Spring in Oklahoma

It looks like another nice wonderful morning in Warr Acres, Oklahoma. Birds are singing and the wind is not blowing yet. Although I like to sleep late, yet I am refreshed by the back yard view through the trees prior to the sun coming up in the morning.

The sprinklers play a little tune as they rotate to each bush and flower. The Birds are singing harmony in the back ground, especially the doves. I enjoy watching the squirrels romp down the fence and across the cable line. Then the birds get louder, the sprinkler sound goes away, and you can start to hear the heart beat of Oklahoma City as people like you and me are on our way to work. It all starts to blend at this point and hovers until the rush hours of transit are complete.











What a way to get up? It's like having the world spinning around you and jumping in it when it's time. It's like a back yard concert.

Oklahoma High School Seniors of 2009

Congratualations to the Oklahoma's High School Seniors of 2009
From Rick and Nancy

Thank you for sticking it out and completing one of the longest stretches in life in completing high school. Now you have the opportunity to go out and chase your dreams. Don't let opinions, opposition, setbacks, or what you think you see, stop you from chasing the dream that has been in your heart since you were much younger. Don't feel pressured to meet time requirements that may have been seared into your beliefs by others.
Enjoy waking up each day knowing that you are a part of the USA and your vote counts. We need your support, ideas, and help in keeping America strong and able to help other countries when the time arrives. Many of you may join our military to physically protect our country. Others of you will continue your education to help our society in other ways. You will become doctors, lawyers, dentists, police, firefighters, and many other professionals who help this country with the many needs we have. If you choose not to pursue a career and get a job, then that is also a contribution.
Don't let fear navigate you from doing what you really want to do, and never hesitate to ask for help.

We wish you the best and are proud of you. You are no longer America’s future, but its present.
Sincerely,
Rick and Nancy
Dreams Do Come True

Talking about my generation

written by: OkcRick
(Oklahoma City area Realtor)

While delivering a message about giants that are in our life, and how we can overcome them, the preacher started talking about himself being a baby boomer and how so much has changed. Being in the baby boomer bracket myself, I did some research and this is what I found.
In 2006 baby boomers started turning 60 years old at the rate of 330 per hour. The first baby boomers started drawing social security benefits in January 2008. A lot of my information was found at http://seniorjournal.com/BabyBoomers.htm.
I usually don't blog, but after some interesting things that have happened the last few weeks in my own life, all of this has raised my interest in our young people and the way they self destruct the opportunities before them. It's no secret that smoking can be harmful to your health, and God knows that once you start smoking it's hard to quit. Why, after 60 years of an educated generation are people still picking them up and starting? Our parents didn't have all the material available to understand the harm that smoking does, but they did know that they weren't good for us. Why are our youth so rebellious and non conforming?
This article is not to pick on smokers. I struggle with my chosen habits that my parents and other people warned me about. What puzzles me the most is, that with the education of our particular generation, why doesn't the next generation get any wiser? This is not a new observation and traces to many stories in the bible. I believe that we would all like our children to have a better life, and not have to deal with the mistakes as we did those we made.
If you're a young person reading this, I challenge you to make a difference. Point out to your friends and family, that good choices can make a difference. With your help and good intent, you can make a difference for your children. Hopefully you can start a trend that will be passed on to many generations. If not, they will probably have to learn the hard way as well.
I see many great things coming from our young people. They have gotten past many things that the baby boomers didn't. I hope there will be a future generation soon to come, that will just be called smart. Common sense is all over the place. A person shouldn't have to pay a specialist $110.00 per hour to understand how others succeed. Happyness has already been paid for.

The wheel that squeaks the loudest gets the oil

Do to the all too familiar word “bailout” it seems every type of business wants a piece of the action or they fear they will suffer. If they are currently not running their business correctly, they probably won’t start in the near future.

Credit card companies are worried that they are not going to get a big enough piece of the pie. Even though many bank owned credit cards are receiving money from the bailout program, they are still concerned they are not getting enough and recently have begun slicing credit limits. This practice seems to be across the board even when the card holders have not been late on payments and have a very low balance.













I have heard news reports, and know some of these consumers personally, that have had their limits lowered. This in turn can cause them to have their credit maxed out when the week before they may have only been at 30%. Because this puts them over or maxes out the new limit that the card company put into place, it then causes the card holders to receive a lower credit score.



