Monday, August 21, 2006

Yes! We Do Property Management!

Give me a second to... catch my breath!

"Welcome to Darrell McDonald Realtors! Now get to work!" Ladies and Gents, I have been on the run since day one! WOW! Calls, Renters, Owners, Buyers, Sellers... I knew I was a jack of all trades, but never did I know I could do so much, so fast in so little time! :P

I arrived in Don Byerly's office Monday morning, August 14th. I'll spare you the details, suffice to say I haven't made it home before 7:00PM YET! I have talked to 3 home owners considering renting their property, and one has signed. The other two have a little more work to do to get their home ready to go. Also, I have a couple very nice four bedroom homes coming on the market soon! Which is good, because there are what? A whole 20-25 houses on the market that are four bedroom in Midland?

Midland is growing by leaps and bounds. I think what amazes me is the number of areas where builders are putting up new homes, and the streets they build on are on NO MAPS! We're talking 2005 maps that are so out of date, 6 to 10 city blocks are built up and no where to be found! You just have know what is going on!

That's where I come in. ;)

Call me! Leave a message if I'm not here and I WILL call you back! If you need to buy, sell, rent or rent out a property, I can take care of it for you.

And by the way:
WE DO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT!! If you have a property (house or duplex or anything, really) and you don't want to manage it for whatever reason, CALL ME! Don and I can take care of it for you! What is better: owning a property and working it? or owning a property and collecting a check every month? And if you don't own property, for which you would like a check, call me... we can fix that problem too!

Gotta run! Stay in touch!!

Friday, August 04, 2006

Darrell McDonald Realtors: John is coming over!

Greetings, friends!

Kindly John Boswell here, coming to you from Midland, Texas! You know, the land of bumper to bumper Escalades (if you listen to the bogus news on t.v. ;) !

(*True story: CBS did a story about the oil business and then focused on Midland and how "everyone" is getting rich. Huh! Some "investigative journalism" that was! Not.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/27/business/main1840054.shtml?CMP=ILC-SearchStories *)

TRUTH of the matter is, Midland is STILL hoppin', we are growing by leaps and bounds, and I did buy a newer vehicle, but it was a mini-van, not a luxury SUV. Sorry CBS... maybe next time.

In the midst of all this growth and development, my time has come to make a change. Though I have been with John Williams at Williams & Associates for over 7 years, I will be making a move over to Darrell McDonald Realtors of Midland: http://www.mcdonaldrealtors.com/

Kay McDonald was the President of the local board of Realtors when I first got my license. She was also the listing agent on the house my wife and I bought almost one year ago! She is one of the nicest people I have dealt with in real estate, and I'm really looking forward to teaming up with her in the future on many interesting real estate ideas we have been discussing.

Also in this move to Darrell McDonald Realtors, I will be working with Don Byerly, the property manager in their office. He manages over 160 properties and is expanding that inventory still! Between the two of us, we will have one of the largest (if not THE largest) inventories of privately owned houses and duplexes in all of Midland! SO, if you move to Midland and want to avoid "apartment" life, give us a call!

My official starting date isn't yet concrete, but it is looking more and more like August 14, 2006. I will be going back and forth in the meantime, to "learn the ropes" and get to know everyone there.

Many thanks need to go out to John M. Williams! I grew up with his kids here in Midland and has been as much of a father as he has been a mentor and broker. Through his guidance, I've learned so much about Midland, construction, remodeling, property management, and most importantly... I've made many clients and friends.

Time at Williams & Associates has been invaluable to me. But alas, change is on the wind and now... so am I. BUT LOOK ME UP!

Renting? Buying? Selling in Midland? Call me:

John A.E. Boswell
c/o Darrell McDonald Realtors
4801 N. Midland Drive
Midland, TX. 79707

(432) 689-0021 (as of Aug. 14th)
(432) 488-3223 pager (Punch in your number... I'll call you back!)