Richardson ISD

Thursday Three Hundred: Lake Highlands Home Shows The Value in a Good Real Estate Photographer

By Joanna England / June 20, 2013 /

One of my biggest pet peeves is seeing homes listed for more than $100,000 that have horrible photos accompanying them. Sometimes they look like they were taking with an iPhone while the person was shakily balancing a clipboard with one hand. Some are so horribly out of focus all you can see is perhaps a…

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Thursday Three Hundred: Fully Remodeled Lake Highlands Contemporary Has Room For The Pool of Your Dreams

By Joanna England / May 30, 2013 /

  A lot of the homes with pools in Lake Highlands are just basically concrete holes in the ground. I look at them and I think, “Gosh, if that were my house, I would have done that pool much differently!” If you dream of living in Lake Highlands but want a custom pool (one designed…

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Thursday Three Hundred: Recently Reduced Lake Highlands Traditional Has Updates You Want at a Bargain Price!

By Joanna England / December 6, 2012 /

There are tons of updated traditionals in Lake Highlands, some of them are 1950s ranches that have seen a mix of hodge-podge renovations over the decades. It’s a hot neighborhood, mostly because it’s inside the Dallas city limits but has Richardson ISD schools. Therefore, buyers are looking for family homes that are move-in ready, won’t…

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Thursday Three Hundred: Invite The Inlaws to Stay a While (But Not Forever!) in This Lake Highlands Home

By Joanna England / October 11, 2012 /

I have a small child, so, invariably it seems, he will turn into a shrill, soul-sucking monster just as soon as my mother-in-law leaves from babysitting him. Thank goodness he’s super cute, right?

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Tuesday Two Hundred: L Streets Cutie Makes Living “Large” Look Laughable

By Joanna England / August 14, 2012 /

Let’s do some word association, mmmmmmkay?

When I say “starter home,” what pops into your mind?

For me, I think of three bedrooms, two baths, well-priced and with good schools. Not terribly small but not overwhelmingly huge. And dollars to donuts, it’s inside LBJ.

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