Rowlett TX, Why You Should Make it YOUR HOME

WOW ~ Rowlett, TX, The City on the Lake & on the Move, was named "2015 America's Top Small City to Move To" by MOVOTO ... again!!!

 

It really is no surprise that Rowlett TX, a Northern suburbs of Dallas that is surrounded by ~30 miles of Shoreline, was named the #1 "Top Small City to Move to"! As a matter of fact, SafeWise deemed Rowlett TX as 1 of the 50 "Safest Places to live in Texas" ... and the neighboring cities of Murphy, Wylie & Sachse made the list as well!!! Not to mention, in 2010, Money Magazine named Rowlett TX #24 in the "100 Best Places to Live in America"! AND for the past many years, Rowlett TX has received the "Playful City" award from KaBoom which awards cities across America that have local policies/programs in place that support and increase play opportunities for children! 

Rowlett TX is just a hop, skip & a jump from Downtown Dallas (~20 miles) and since the completion of the Eastern extension of the George Bush Toll Way & the DART Light Rail Blue Line Extension, Rowlett TX is literally minutes from everything!

Rowlett has seen great growth and has still been able to hold on to their small town feel which really brings a sense of Community to it's residents. There's always Events or Activities to do ~ just check out what Rowlett has to offer!  In addition, parents/children have a choice as to what school they want to attend within the Garland 

ISD, which has numerous 

Recognized & Exemplary schools! 

Another big draw to Rowlett TX is the reasonable Home Prices that are quite a bit lower than near by towns like Murphy, Frisco or Plano. And let's not forget that in Rowlett TX, you can even live On the Lake and have YOUR very own Private Boat Dock! 

If you want your Cake & Eat it too ... meaning a Progressive Town that is near a major Metroplex but has a Down Home Feeling & has been Nationally & on a State level recognized as a great place to live, then Rowlett TX is the city for you! 

 

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Let me know if I can help you or your family/friends with any Real Estate needs. 

If there's a neighborhood that you'd like more information on in Rowlett, Rockwall, Garland, Mesquite, Fate, Royse City, Wylie, Sachse, or Murphy, simply Email me or go to my Website to request a personal Home Search.   If you're thinking about Selling your home and would like to find out how much your home is worth in the current market, simply go to my Website to fill out the form.

Please know that I am never too busy for you or your referral & I would honor the chance to earn the business!

Living in Rowlett ... What's Not to LOVE?!!?

Wow the City of Rowlett has so many activities to offer their residence!!! 

Did you know that Rowlett has ... 

• 5 Community Parks that have Covered Pavillions
• it's own WATER PARK, the "Wet Zone"
• a Community Center with Full size Basketball Courts, Raquetball Courts, a Weight Room and Indoor Track, and Fitness Classes
• Athletic Classes/Sport Teams for Toddlers all the way to Seniors Citizens
• Art & Educational Classes ... like Pottery, Glass Fussion & SAT Prep
• Community Events that are FREE ... like Touch a Truck, Kids Fishing Day, Easter Egg Hunt & even a Cardboard Boat Regatta 
• and a Golf Course, "Waterview Golf Club"

           
To see all of the details about these activities or facilities, click here to go to the City of Rowlett Parks & Recreation 2016 Spring Newsletter.


Just another fabulous reason I LOVE living in Rowlett, the City on the Lake & on the Move! 

Let me know if I can help you or your family/friends with any Real Estate needs. 

If there's a neighborhood that you'd like more information on in Rowlett, Rockwall, Garland, Mesquite, Fate, Royse City, Wylie, Sachse, or Murphy, simply Email me or go to my Website to request a personal Home Search.   If you're thinking about Selling your home and would like to find out how much your home is worth in the current market, simply go to my Website to fill out the form.  

Please know that I am never too busy for you or your referral & I would honor the chance to earn the business!

What Making an EXTRA Mortgage Payment Can Do For You

It's TAX time & as I was getting all our Tax Documents together for our annual meeting with our accountant, jamming to my 90's rock, I kept thinking of all that we will do with our REFUND ... hmmm ... a beach vacation where we can sip on pina coladas all day, or having a "pamper me" day or 2, or a weekend in Napa visiting all the fabulous wineries ... WHAT?! A girl can dream!

But just as I was finishing, I was shocked at my new idea of what we really NEED to do with our refund. I hope you're sitting down for this one because it's a shocker! 

  Wait for it   ... 

SEND AN EXTRA MORTGAGE PAYMENT 

I know ... I told you it was a shocker! 

Okay so I hear you! WHY send in an extra mortgage payment instead of going on a fab vacay? It's simple, by just sending in 1 extra Mortgage Payment, which by the way goes directly to the principal,

• We'll be able to pay it off sooner ... at least 4 or more years early!

• It also greatly reduces the amount of interest we'll have to pay ... by the $10+ thousands (which is more than any tax return i'll be getting)! and it

• Builds up more equity in the house ... which increases our credit rating! and / or amount we get if we sell.

After talking with 1 of my preferred Mortgage Lenders, Mason Whitehead with Churchill Mortgage, he told me that it's an absolute money saver! BUT ... he did tell me to be sure to write on the check    memo line "Extra Payment for Principal" and to put a note in the  envelope stating the same thing. If not, the banks will think  we're just making an early partial payment for next month and won't apply it to the principal balance of our loan. Eeeek - I don't want them to think that!

So now, with fingers crossed that we get a refund, I'm dreaming about all the fabulous things we can do with the $10+ thousands we'll be saving ... hmmm  ...  a Beach Vacation on a Private Island where we can sip on pina coladas all day, or having a "pamper me" day every week, or a week in Napa visiting all the fabulous wineries collecting wine for our new wine cellar ... WHAT?! A girl can dream! :) 

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Let me know if I can help you or your family/friends with any Real Estate needs. Please know that I am never too busy for you or your referral & I would honor the chance to earn the business!

If there's a neighborhood that you'd like more information on in Rowlett, Rockwall, Garland, Mesquite, Fate, Royse City, Wylie, Sachse, or Murphy, simply Email me or go to my Website to request a personal Home Search.   If you're thinking about Selling your home and would like to find out how much your home is worth in the current market, simply go to my Website to fill out the form.

2016 Projected Housing Market

Here's a good read from the Washington Post to see what the Real Estate Market is looking like for 2016. 


2016 Projected Housing Market


Let me know if you have any questions or would like more information on Buying or Selling. Please know that I'm never to busy for YOU or YOUR referrals!

Housing Trend eNewsletter - Dec 2015

December 2015 Newsletter Housing Trends eNewsletter

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