Click on the address below for more information and pictures about any of the properties below.  Call RJ Avery at Avery Properties for information on these and any home for sale in the Forney Tx or Surrounding area.  Avery Properties bring you Forney Homes for Sale and Forney Tx Realtor Services

1015 Fredonia – Travis Ranch – 4 Bedroom 2.5 Baths – 3044 sqft – $145,000

206 Amherst – McKeller Place – 4 Bedrooms 2 Baths – 1824 sqft – $95,000

13879 Rainbow – 3 Bedrooms 3 Baths – 1 Acre+ Lot – 2466 sqft - $149,900

10860 Richard Cir – 3 Bedrooms 2 Baths – 1 Acre Lot – 2102 sqft - $165,000

10485 E Clover Ln – Shamrock Ridge – 3 Bedrooms 2 Baths – 1 Acre Lot – 2651 sqft – $214,900

125 Parkside – Villages of Fox Hollow – 5 Bedrooms 3 Baths – 2834 sqft - $179,900

115 Lone Oak – Trails of Chestnut Meadows – 4 Bedrooms 2.5 Baths – 2700 sqft – $152,000

2032 Fairview – Windmill Farms – 5 Bedrooms 3.5 Baths – 2645 sqft - $148,000

321 S Chestnut - McKeller Homeplace – 3 Bedrooms 2 Baths – 1831 sqft – $120,780

3108 Belmont - Winners Circle – 3 Bedrooms 3.5 Baths – 3756 Sqft – $259,900

303 Long Prairie - Deerfield Heights – 4 Bedrooms 2.5 Baths – 2032 Sqft – $114,600

Don’t hesitate to call me for any information about these or any other property.  Buying a Foreclosure home in Forney Tx can be a great way to get a good deal. I have helped many people buy foreclosures and personally bought one myself.  I am very familiar with the many different types and can make the home buying process much easier for you.

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1015 Fredonia, Forney Tx 75126

4 Bedrooms 2.5 Baths 2983 Square Feet

Spacious two story brick home built in 2005. 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, gameroom and 3 bedrooms upstairs. Master bedroom is down stairs. Beautiful kitchen with center island and open to the family room. Nice covered patio in back. 2 car attached front-entry garage. 2983 square feet-information is from the FHA Appraisal and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

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The Forney Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its annual Forney Home Town Christmas this Saturday in the Main Street area of Downtown Forney.  This years event is sure to be one of the largest yet with they highest number of vendors thus far.  This is a great community event and is awesome for the family.  Santa Claus of course will be making an appearance and there will be a Adult and Junior pie eating contest kicking off at 9:45am.  For more information visit the Forney Home Town Christmas website.

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AUSTIN – The Forney Independent School District was recently notified by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) that the district had been awarded more than 50 Gold Performance Acknowledgements (GPA) for academic achievement during the 2008-2009 school year. The district earned a total of 16 more GPAs in 2009 than it did in 2008. In 2008, the district was awarded a total of 38 GPAs.

The TEA Gold Performance Acknowledgements recognize districts and campuses for high academic performance on various indicators, such as commended performance on Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS), college admissions tests and Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate (AP/IB) examinations. There are a total of 13 different categories in which a GPA can be earned at the district level and 15 different categories at the campus level.

“The academic success our students and staff experienced during the 2008-2009 school year continues to be recognized by state government education agencies and other notable educational organizations,” said Dr. Darrell Brown, Forney ISD Superintendent of Schools. “For the individual schools and the district as a whole to earn 54 Gold Performance Acknowledgements is an incredible achievement and a testament to the dedication of the Forney ISD staff and the outstanding students in our district.”

As a whole, Forney ISD earned GPAs in Commended Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Commended Writing, Commended Social Studies and in Attendance. Henderson Elementary School earned a Gold Performance Acknowledgement in every category including Commended Reading/LA, Commended Math, Commended Writing, Commended Science, Comparable Improvement in Reading/ELA, Comparable Improvement in Math and in Attendance. Lewis Elementary earned Gold Performance Acknowledgements in every category except Comparable Improvement in Math.