Then because they have a lower credit score, caused by the credit card companies in the first place, the credit card companies are raising the interest rate on the cards that were already too high. This results in making it harder to get a good rate on a home mortgage.

I’m getting really tired of large, supposedly organized businesses and corporations asking for help, while the consumer is getting stepped on and expected to pay for the help.

Joe the Plumber wouldn’t run a business expecting his customers to bail him out with money that has been paid as taxes.

If we are going to bail anyone out, let’s start by helping the little businesses that are the backbone of America. Better yet, let’s start with the people and the communities where these little businesses operate. Speak up and let you thoughts be known. Don’t let unattached politicians decide the fate of the nation without hearing from you and the people you know. The wheel that squeaks the loudest gets the oil. At this time, America can’t be heard at all for the squeaking at our capital.

by Rick Jackson

Oklahoma City and Edmond Gas Prices

Oklahoma City Living

As gas prices decline and have reached prices lower than it’s been in several years, I’m waiting to see the other industries and products lower their cost. According to the local news, higher gas prices resulted in paying more for our groceries, electricity, road repair, and construction. Even my lawn company went up as a result in the last jump in gas prices. I could go on and on about diferent products raising prices to compensate for gas, desiel, and oil prices.
According to the trend of gas prices being high, less people drive, which one would think might lower insurance premiums and reduce road repair. If you have noticed any reduction in the cost of living due to higher gas prices, please share it with me.

Gas prices today, entice me to go out and get a high performance car. A big V-8 that will burn the tires off for two blocks, although I haven’t seen tire prices come down yet.
I’m sure a big reason for the prices that were raised due to the fuel cost are remaining high to help recover from the damage done, but it only makes since to me, that if gas prices remain low, logically other prices will start to lower also. The offset is the thousands of Employees that have fuel related jobs, and people who stimulate our economy from the money they make from fuel, will eventually suffer and that will cause harm to our economic situation. Fuel is very powerful when it comes to setting the standards for our economy. If the lower prices help your business, please pass it on.
Dreams Do Come True

Oklahoma City Ariports

Oklahoma City Airport Real Estate

While doing some research about Warr Acres Oklahoma, I thought about the nearby Wiley Post Airport in Bethany. I looked up their website and found some facts that I thought to be interesting.

Located in the Northwest Oklahoma City area, the Wiley Post Airport is home to almost 50 businesses with approximately 1000 employees. The airport is also neighborhood friendly with runways that allow takeoffs with minimum noise to the area during most weather conditions. It is home for nearly 400 aircraft ranging from single engine to corporate jets. Wiley Post is also designated as a reliever for the Will Rogers World Airport. I have dined at the Annie Okie’s Runway Café under the control tower several times and have always enjoy the food and the window view of the planes taking off and landing. It’s also fun to watch the exited children that sometimes frequent the restaurant with their parents.

The Wiley Post Airport has flight training and plane rental facilities. There is also a museum, and planes for sale. I’m sure there are many different types of service centers, as well as flight support.

If you work, have a business or affiliated the Wiley Post Airport in any way, We would love for your comments. Feel free to tell us about the business you are with, or any history about the airport that those who read this might be interested in knowing about.

Dreams Do Come True

Oklahoma City Neighbors

My wife Nancy and I are Realtors in the Oklahoma City Community. We work for Paradigm AdvantEdge Realty in Edmond Oklahoma.

We live in the Woodcreek Addition in Warr Acres Oklahoma. Warr Acres is it's own small city that helps make up Oklahoma City. It has it's own Fire station, Police Department, City Hall, and lots of businesses. We like most things about Warr Acres and are excited to see it growing in the latest ways of development. As Realtors, we don't like to see homes and office buildings empty. There is a shopping center not too far from us that used to be a TG&Y or something. I am told the owner lives in New York or some were such as that. He won't sell the property and will only lease it. It has been 90% vacant for the last several years. The owner probably is just holding out for the property value, which someday will amount to a large some. Meanwhile, our City has a building that is not very attractive that could be used for many things.

Nancy and I want anyone living in the Oklahoma City and Edmond area to tell us about your neighborhood. We have already started a web site where people can express their likes and dislikes about the community you call home. Who knows if it will have any impact or help, but at least it will bring some communities together to share what works and doesn't work for them.