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  • Sam Chapman is a real estate agent with Private Label Realty and is licensed in the state of Texas. License # 0509637.

October 2009 - Posts

Get Ready to Fall Back
Don't forget to reset your clocks one hour back this coming Sunday. Daylight Saving (not Daylignt Saving s ) ends November 1 at 2:00 AM. Read More...
Lampasas Ranchette With Creek Frontage
Fanchette in the Hill Country sitting on just under 4 acres with an amazing spring-fed creek. This 3514 square foot home has 5 bedrooms, a wrap-around deck and swimming pool. This property can be a weekend home or a short-term rental, which it currently Read More...
Can You Guess What This Is?
Leave a comment if you think you know what this is. Read More...
Lake Travis Is Rising
Thanks to a Pacific hurricane, Central Texas got some serious rain overnight. Over 9 inches fell near Lake Marble Falls and other areas had from 1 to over 8 inches. As a result, the LCRA Flood Situation Report page shows Lake Travis to be up 5 feet already. Read More...
2010 Austin Parade of Homes
I went to a breakfast at the sales office at Rough Hollow earlier this week to learn about the Home Builder Association of Greater Austin 2010 Parade of Homes. The 2010 Parade will be in Rough Hollow, a newer community in Lakeway. The Parade will run Read More...
2009 Keller Williams Lakeway Halloween Carnival
Hey mom's and dad's in the Lakeway area, want a safe place to take the kids for trick or treating? Come to the Keller Williams Lake Travis building on Thursday, October 29th from 5:00 to 8:00. We will have trick or treating in the building and Read More...
Mansield Dam Construction
I found a library of photos from when Mansfield Dam was built. Construction started in 1937 and was completed in the early 1040s. Mansfield Dam is the only dam on the Colorado River in Central Texas built for flood control. Lake Travis, which was created Read More...
Texas The 4th Most Popular State To Live In
Business Wire came out with a story yesterday about the most popular states in which to live if people could live anywhere they wanted. Texas was the fourth most popular, with Hawaii, Florida and California coming in ahead of it. I find two things about Read More...
Rotary Mercedes Raffle
I am a member of the Rotary Club of Lakeway/Lake Travis. Our biggest fund raiser for the past few years has been a car raffle. This year the winner can chose between a Mercedes C300 and a Mercedes GLK, with a European delivery vacation included. The funds Read More...
Waterfront Home for Under $370,000
I just found a new listing on Pace Bend Road that looks like a great deal for someone wanting a weekend lake home. It is a single-story home on a little under an acre of land with 4 bedrooms and 2102 square feet. It is gated and has a large garage that Read More...
October Things to do in Austin
Sports & Athletic Events 10/3 Harvest Fest 5K Run and Family Fun Run Georgetown www.harvestfest5krun.org 10/4 14th Annual 5 Miler / 5K & Kids 1K Fun Run Cedar Park www.ymcagwc.org 10/10 Alzheimer’s Association Austin Memory Walk www.runtex.com/web/2-2645.asp Read More...