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Are you considering a beautiful new energy-efficient Highland Home? If so, I can help you find deals on Highland Homes. Then I'll ADD THOUSANDS MORE IN CASH BACK REBATE SAVINGS when you get to the closing table (understanding cash rebates)! You see, with Mike Askins as your 2+ decade award-winning New Home Realtor, you'll get a cool check for $30 K on a brand new Highland worth One Million, and a $500 K Highland Home means a $15 K check, plus you get all Highland advertised incentives, lower interest rates, and Highland paid Closing Costs. REGISTER for your REBATE.

ARG'S New Home Cash Rebates are the next best thing to having a money tree, but to get the 3% bonus rate, you need to be contracted with Highland Homes DFW, no later than the end of

Something is rotting in America for this condition to exist, and most homebuyers are blind to the true cost of a mortgage, and that it is far higher than the advertised interest rate. While borrowers are told they’re paying 6%, the real effective rate—based on the total interest amount repaid—is often well over 100%, commonly around 115% over a standard 30-year term.

People understandably wish they were paying 6% or even 15%. Unfortunately, that’s nowhere close to reality.

A Real-World Example of Actual Costs

Sales Price: $600,000
Down Payment: $120,000 (20%)
Interest Rate: 6%
Loan Amount: $480,000

Monthly P&I Payment (360 months): $2,877.84
Total Paid Over 30 Years: $1,036,022.40
Total Interest Paid: $556,022.40

This means the borrower

Clients of Mike Askins have been paid MILLIONS in cash back rebates over the years, and this year is NO different! Right now, you can get Highland Home's lowest pricing of the year, plus closing cost incentives ($20 K or 4.99% Fixed Rate), and then an ARG 3% Cash Rebate worth THOUSANDS just for allowing me to be your new home Realtor. Why leave this money incentive behind when you can put it in your pocket? My value-added cash rebate will not affect any of the builder's year-end incentives, and I back my rebate promise to you in WRITING with my A+ 20 Year BBB Complaint Free record of trust.

These special HIGHLAND SAVINGS opportunities apply across all of Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin) and will expire at year's end. So,

Dear Texas Homeowners,

By now, you’ve likely realized that you’ve tried it their way — year after year — complying with every new bond issue and debt scheme, only to see your property taxes skyrocket. For many Texans, the result has become unbearable, threatening their ability to even remain in their homes. It’s clear: you cannot comply your way out of the over-assessment policies and lack of accountability driving the current CAD/State tax system.

Since 2015, a growing number of Texans have recognized this aggressive, even coercive over-taxation. What many don’t yet realize, however, is that these excessive assessments are compounded by what can only be explained as non-compliance with statutory accounting requirements—the very standards meant

I suppose you can argue that we've entered the economic twilight zone. Inflation remains a problem because politicians are spending our economy into collapse as they impose sanctions or tariffs, much like unwanted candy given out late on Halloween. Such financial recklessness then dovetails into the Texas ISD CAD policy, involving knowingly over-appraising and charging taxes based on unrealistic valuations. Other financial problems, like out-of-control homeowner insurance premiums that are rising 10 times faster than official inflation stats, add more market strain. I suspect tariffs, which disrupt supply chains, might even be a calculated diversion to help hide price inflation.

However, concerning Real Estate, one has to wonder if the market does

This sale involves up to 339 eligible New inventory homes across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Act now for the best selections.

PROTECT YOUR CASH REBATE IN WRITING BY REGISTERING NOW

If you fail to register Mike as your New Home Realtor, my cash rebate offer will remain with the builder. That means potentially losing up to $16,000 in cash back rebate savings on a $400,000 new home.

Get a "Friends and Family" Deal, plus a 4.99% Fixed Mortgage Rate (conditions apply), plus a 2.5% cash rebate. However, you must contract before June 25 and Close by July 31. Contact Mike @ conditions and restrictions that may apply. Register for your Cash Rebate. Realtor® registration form to give to your builder sales rep.

Here are Coventry Home's discounted new home inventory. In addition to price discounts, there may be closing cost incentives, reduced interest rates, and a very valuable New Home Buyer Cash Rebate from ARG! Need help in a specific community, city, or ISD? Call for the expert help you need, and inquire about our legendary cash rebate or our low-cost MLS move-up!

This is the New Home Sales Event you have been waiting for!! If you're looking for an affordable new home, I can help you quickly discover new inventory in Counties all over North Texas and the D/FW Metroplex priced from $150 P/SF or less!

Please register for my special $150 or Less P/SF email list. If you have a specific criterion, I can most likely find it or offer properties that may also meet your needs. Please indicate in your comments that you are SIGNING UP FOR $150 or Less P/SF info.

Hundreds of New Homes, from numerous New Home Builders, are now for sale for $150 per SF or less. Many of these priced-to-sell new homes offer paid closing cost incentives, interest rate buy-downs, and even appliances and window treatments. In this special

***THIS ONE IS SOLD! I Can Help You FIND OTHERS!***

This Sherman gem with 2 Master Suites is about the house, but there's much more! Highland Homes is offering $20K in cash "your way," or if you are financing, a first-year finance rate of 4.25% and a second through 30-year 5.25% fixed rate. Yes, this new Highland Home on a 50' lot in a Master Planned Community is Energy Star Certified and minutes from the New TI Manufacturing Complex in Sherman, Texas.

Markets Can and Often Change Fast

At some point, the current housing and economic market conditions will shift. When that happens, today's new home deals will disappear. The psychology of timing the market bottom also means you risk missing it and paying more. Today's market still offers