The news of the Gold Performance Acknowledgement recognitions to the district comes on the heels of the TEA upgrading Warren Middle School’s accountability rating from Academically Acceptable to Recognized. The district appealed the TEA’s original rating and after further investigation, the education organization changed the rating of the school.

Forney ISD earned a Recognized District rating from the TEA as a result of the success the district achieved during the 2008-2009 TAKS testing period. All nine elementary schools in the district were rated Exemplary by the TEA.

Story taken from 20 Peaceful Minutes – Forney’s Online Community

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This one will not last long.  Ridiculously priced at 134,400 in Skyline Estates with super easy access to Hwy 80.  Call quick for a showing.  214-682-0598.  Priced easily $20,000 below value.

112 Cole

Forney, Tx

1804 Sqft 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath

Built in 2005

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Is it time to buy is a question for many first time home buyers out there.  The short answer is definitely yes.  There are many personal questions and commitments that need to be made that I will not go into on this blog.

First time home buyers will benefit from the immediate benefit of the $8000 tax credit on their new purchase.  However, lower prices and historically low interest rates make it a very good time to make the leap into homeownership as well.

So where do you start?  The easiest and most painless step is the process of pre-approval.  Typically this can be easily done over the phone with a Bank or Lender.  Many go to the internet for the pre-approval process which is great and easy.  Be aware though of actually using one of these lenders, many times they are not even in Texas, and may not even be a licensed officer but someone merely working under someone else’s license.

In my opinion you should work with an established Bank or Loan Officer personally who can sit down with you and discuss the process and all that goes into it.  A face to face relationship is typically a given in a Realtor/Buyer relationship and most definitely should be when it comes to your loan officer as well.  Not using a good loan officer can cause tons of problems and ultimately could end up wasting your time and money.

Next or even before being pre-approved call a Realtor or two in your area and ask them how they feel about representing you as a home buyer.  This is a great time to test their knowledge of the area and also their approach to helping you buy a home.  Any good Realtor will ask you if you have been prequalified and definitely will recommend that you are.  In the case of buyers that have not settled on a Loan Officer I am always happy to provide a couple of different lenders that I am comfortable working with and know that they know their job backwards and forwards.

When choosing a Realtor try to search for one that is Full-Time.  As a full-time Realtor is more likely to be much more responsive and sensitive to your needs as that is their only obligation and is not considered part-time.

It is my goal for my agents and I to provide our customers with the utmost in personal professional service.  Many large name high producing agents use assistants to handle much of their work for the simple fact that they have to.  We take pride in taking on a case load of clients that each individual Realtor can handle with out the need of an assistant.  This makes it much easier to get to the source and find out the facts about a property, offer or just simply have you question answered by a licensed Realtor instead of having to leave a message with an assistant.

Quick response in this market can be key.  Especially when it comes to the foreclosures and homes that are priced very well.  Many of these properties go to highest and best bids quickly and if you do not have an agent alerting them to you it is very easy to miss out.

Quick response is also necessary as the deal gets closer to closing.  Many times in todays lending environment things come up and documents need to be signed and sent at a moments notice.  Having a Realtor who is accessible and able to find out at 2 o clock on a Wednesday that you need a certain document and can get it there by 5, can mean the difference in a scheduled Friday close or an extended close messing up schedules and causing problems for both buyer and seller.

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Yes, and no.

Yes when purchasing even a new home it really is a great benefit to a home buyer to have a Realtor representing them in their home purchase.  By law Realtors are obligated to disclose every part of a contract to you by law.  Builders representatives are not licensed Realtors and do not have to tell you anything you do not ask.

Today I read on Trulia where a lady had signed a contract with no financing contingency and found out rather quickly she was not going to be able to obtain financing.  Since there was not financing addendum unfortunately she is out of luck and just wasted $1000.

