Real Estate Information

The Master Planned golfing community of Forest Ridge is made up 13 neighborhoods within the Broken Arrow, OK real estate community:

• Wellstone
• The Villas
• The Courtyard
• Ashton
• Lochmere
• The Cottages
• The Pointe
• Stanford’s Landing
• The Highlands
• Deercreek
• Oaklane
• Deerfield
• Somerset

The homes in the Highlands range from 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage to 5 bedroom, 3 bath, 2 car garage. These homes are currently priced from just under $200,000 and up. All have at least a 2 car garage and some have 3. Enjoy the peace and quiet of the Broken Arrow, OK real estate in the Highlands and all the amenities of a big city right at your fingertips!

Stanford’s Landing is another superb place to live. With homes ranging in size from 2,118 to 3,674 square feet, the current prices are right starting at just $250,000. Fabulous homes close to everything and the convenience of a golf course so close you can play every day, makes this Broken Arrow, OK real estate one that is being sold out quickly.

The children of Forest Ridge are attendees of the Broken Arrow Public Schools. The elementary age children, from kindergarten to fifth grade attend Park Lane Elementary. Middle school grades sixth, seventh, and eighth, attend Haskell Middle School. The high school, North Intermediate High, is for ninth and tenth grades.  Finally, the Broken Arrow Senior High takes care of the eleventh and twelfth graders from this Broken Arrow, OK real estate community. In this area there are several private schools. From Catholic to Christian schools there are about fourteen schools that classify themselves as private.

For more information on this wonderful community within Broken Arrow, OK or any other Broken Arrow, OK real estate needs, please visit my website or call me for your personal tour.

~ Forest Ridge ~

Broken Arrow's ONLY Master Planned Community!

The golfing community of Forest Ridge, located within Broken Arrow, OK, is made up of 13 neighborhoods. There is a remarkable golf course, plus parks, lakes, tennis courts and swimming pools included in this neighborhood. This is a development that provides a wide range of brand new homes of various styles and sizes. There are biking, jogging, and walking trails, and for those looking to learn how to play golf (or simply improve ones techniques), there are four professionals on staff for lessons. The Pro Shop has everything you need for men and women when it comes to apparel and equipment.

This is Broken Arrow, OK real estate at its best. If tennis is more to your liking, the Swim and Tennis Center is located within the Forest Ridge community. It has four tennis courts (two of which are lighted), a 25 yard swimming pool, a beach volleyball pit, playground, vending area, aquatic lessons, swim lessons, a life guard on duty, and locker and shower rooms. This truly is the life you have dreamed of living!

There are five parks spread out within the Forest Ridge community. They are equipped with trails for walking, playground equipment, and sports facilities of different kinds. When you choose this Broken Arrow, OK real estate for your next home, you will enjoy the holidays with Easter, Christmas, and Halloween events. The resident’s events are fun for the whole family.  Make it a date on your calendar to come visit and experience what Broken Arrow, OK can provide you and your family with!

When you decide to find a Tulsa, OK Real Estate Agent to sell your Tulsa, OK home you will want to do some research so you find one you are comfortable with handling this important transaction. The advice of friends and family can be immeasurable when it comes to finding an agent that you feel will do the best job of getting your home listed for the best price and handling all the aspects of your real estate needs.

But what exactly should you expect your Real Estate Agent to do for you?   In a nutshell, the agent will be handling everything from showing your Tulsa, OK home to negotiating the final sale.

The role of your Tulsa Real Estate Agent will be to help you price your home correctly, advertise and market, negotiate the best price possible for you with the buyer’s representing agent, review any and all offers received, and promote the interests of you as their client, among many other specialized aspects they are licensed in dealing with. The agent will be responsible for listing your home in the Tulsa, OK real estate multiple listing service that is used throughout your real estate area. They will show the home, advise you on the progress, any inspections that are needed at the time of your home being under contract, and if repairs are required. 

Your real estate agent will be your shield between the serious purchasers and those who are just looking when showing your Tulsa, OK real estate. One thing they must excel in is negotiation skills. They will also need to be proficient in the many facets of paperwork it takes to close a sale. Any questions you have about the listing or the sale of your home should be easily answered by your agent. From start to finish all aspects of the selling process should be taken care of by your real estate agent fluidly.

For more information on Tulsa, OK Real Estate and detailed community information, please visit my website or contact me at  918-231-5734 .

So you have decided to sell your Tulsa, OK real estate property and you’re now on the quest to find the right licensed real estate agent to list and sell your home.

