Kingwood, TX

Last week, Thursday at 4pm my cell phone rang.... it was my wife calling to deliver the news. Did my 12-year old daughter, Kendall, make the middle school basketball team or not? I dreaded answering the call. I was bracing fo a "no", that would be followed by the broken heart and sobbings of my sweet Kendall in the background.

Earlier in the year Kendall tried out for and missed the cut for the volleyball team. She's been playing for years and missing the cut was totally devastating. Rather than completely giving up, Kendall decided to be the team manager which entails the same schedule as the players but with the added responsibility of getting to everything earlier, leaving later, and all kinds of off the court projects.. a lot of extra work for the parents!

When Kendall came to me a month ago and said she wanted to be on the basketball team it took everything in my power to say, "Sounds great, I'm sure you'll do wonderful". What I really wanted to say was, "Really, are you kidding? You've never played basketball. I'm not sure we can support you being team manager of another sport. I can't take it!"

Needless to say, we spent the past month practicing her new sport and preparing for tryouts. First day we practiced together I realized she had no chance of making it unless we saw significant improvement. Over the past month, and in between being the volleyball team manager, Kendall has committed countless hours to practicing basketball; dribbling, shooting, layups, etc. Each day brought improvement and I could see her progressing but still wondered how she would stack up with other kids who have been playing for years.

Like Kendall, many of you have been thrust into a new environment, playing a game you've never played or even ptracticed before. I see new agents hit the streets daily. Full of ambition, wanting to succeed, with a hope of making a better life for themselves. 80% of agents don't make it their first year. 60% of those that make it in year 1 don't survive year 2. How scary! Experienced agents know the odds. They see the "new" flock of agents come and go, month after month, year after year.

So how do new agents make it? How do elite agents stay on top. I've picked up a few things that I believe to be true of all successful realtors. Many of which I blog about regularly. There is one common thread amongst these elite real estate professionals; WORK. Elite realtors never give up, they never back down, they get up early, they go to bed late, they work work work. Good things happen to those that work hard. Workers can always be found doing the right things, in the right places, at the right times, and with the right people.

When my wife said, "Kendall made the team!", it took everything in my power to hold the tears of job back. I knew how much this meant to her. She had a goal and she went after it, holding nothing back.

I truly believe that each of can experience the same success that my little girl has if we will simply go to work.

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If you are searching for a home in the Kingwood area, I would suggest looking at Oakhurst @ Kingwood. It's located right off Highway 59 @ Northpark Dr. It's one of the few areas in Kingwood where you can get to the freeway in 5 minutes, so it makes your commute more managable. The Oakhurst Golf Course is one of the finest in the area as well.

Here is a list of the current builders in Oakhurst: Lennar, Frontier Custom Builders, Village Builders, Highland Homes, Brickland Homes, Jaeger Homes, Rueby Custom Homes, Coventry Homes, First Texas Homes, Callery Custom Homes, Legend Homes, & Triumph Homes. Much of Oakhurst is already built out, so some of these builders are done building in the community. Highland Homes is one of my favorite builders in Oakhurst. Maddie Ngo is the sales manager there and she is great to work with.

Take a drive though Oakhust and get a feel for the community. I am confident that you will be impressed. You can find homes ranging from the $120's to the 800's.

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Where's the best place to live and raise a family in Houston, Texas?

I have lived in Houston, Texas since 1989. During that time, I have moved 15 times. I've lived in almost every area outside of Beltway 8, all the way around Houston. I've lived in Katy, Cypress, Sugar Land / Stafford, Tomball, Magnolia, Conroe, The Woodands, Porter, Kingwood, & Spring. The only parts I haven't lived in would be Pasadena and Pearland, but I have working in those areas many times. This gives me some real experiences with most of the city outer city. With all this experience in the Houston area, where would I chose to live and raise my family?

Kingwood, TX is my city of choice. I think it's Houston's best kept secret. As a REALTOR, I don't like to limit myself to one area. I like to work anywhere within an hour of my house. Living in Kingwood allows me to work anywhere in the Houston area because there is virtually no traffic on Highway 59 and it will quickly get you anywhere you want to be. I can meet clients in Cypress, Sugar Land, and even Pearland all within an hour of my house. I can be downtown in 25 minutes. I have never lived anywhere else in Houston where I could do that.

The schools in Kingwood are some of the best schools in the country. Kingwood High School and Kingwood Park High School have some of the highest ratings anywhere in the Houston area. This is one of the main factors that cause Kingwood to get attention from relocating visitors.

The Woodlands, TX is very nice as well, but it gets a lot of "through" traffic from all the neighboring areas. When I work in The Woodlands, I end up stuck in traffic much of the time. It is one of the nicest parts of Houston, but the traffic causes me too much frustration. Katy & Cypress, TX are very nice as well, but there are not many trees in the area, so it doesn't really feel like home to me.

Kingwood is name "the liveable forest" for a reason. It is sourrounded by many tress that shade the area and create a canopy of protection from the draining Texas heat. Kingwood still has a small town feel to it that no other area in Houston has. It is one of the best places in the Houston area to raise a family.

In all my experience in the Houston area, Kingwood, TX is definitely my #1 place to live.

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