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David Berchelmann

Is Your Home Priced Right?

Pricing your home is one of the most important aspects when it comes to selling. Overprice…and your home sits on the market for days, weeks, months, maybe years while other similar homes sell around you.

While other homes are selling, all you get to do is keep making that mortgage payment while your home sits on the market overpriced. Price to low and you end up losing out on money that could have been yours. So how do you know if your home is overpriced?

There are a few ways to gauge this but here some of the most obvious:

* Your home has been on the market longer than similar homes in your area that came on the market after yours * Very few people are coming to preview your home
* You seem to have a lot of home previews but still haven’t received any offers

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El Paso: Is Now the Time to Buy A Home?

You might be wondering if now is the right the time to buy. Truly, only you are the one who will be able to decide the answer to that question. With that said, if you are looking at purchasing a home in the El Paso area…there is no better time than today to find your next home.

Let’s take a look at the El Paso in general. This is a city that has weathered the down economy fairly well. In fact, our city has been growing! With the growth at Fort Bliss and the up and coming health sector, many people are looking at El Paso as a great place to live. According to Business Week...

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Hike the Franklin Mountains

Hiking the Franklin Mountains is a very affordable weekend activity. When you access the park, the cost is $4 a person. Be sure to take plenty of water with you. At least 3 liters a person if you are going to hike Mount Franklin North. As always, be cautious of snakes and watch your step. When you are standing almost 3,000 ft above El Paso, be proud…you are at one of the highest points in the state of Texas.

Franklin Mountains

Follow the link for pictures and more information about the largest urban park in United States.

My Article in the El Paso Times (8/22/10)

Once a month, I write an article for the El Paso Times that appears on the front page of the living section. Most of my inspiration comes from exploring and observing El Paso in its rawest form. I hope you enjoy the ride as I live El Paso.

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EL PASO — Storm clouds gather over the southern horizon, rising toward the heavens. At the same time, the hot summer sun is setting in the west as the sky begins to turn a red-orange. After living in El Paso for two years, this time of year is always exciting for me.

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El Paso Driving To Improve on City's West Side

With around $80 million in construction funds, look for an expansion of Loop 375/TransMountain road on El Paso's West Side. With this expansion, roads will be widened from 2 lanes to four lanes along with elevated roadways at intersections.

Read more about the widening of El Paso's Loop 375 here