The first thing you need to do is to find a realtor you feel comfortable with. This may be decided upon how they present themselves.  Are they professional in their demeanor and appearance?  Did they come well equipped when first meeting with you?  Perhaps they came as a referral from a friend or family member.  Whatever the case may be, when you find the right one for you, you will sit down together and discuss the aspects that will make your home stand out to prospective buyers, and decide upon a price you will accept for your home. You may already have an idea of the price you will be asking. The realtor will do a walk through and choose the aspects they want to highlight in the listing to appeal to prospective buyers.

When the agent lists your home, you should expect to be in a position to show it without much notice. You may have a day or so, but sometimes people are anxious to see something as soon as they find the listing. If you are serious about selling your home, you will want to make it available to all prospective buyers as soon as possible. When someone is ready to make an offer on your Tulsa, OK real estate they will make an offer through your real estate agent.

When choosing a Tulsa, OK realtor, you ultimately have given the worries of selling your home to someone else to take care of for you. All the negotiations, marketing of your home, and showings will be dealt with professional by your licensed realtor. The negotiations will be handled by your real estate agent when the plans are being finalized for the sale of your Tulsa, OK real estate property.

For more information on Tulsa, OK Real Estate and to learn more about how I will market your home to sell for the most money in the least amount of time, please contact me any time.  I welcome your questions!  You may also visit my website for great tips that you can use today to get your Tulsa real estate property ready to sell.

Whether you are a first time home owner or renter or just need a change, you can get carried away by redecorating costs. I will attempt to show you a way to put the fun back into redecorating and make it possible to stretch your hard earned money a bit farther.

Tulsa real estate is being bought and sold at a rate much higher than many parts of our nation. What does that have to do with redecorating you ask?  Well, some of the Tulsa homes are being sold because their owners are moving to other states. That means their owners may be moving to homes that may be further away than what would be cost effective to transport their furniture.

Many people have found shopping at consignment or resale shops has enabled them to decorate their entire home for the cost of what a single room would cost if purchased new. These stores carry a wide selection of furniture including dressers, end tables, couches, chairs, mattresses, beds and some even carry accessories like  pillows,lamps, artwork, figurines and more. These stores could definitely help you keep your money in your pocket. 

Here is a list of stores serving those of you with Tulsa homes.

Snow's Consignment Store is located at 2525 South Sheridan Road and can be reaches at (918) 835 4546.

Round The House can be found at 4941 South Peoria Ave and their phone number is
(918) 743-7001.

New 2 U Furniture is located at 134 East 18th Street, their phone number is (918) 599 7714.

Goodwill Industries is located at 10101 East Admiral Place and their phone number is (918) 838 4500.

Generations Furniture is located at 4810 East 11th Street and can be reached at (918) 834 7577.

Consignment Furniture is located at 6550 East 41st Street, their phone number is (918) 663 8313.

B & B Resale is located at 3213 East 15th Street, they can be reached at (918) 742 0979.

Absolute Auction Liquidations is at 3207 East 15th Street and their phone number is (918) 660 0243 or (918) 742 2665.

If you are looking to purchase any Tulsa real estate, please visit my website and you will find many listings and more helpful community information.

Many people around the world have found a great website that I wanted to share with you. Freerice.com is a site where you "play" a variety of educational games that help feed poverty stricken nations. The subjects on which you are questioned include English Vocabulary, English Grammar, Famous Art, Chemistry Symbols, World Capitals, Math, French, Spanish, German and Italian.
The purpose of this site is to educate and feed people from around the world. When playing these games, for each question you answer correctly there is 20 grains of rice donated to the UN World Food Program. While 20 grains of rice is a tiny amount, this is where many hands can make can make a big difference.
The questions have a wide range of levels to play at. Levels begin at the elementary level and continue to levels even the members of Mensa will find challenging. The website itself paces the levels for you, but you are able to change the level if desired.
When answering the questions incorrectly, they will be asked to you again to ensure that you have truly learned the correct answer. If you are working on the vocabulary questions and are wondering how to pronounce the word correctly, there is a button to push and it pronounces it for you. This is really a great site where the whole family can play(learn) together and feed hungry people in the process.

If you are contemplating purchasing Tulsa homes, I encourage you to visit my website. 

On my website you will find listings that include Owasso, OK homes, Broken Arrow homes, Jenks, OK homes, Bixby, OK homes and of course Tulsa homes. You will also find quite abit of helpful community information.

