Well, if anyone has tried to get hold of me since Tuesday, you have probably found me to be pretty incommunicado. I have been sick. Very very sick. I finally went to the doctor on Friday and learned that I have pneumonia. :(

While I am now feeling well enough to spend about a half hour or so at a time on my computer, I'm not able to focus very well and it takes a lot out of me to do so. I'm eating about 5 bites of food per day--which has led to some pretty dramatic weight loss. Not that I'd recommend this "diet" to anyone.

Anyway, the doctor told me that if I take all of my drugs like a good boy and continue to sleep 20+ hours each day, I should be feeling significantly better on Tuesday and be ready to get back in the office a day or so after that.

PLH

I'm looking for some assistance with my Real Estate Blog. More specifically, I want to know what information you would like to see in this blog in the near future.

Here are some sample ideas to get your thoughts flowing:

* Buyer's market vs. seller's market -- how to tell which one you are in and what it means to you.
* First steps to take when you are thinking about buying a home.
* Things every first time home buyer should look out for.
* Some simple and cost effective staging techniques to help your home sell faster and for more money.
* Questions to ask a real estate agent before hiring him or her to sell your house and/or to help you find a new home.
* How to get 100% financing, and do you really want to?
* Are foreclosures really a great deal? How about HUD?
* What are some special programs that the federal government offers through HUD?
* Grand Prairie specific news.
* Why use a REALTOR®?
* How to determine how much house you can afford.
* Why is REALTOR® always written in all caps?
* What are the main differences between FHA, VA, and Conventional Financing?

If you would like to know about any of these topics, just keep your eyes peeled. I will be posting them to my blog and/or in my newsletter over the next few months. If you have other ideas regarding what you'd like to see, please drop me a line! You can either post a response to this blog posting or send me an email at robert@GrandPrairieHomes.com.

Natural gas drilling has come to Grand Prairie, Texas. This is generally viewed as a positive to those who own the mineral rights attached to their real estate. However, those who do not own their mineral rights are concerned about safety and noise. On each side of this issue, rumors and misunderstandings abound.

Will those who own their mineral rights be able to retire to a life of luxury? Will area families be in danger of losing everything to an underground explosion?

The truth is that nobody knows for sure what will happen, but we do have some idea based on similar situations throughout Tarrant County and beyond. As is typically the case, most of the hype is just hype.

For the answers to these and other questions on natural gas drilling in Grand Prairie, please visit my blog page at GrandPrairieHomes.com.