By working with a Realtor on this home purchase negotiation the buyer could have avoided this problem two ways.  To start when working with a Realtor it is not a bad idea to take their advice of a few home lenders, you can read a blog about why here. The right lender would have been able to see hiccups early on and avoided even making an offer.  Secondly any Realtor worth his/her salt would never sign a contract without a financing addendum to get their client out if something goes wrong early on.

Can you save money by not using a Realtor?  Legally No.  By law a Builder cannot give or take away any perks or reduce or raise the price depending on your representation status.  A Realtor will be able to pull up past sales that the builder(s) you are interested have sold and the prices.  Also a Realtor can tell you about existing construction and foreclosures in the area.  Either alerting you to a neighborhood that has been hit heavily by foreclosures or that there are some only a few years old that are at a drastically lowered price.

Of course you do not get the New House fuzzy feeling, but you save a ton and are able to add your own touches with paint and flooring.  Also a way I tell my clients to look at this for re-sale if they are planning to stay in a neighborhood for 5 and especially more than ten years.  At that time buyers will be looking at home built 5 to 8 years ago or 10 to 13 years.  At that point alot of the value will depend on maintenance and any types of upgrades but in the beginning you can start up sometimes as much as 30% lower.

Don’t hesitate to call RJ Avery at Avery Properties for all your Forney Tx Real Estate needs.

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When I begin talking to clients who have had their property listed for sale by owner (FSBO) for any length of time, many of them say the same things. 

Everyone tells us they love it and and we will hear from them.  Unfortunately they never hear from them.  This leads me to another great benefit of having a Realtor list your home.  This gives the buyers a chance to view the home with their Realtor and leaves the opportunity for the client and the Realtor to provide you and I with good feedback that may help us sell the house.

When walking through a house when the owners are home, even when I am with the buyers, they tend to always tell the seller what they want to hear in order to be polite.  This unfortunately does you no good if you ultimate goal is really to sell the home and not just show it to every home buyer that comes around

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Yes, and no.

Yes when purchasing even a new home it really is a great benefit to a home buyer to have a Realtor representing them in their home purchase. By law Realtors are obligated to disclose every part of a contract to you by law. Builders representatives are not licensed Realtors and do not have to tell you anything you do not ask.

Today I read on Trulia where a lady had signed a contract with no financing contingency and found out rather quickly she was not going to be able to obtain financing. Since there was not financing addendum unfortunately she is out of luck and just wasted $1000.

By working with a Realtor on this home purchase negotiation the buyer could have avoided this problem two ways. To start when working with a Realtor it is not a bad idea to take their advice of a few home lenders, you can read a blog about why here. The right lender would have been able to see hiccups early on and avoided even making an offer. Secondly any Realtor worth his/her salt would never sign a contract without a financing addendum to get their client out if something goes wrong early on.

Can you save money by not using a Realtor? Legally No. By law a Builder cannot give or take away any perks or reduce or raise the price depending on your representation status. A Realtor will be able to pull up past sales that the builder(s) you are interested have sold and the prices. Also a Realtor can tell you about existing construction and foreclosures in the area. Either alerting you to a neighborhood that has been hit heavily by foreclosures or that there are some only a few years old that are at a drastically lowered price.

Of course you do not get the New House fuzzy feeling, but you save a ton and are able to add your own touches with paint and flooring. Also a way I tell my clients to look at this for re-sale if they are planning to stay in a neighborhood for 5 and especially more than ten years. At that time buyers will be looking at home built 5 to 8 years ago or 10 to 13 years. At that point alot of the value will depend on maintenance and any types of upgrades but in the beginning you can start up sometimes as much as 30% lower.

Don’t hesitate to call RJ Avery at Avery Properties for all your Frisco Tx Real Estate needs.

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206 Amherst, Forney, Tx 75126

4 Bedroom / 2 Bath / 1,824 Sqft

Built in 2005 – $95,000

Great home in Good neighborhood in Forney.  Home has great open floorplan and split bedrooms.  Master features dual vanities, garden tub and separate shower with large walk-in closet.

Call Avery Properties for A+ Buyers Representation when buying a home in Forney Tx.  All home buyers rebated 20% of my commission.

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