All clients of Annoura Realty Group are entitled to a special discount card that is loaded up with discounts for our favorite local restaurants and businesses. Our newest discount is from KP’s Kitchen! This great American restaurant is owned by Kerry Pauly (therefore KP’s) and is located right on I 10, between 610 and Beltway 8, on the northside of I-10. Enjoy the most delicious cheeseburger with double patty, smoked bacon, American cheese, and Dijonaise; served with hand cut fries for only $12!! If you want an Annoura Realty Discount Card, contact us and we will mail one to you!! Be sure to tell all your friends!
KPs Kitchen is located at 8412 Katy Freeway #350, 713-677-0921. Open Tues to Sun 11-9 go check it out, the entire menu is DELICIOUS!
Annoura Realty had a busy month with Mariko closing a big 12 home portfolio on Friday. The same investor had a warehouse in Baytown, who Mariko also helped lease out. Glenshannon’s rental found a tenant after a lengthy search. On the listing side of things, our cute red barn house in Damon made it out of option and is headed for the next hurdle, the appraisal. Fingers crossed for smooth sailing in the next couple of weeks. The tenant in Cypress Pond vacated at the end of August and our investor in California decided to put it on the market for sale. That listing will hit the market this week. Meanwhile, thank you to Jim Brackeen for referring Sharon and Tom to us. Mike and Michelle are doing some easy make ready before we bring that lovely one story in Northfork to market, hopefully later this week. We have one more listing coming up in the Texas Medical Center, a two story townhome in a gated complex. Stay tuned for details on that one! Over on the apartment leasing front, Mariko found a nice unit for a friend’s mom at Charleston at Fannin Station while Mik and Susan found a perfect apartment in the Memorial area for a new Daikin expat. On the horizon are two new expats from the Government of Japan and a new doctor from Oita looking for apartment space in the Med Center. Thank you all for your referrals! Annoura Realty depends on word of mouth advertisting from past clients like you!
Though busy as a bee with many personal and volunteer activities, Susan and her team were very productive these past 2 weeks! Teamed up with Mik Ebisu, Annoura Realty Group helped close a home in Pearland, fetching a fantastic price in single digit days and a very convenient lease back. Congratulations to Isoka san and Shawn, who will be moving back to Japan in a couple of months. Thank you Anami san for the referral! Next up, Susan teamed up with Mik again to list a condo in the Texas Medical Center and fetched multiple offers on day 2! We are now doing side by side comparisons and advising the owner on which one to choose and how to respond. Fingers crossed for our repeat client Angela, for a smooth negotiation and path to closing! Speaking of past clients, Abbie Grubb asked us to help her parents lease their home in Richmond. That listing hit the market on Aug 22 and we just got our first application four days later. Once we get this one closed, we will add it to the Annoura Realty property management portfolio. On the sale front, Mariko is working on a 13 home portfolio sale to one of her buyer clients. They are in the home stretch now with closing slated for just after Labor Day. Susan picked up a listing in Damon, TX, which hit the market on Aug 24th after going through weeks of preparation. The owner will be downsizing from this 4000sf 5 bedroom 3 full bath country home which sits on 4.4 acres. He spent many weeks de-cluttering and simplifying his belongings, and then soon after, Susan sent in her crew of vendors to get the home ready for the market. After a very successful photo shoot and a two day open house on Aug 26-27, we are hoping this special ‘red barn house’ will attract an offer or two. Check out pictures here: www.har.com/89982771 On the horizon, we will be bringing 2 homes to the market in early September. Both are owned by California investors, so we will help them remodel then help them sell, after both of their tenants vacate at the end of this week. On the lease side, Susan was excited to help a new Mitsui E&P expat find his Galleria area apartment. Susan and Mik helped a new Daikin expat apply for a nice Memorial area apartment. Susan also helped a Daikin family move from one place to another within Houston, which was also very rewarding! On the horizon for leasing are two new expats from the Government of Japan, a new expat from Kuraray, and one more new expat from Daikin. Lots going on and our team is always excited to help. Ready, set, September here we come!
Halfway through August already and the market is still quite busy for us. Susan’s good friends, the McGaritys, closed on their new Clear Lake home on the day of our last newsletter. Meanwhile, Isoka and Shawn Welch are scheduled to close on their Pearland home later this week. Susan picked up a new listing in Damon, Texas, which should hit the market by next weekend (Aug 25). Mike and Michelle will be doing some last loving touches to it to make it beautiful for the market. If you’re interested in country living, this house in Damon is nearly 4050sf, 5 bedrooms with 3 full bath, and 3 car garage. It sits on 4.4 acres and even has a small barn for farm animals! Annoura Realty is super excited to be taking it on will post up the link as soon as it is live on HAR.com. In relocation news, Mr. Nakane of Daikin moved into his Galleria apartment last week and our newest Daikin expat Mr. Hirata came to Houston and pre-toured with Mik, narrowing down his favorite Memorial area apartment. Susan toured the newest Japanese Consul, Mr. Mochizuki on Friday and Tuesday visiting multiple apartments in the Galleria, Memorial, and Medical Center areas. He picked his favorite one and moved in last Friday! On the listing front, Angie Ban is looking to sell her medical center condo soon, Hy Hoang’s sister Van is looking to sell her medical center townhouse soon, and Abbie Grubb’s parents just signed to list their newly bought home in Richmond for lease. That home should be hitting the market around August 23!
Aside from doing sales and leases, Susan made a zoom speech on Wednesday to a group of JARECO realtors in Japan, discussing the highlights of Houston and the newest real estate data for Houston. Thank you NAR and Hiroko Nishikawa Naumann for including me in this online event!
Wrapping up July with several new move ins. Welcomed a newcomer for Kaneka to the Clear Lake area. Mariko helped find a nice rental for him zoned to the popular Ward Elementary. Meanwhile, Susan helped a new Daikin expat move into a very popular new highrise in Memorial and a Tokio Marine expat into a nice apartment convenient to Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s. On the sale front, Susan’s good friends Chris and Mike sold their Clear Lake home for one of the top prices in Middlebrook and if all goes well closed on their new home in Northfork TODAY! Congratulations, Chris! Mik and Susan continue the sale of Isoka san’s house off 521 in Pearland, making it through option period and the appraisal. It’s full steam ahead for that closing. On the horizon, Mariko is working on a 12 home portfolio for one of her investors. We also have two new Daikin expats on the way, a new officer from the Japanese Consulate, and we are super excited to be able to help a newcomer from Mayekawa. Several others who already live here in Houston need help to either renew their lease or end their lease and look for new housing so we are very happy to be helping them. Excited times in Houston and we are so happy to be a part of all the relocation action here! If you know anyone moving to Houston or needing help to lease or sell or buy, please refer them to us so we can help!