Alan In Austin: September 2007

     Constantly learning and yet never able to keep up. That is how it sometimes seems for all of us as Realtors. Practically every blog I read on AR reminds me of something I need to study more. The Internet has made information of all kinds so much more accessible that most buyers and sellers today are much more informed than before.

I have always believed that Realtors are really in the education business. Yesterday I was scheduled to take a client out to view a Commercial Property, he brought a friend with him. His friend is also a successful business man in the same field. I knew almost nothing about their field of business. So I have been hitting the books, the Internet and my network of commercial friends to understand it all better for a week or so. Both men were impressed that I could answer basic questions and ask informative questions of the agents we met.

It is a given that for the rest of my life, I am going to have to read, write and sell others that I can help them because I take to time to understand their needs. Since I am in the education business, I thought it would be great if I had some assistance in training my clients. I can only be in one place at one time so I joined NetworthUSA. NetworthUSA has the training tools like CashFlow 101 that my clients can take at home on their own computers at their leisure. Once they finish they are ready for me to go to work for them.

NethworthUSA goes one step further, their professional team gives each of my clients personal step by step instructions by providing them with an 800 number they call for support. When they call they get answers from professional help in every facet of the process, from getting pre-approved to re-modeling insights and so much more. It allows me to work with many clients at once and I don;t have to know everything because I have a team of people I can lean into who will help when I need them too.

I read a post recently that inspired me to set up a weekly template for posting. These weekly posts will focus on Commercial Real Estate in Central Texas. So Here we go....

                                                             Austin Texas Commercial

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE

Deal of the week

Catellus plans medical plaza at Mueller

Thursday, September 06, 2007

What:Catellus Development Group has announced plans to develop Mueller Medical Plaza.

Where: The three-story, 88,000-square-foot medical office building will be next to Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas and the future corporate headquarters of the Seton Family of Hospitals. All will be at the site of the former Robert Mueller airport.

Susman Tisdale
GAYLE ARCHITECTS

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Space at Mueller Medical Plaza will be leased to tenants in primary care and specialty services.

Who:Oxford Commercial will begin leasing office space for the building immediately. The Austin-based firm of Susman Tisdale Gayle Architects Inc. designed the plaza.

Details:Catellus will lease to tenants with a focus on adult and pediatric primary care and specialty medical services. Office space will range from 1,500 to 30,000 square feet.

Completion date: End of 2008. (Austin Statesman)

There is a buzz in the Commercial world that Austin/Round Rock will become a key player in the medical field over the next decade. Texas A&M has already locked down some property in Round Rock where it is rumored to be developing a residence training ground for Medical professionals. Now is a great time if you have considered expanding your practice, starting a practice or moving one.

  and keep up with Commercial news in Central Texas.

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Yoga in Teravista! TERAVISTA TOTS! Ladies Night Out!   THIS GREAT MASTER-PLANNED COMMUNITY IS JUST 15 MINUTES FROM DOWNTOWN AUSTIN. FEATURING AN 18 HOLE GOLF COURSE, COMMUNITY POOLS, CLUBHOUSE, INTRA-NET, PLAYGROUNDS, TENNIS COURT. JUST A BLOCK FROM IKEA AND THE PREMIUM OUTLETS OF ROUND ROCK!   The Round Rock ISD has broken ground in the community for a brand new Elementary school. Parents of elementary children will never have to leave the community to pick up their children from school. The RRISD are some of the top schools in the nation. Teravista is less than a mile from the I 35 freeway with easy access to Austin. Just 1 mile west of Teravista is Texas State University. Teravista is also an ideal community for those in the medical profession. It is just minutes from Scott and White Hospital and soon to be completed medical plaza. Homes start in the mid 200's.

INTERESTED IN TERAVISTA EMAIL ME AT roundrockhomes@gmail.com  or just call 512-709-3336

Over our lives people impart wisdom to us though sayings that seem to stick through out our lives. There are many that I have come to live by. You too may have some that you want to share. Listed below are a few of mine.....

• God is too wise to make a mistake and too kind to be cruel.
• Your choices determine your destiny!
• The definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results.
• There is a huge difference between doing Right things and doing things Right.
• Man acknowledges and praises gifts God acknowledges and praises Character.
• There is a way that seems right to men but the end leads to destruction...
• Integrity is who we are when no one is watching.
• Intimacy means: Into Me See.
• I am a steward of everything an owner of nothing.
• I have only what I hold onto loosely.
• Always be suspicious of your own righteousness.
• As a man thinks in his heart so he will become...
• Whatever I sow I will reap...

"Local brokerage house Aquila Commercial LLC has amassed a total portfolio of nearly 4.25 million square feet in the office, retail and industrial arenas since its launch in January. The company has grown from its six original founders to a staff of 14 to keep pace with the expanding workload.

Aquila recently snagged the leasing assignment on 301 Congress, the Class A office building purchased in June by Hines Interests out of Houston. That listing brings the boutique brokerage into the Central Business District mainstream. Aquila is also working on leasing several new-build office projects including Champion Partners Group Ltd.'s 170,000-square-foot Ladera Bend and Aspen Properties' 210,720-square-foot Aspen Lake, both under development in Northwest Austin.

