In a rating audit by the Insurance Service Office which rated them on such things as staffing levels, training, equipment, building code enforcement, and more, the Georgetown Fire Department raised their rating from 65 to 87 and, with the addition of equipment, personnel, and other upgrades, achieved a Class 2 rating. This means that they fall into the top 1% of fire departments in the nation. Great goin', guys!
What this means to homeowners and business owners in Georgetown, Texas, in addition to increased safety, is a savings on their home or building insurance. If the fire department is doing a great job, the insurance industry takes that into account when figuring the risk for an area and lowers premiums for homes and businesses in the area served by the department.
Just one more good reason to call Georgeton home!
Take one of our neighbors across the road, for example. No horses on his place (one of the few that doesn't have at least a couple). But he does love his sheep!
I was driving into Georgetown the other day, pulled out of my drive, and had to pull over and take this shot. He had put out a big round bale (grown on this very pasture,as it happens - he pulls the sheep off of this one periodically and lets it grow and hays it, so they're eating hay made from the same grass they graze the rest of the year). The sheep were clearly very interested and enthusiastic - at first glance, all that could be seen was a circle of wagging sheep's tails (and one Great Pyrenees head). One or two moved slightly between the time I first saw them and the click of the camera, and Rene the GP was barking her head off at me, but you get the general idea.
Peaceful visions like this are just one of the joys of living in the country. And we're just a decompression away from Austin.
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"The Agent With Horse Sense" On your side whether you're buying or selling, whether it's a horse property or a house in town.
With a background raising Morgan horses and as a personal chef (among a myriad of other things, including legal assistant, small business owner, mother, middle management for a state agency, and several more), "The Agent With Horse Sense" is well-suited to find that perfect (or potentially perfect) horse property, find the perfect kitchen for the cooking enthusiast, and everything in between. My strong point for Buyers is that I listen - I don't try to sell you what's available, I strive to understand what you truly want and find that for you, whatever that might be.
For Sellers, I can give advice on how to best prepare your property to appeal to buyers (for example, I understand that, for most horse people, "The barn is more important than the house"), how to price it, negotiations, and all the other details involved in a successful sale, from the time you list until the last t is crossed and the last i is dotted at closing. In addition to the usual exposure offered by most agents, I know the special places where your property needs to be highlighted to appeal to the market that is seeking exactly that property. I try to look ahead and predict what bumps are likely to be in the road and know how to avoid/smooth them before we get there. Marketing unique properties requires thinking outside the box, as well as in it (you never know where you'll find that special buyer for your special property), and that's another area where I put my past experiences to work.
While I handle a wide variety of properties, some touch my heartstrings just a little extra.
Among those is rural properties, especially those for horses - I know the difference between "horse suitable" and "acres". Having not only helped clients find their perfect horse property, but searched for and purchased my own, I know how important fencing, horse shelters, access to water, kinds of soil and grasses, distance to the local feed store, agricultural exemptions, and such are. When you're looking for a horse property specialist, you want someone who understands these things - and, most especially, who knows what your horses need and understands that they are a part of the family.
Another interest is in helping to see that our world is just as beautiful and inhabitable for our grandchildren as it is today. To that end, I've attained my EcoBroker® certification and am constantly studying and learning ways to make homes not only more friendly ecologically but more comfortable and economical at the same time, thus serving today and the future.
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