Trying to find a qualified lawn care company can be an arduous task. For Owasso, OK homes there are quite a few companies to choose from. When choosing a lawn maintenance company here are some things you may want to consider-      

1. Does the company carry the appropriate licenses and insurances? If the companies don' t then you could possibly be held liable for any accident that occurs on your property.                            

2. How long have they been in business and can they provide referrals? 

3. What other services do they offer? It is very convenient to be able to have the same company take care of all your lawn's needs. These are some things that your Tulsa homes may need-mulching, weeding, hedge trimming, fertilizing, storm clean-up, raking, tree trimming, plant installation, snow removal. Some lawn service companies also offer pressure cleaning.

Here are some of the lawn services companies that serve Owasso, OK homes.

Landrun Lawn & Landscape 304 South Birch Street (918) 274 3600                                                    

Big Tree Landscaping 11405 North 153rd East Ave  (918) 371 1161

Woodie's Lawn Care 7110 North 117th East Ave (918) 272 1999

D & Sons Lawn Care (918) 695 7521

Greenway (918) 272 4300

First Choice Lawn Care (918) 272 6003

Superior Lawn Fertilizer & Weedcontrol (918) 272 6672

If you are considering purchasing Owasso, OK homes, please visit my website for listings and more helpful community information.

From an up and coming Oklahoma town here is an up and coming star. Those of you with Broken Arrow homes may have already heard her sing. Fiawna Forte has been playing locally at the Blend Coffee shop in Broken Arrow, OK. among other stages including schools,fairs and community events. 

She has entered an online contest, the Sound and the Jury, it has a final deadline of Sept. 12th. Fiawna and her band has made it through the process of elimination to the final 20 competitors. Which is outstanding considering there were more than 16,000 applicants. She needs her fans to go to her website and vote for her, giving her the push she needs to make the final cut.

 The final 5 bands will be flown to Austin, TX for the Austin City Limits Music Festival. These final bands will "battle" for the chance to play the actual festival, which is one the largest music festivals in the country, attended by major music industry professionals.

  The Broken Arrow homes community should be very proud of Fiawna Forte, she has made it where no Oklahoma band has ever been.

If you are looking for Broken Arrow, OK real estate to call home, please visit my website.

If you are in the area of Bixby, OK to visit or if you live here and are looking for a great place to spend the afternoon here are some beautiful parks to visit. Whether you want to spend the day strolling through wooded walking trails or playing a game of baseball there is a park for you. Here are several parks that people with Bixby, OK homes enjoy.

Quail Creek Park is a great park in the neighborhood of South County Estates, in the 8600th block of 106th Street South. At this park you can picnic, complete with a barbeque grill, while you watch the children on the playground. Maybe you would rather playing in the cool of the night on the two lit tennis courts.

Charley Young Park is a community gathering place, with its gazebo being perfect for performances and weddings alike. Located where Dawes, Cabiness and Breckenridge meet you will find picnic tables, swingset and other playground equipment the kids will love.

Washington Irving Memorial Park and Arboretum is located on the south corner of Memorial and 134th Street. Here you have the Laci Dawn Hill Butterfly Garden which is a memorial to the children of the Murrah Building Bombing and the World Trade Center Terrorist Act. There are picnic tables and benches galore on the abundant walking trails.

Bentley Park Sports Complex with its 100 acres has quickly become one of the best parks in Oklahoma. This park is located just east of South Memorial Drive on 151st Street South. Here you will find two quads for baseball, two quads for softball, twelve youth soccer fields, one international soccer field, a playground with splash pad area. Also you will find a sand volleyball court, horseshoe pits and bocce courts. You will be able to stroll along the vast walking paths that border the Arkansas River.

If you are looking for Bixby, OK real estate, please visit my website for current properties for sale. 

If you are looking around for Bixby, OK homes here is a neighborhood you can put on your list to check out. Located at 111th Street and South Sheridan you will find Stanford Elm, a gated community of 100 homes. Stanford Elm is beautifully landscaped, making nightly walks or bike rides absolutely joyful.

The upscale homes here are governed by a Home Owners Association to keep the values of the homes from declining and keep the common areas as pristine as they are.

The public schools that serve this neighborhood are Bixby North Elementary School, North 5th and 6th Grade Center and Bixby High School. All of which are highly rated schools.

Utilities providers include the City of Bixby for water and sewer, electric service is provided by Public Service Company of Oklahoma, natural gas is provided by Oklahoma Natural Gas.

To arrange a tour of any Bixby, OK homes currently offered for sale please visit my website. Also on my website you will find community information and neighboring Tulsa homes for sale.