With 2.3 million square feet, office properties make up the majority of Aquila's portfolio."  (Austin Business Journal) 

Commercial Real Estate is booming in Central Texas. From small mom and pop business to major buildings in downtown Austin. Some major buildings have changed hands 2 or 3 times in just the past 3 years. The landscape for Commercial Real Estate in Central Texas expands well beyond Austin proper. To the north, South, East and West small towns are feeling the effects of the boom.

This building is for sale at 450,000 more than 11000 sq. ft. In Taylor Texas just 30 minutes from downtown Austin. Taylor is one example of how the commercial market is booming all over Central Texas.

 If I can help you find Commercial property in Central Texas let me know.

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This post is from my blog titled "A Mile Wide". You are welcome to check it out if you are interested: www.alanmaz.blogspot.com

The Winds of Change

As the fall approaches we are reminded by nature that change is inevitable. The winds of change are blowing across our nation right now stronger than ever before. In just a few years since 9-11 we have seen sweeping change. The way we board an Airplane. The way we look at one another. The way we view national security and so many, many more.
The country I grew up in is vastly different today. My parents never worried about what I was doing on the Internet. I had a small TV in my bedroom and my parents never worried what I was watching on it. At midnight every station played the national anthem and went off the air with an annoying high pitched sound.
I listened to AM radio at night to hear my favorite college team play and then to music that was DJ'd by Wolfman Jack. My parents never worried about what I listened to on the Radio. My brother and I played outdoors mostly, we walked all over town and if we got far enough away from home a hometown citizen would offer to give us a ride home. We left our house un-locked, our cars un-locked and our bikes sitting out in our front yard. The next day they were still there.
It is so much harder to parent today. We work hard to keep up with what is going on in our children's lives. My son was doing a school assignment a couple of years ago that required Internet research. He mis-typed the mans last name and a porn site popped up. We monitor our kids on the Internet. block offensive sites and keep that computer in a public place in the home. We saw what had happened within a few minutes. He felt ashamed and was in tears as we talked with him but it was not his fault.
We are under attack on many fronts in America. Just a few days ago, Disney had to fire a young woman who had a bright future with them because she sent her boyfriend explicit pictures of herself over the Internet and it became public. In recent years what we used to be considered obscene behavior has been glamorized and encouraged by magazines, TV, Cable, the Internet and our school systems.
It is time for change in America. We need to take our culture back! It is time to get involved as parents in our schools, we need to let our leaders hear our voices loud and clear. We must become ONE NATION UNDER GOD!

The current Real Estate market is challenging to say the least across most of the US. The days are over at least for a while when buyers and sellers were beating down the doors of real estate brokerages. I won't say even then that it was easy but we all know it was easier. Many Realtors are still in shock and the buyers and sellers are back in the drivers seats.

It is time to take your LIFE back! Why wait for something to happen? Go out and make it happen. When my wife and I started out about 10  years ago as investors we were scared to death. I am not a good gambler I hate to lose money and that was my fear launching into real property investment. We both had to overcome that fear. We did not know where to get the money and so began the education process that led to us purchasing five homes in two years. We leased them out and held our breath. Ha

Let me encourage you and offer to help you get involved in investing if you have not done so already. Another word of encouragement, you do not have to invest in your current market if it does not make sense right now. There are other markets that are performing well. NetworthUSA offers products that will teach you how to invest, where to get the money and much more.

The real difference with NetworthUSA is the support factor. You will talk with people who do this everyday, get advice , direction and even linked to a national investors group so you can see Investment deals that never reach the MLS.

Buy the first course "Cashflow Basics" before the end of September and I will give it to you at my cost you will save $75.00. After you finish the course if you want to purchase in Austin, I will help find the property and a partner to help with the project. The course will come direct to you home computer, now you can't beat that. What do you have to lose. Jump in the water is fine.

According to the Austin Business Journal. Austin has cracked the top ten, currently at number 8 and rising for Jobs in the US.

"Austin, the third Texas metro to crack the top 10, is definitely on the rise. It has been consistently strong as of late, adding 69,000 jobs since 2004, the equivalent of 1,900 per month. And its unemployment rate has slimmed nicely from 4.6 percent in mid-2006 to 3.8 percent now.

Quick stats Private-sector jobs as of mid-2007:

592,100 Unemployment rate as of mid-2007: 3.8% Private-sector trend since mid-2002:

Added 74,300 jobs Five-year growth rate: 14.3% Private-sector trend since mid-2006:

Added 20,900 jobs One-year growth rate: 3.7%"

As more and more people move to Austin to find jobs they will also need housing. Let your investors know that there is good opportunity in Central Texas. I would be happy to assist them and pay you a referral fee.

Since I was a little boy I have been a Dallas Cowboy fan. No apologies. I grew up playing football in Arizona and dreaming of being good enough to get drafted by the cowboys. The main reason I liked the cowboys was.....

because they had great players. I have had the chance to attend two games in Texas Stadium. While in Arizona I attended several cowboy games. There are tons of cowboy fans in Arizona and all over. No matter who you root for in the NFL isn't it great to have the season started? Here are a few pictures taken with my camera phone from a pre-season game against Denver this year.

Here is wishing your favorite team a great year until they play the Cowboys that is. Nothing greater than NFL football!! How did we ever live through the off season.

FIND A PROPERTY IN AUSTIN TEXAS TO BUY!!