marks on the wall showing the heights of the kids who grew up there or even...just a fence that has stood in place for a very long time.

This sign caught my eye yesterday as I was showing houses in Tulsa Oklahoma, in an older neighborhood.

The house had long since been abandoned and was in foreclosure.

But the fence has continued to stand guard through all the changes and over the course of time.

A testiment to the people who put it there.