RANDY WILLIAMS...Austin Real Estate

The best value in West Austin. That’s what I consider the Canyon Creek neighborhood to be. Not because I sold Standard Pacific Homes on site there for ten years, and not that I have sold many, resales there since. No it’s for a different reason. Canyon Creek had the dubious and unique honor for 20 plus years of being the only Austin ...

 In many ways I think this modern world is absolutely the cat’s pajamas. I do however occasionally feel just a bit…actually more than a bit…completely overwhelmed by modern technology. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve no one to blame but myself. I’ve got just enough nerd in me that I can never say no to a good ...

I am STILL on an OPEN HOUSE crusade on my two Tarrytown listings (see my home page)…they are very close-in west Austin…new construction with a fabulous finish out, both have Garage Apartments that can be leased to a friend, relative, or college student. Now they are priced at $180 per square foot in a neighborhood in which $296 per ...

As I watch the seemingly endless debate about the fate of The Big Three in the halls of government and in the media, a phrase from the past haunts me… What’s good for General Bullmoose is good for the Country. This line is from Al Capp’s “L’il Abner” cartoon strip, which was famous in the fifties…about ...

Let me try to reason through this…Let’s say that my wife likes to spend money and I can’t control her compulsion. I have two college-age kids in Ivy League Schools and the cash out-flow to take care of their needs is killing me. I have four foreign cars with huge payments on each one. My house has a gigantic mortgage on it, and ...

 I love to fish. As a consequence, I spend a certain amount of time in boats. It you have ridden the waves, you will likely have at some time experienced being sea sick Technically, the phenomenon is caused by the body i.e. your inner ears perceiving motion, but your eyes perceiving none. When most folks are confronted with this disagreeable ...

 I think it is Warren Buffet who is credited with the investment strategy of buying stock in a company whose products you really like and use. The same kind of thinking can apply to Real Estate.For example, my wife and I have enjoyed visiting the Texas Coast for years, and almost always go to Port Aransas. It’s convenient to Austin and ...

In the state of Texas we Realtors are required to take a certain amount of continuing education each year. Yesterday I took a class that is geared toward Realtors who frequently work with investors...commercial and residential. The instructor, Dan Cordoba, told us how the average citizen can access the funds within his IRA or 401K to ...