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11660 S. HUDSON CT. | LUXURY LIVING IN GATED FRENCHMAN’S CREEK!This custom home was built with meticulous attention to detail. The large treed lot backs

to a trickle creek. Master suite features access to deck, luxurious bath and large walk-in closet. Home features 3 levels, 2 bedrooms on main level. 3 covered patios, 2 entertaining rooms one being billiards room, study, hand scraped Honduran pine

floors and could be 6 bedrooms total. Gourmet kitchen features designer appliances and breakfast bar and nook looking out to deck and creek. Outdoor living features built-in grill with impeccably landscaped private courtyard. Lush landscaping with warm and charming outdoor areas. Gorgeous is the description...inside and out!

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RECENT SALES IN ZIP CODE 74137Last year, Carma worked with buyers and sellers to close 17 property transactions. With an average sales price of $623,470, Carma works

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Address Sq ft / Bed / Bath / Built LP/ SF Sale Price SP/ SF Days On Sold Half Bath / Gar Market Date

9630 S Winston Ave 3836 / 3 / 4 / 1 / 3 1998 $153 $582,000 $152 26 1/25/2013 11636 S Hudson Ct 4023 / 4 / 3 / 1 / 3 2001 $130 $510,000 $127 7 1/23/2013 9715 S Louisville Ave 6444 / 5 / 4 / 2 / 4 1988 $128 $809,000 $126 248 1/16/2013 11714 S Richmond Ave 5194 / 5 / 4 / 1 / 3 2005 $144 $715,000 $138 1 1/11/2013 5429 E 106th Pl 4532 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 4 1996 $99 $425,000 $94 12 1/11/2013 5020 E 119th St NA / 4 / 3 / 0 / 3 2011 NA $450,000 NA 917 1/04/2013 3116 E 87th Pl 5337 / 4 / 4 / 1 / 4 1993 $140 $690,000 $129 197 1/03/2013 5120 E 107th St 4330 / 4 / 3 / 1 / 3 1989 $95 $400,000 $92 118 12/31/2012 5908 E 109th St NA / 5 / 4 / 1 / 3 2012 NA $637,780 NA 224 12/31/2012 3119 E 88th St 7268 / 4 / 5 / 3 / 4 1995 $158 $995,000 $137 221 12/31/2012 11848 S Quebec Ave 3918 / 4 / 3 / 1 / 3 2006 $106 $414,000 $106 181 12/22/2012 10233 S Canton Ave 3688 / 4 / 3 / 1 / 3 1989 $108 $376,000 $102 419 12/18/2012 12022 S Kingston Ave NA / 4 / 4 / 1 / 3 2012 NA $1,234,932 NA 31 12/08/2012 9714 S Marion Ave 5802 / 4 / 3 / 1 / 3 1993 $128 $741,050 $128 40 12/07/2012 10243 S Canton Ave 4447 / 4 / 3 / 1 / 3 1989 $95 $400,000 $90 204 12/07/2012 11736 S Canton Ave 4051 / 4 / 3 / 1 / 3 1992 $111 $432,500 $107 150 12/07/2012 10934 S Hudson Ave 4364 / 4 / 3 / 1 / 3 2001 $91 $385,000 $88 215 12/01/2012 11813 S Sandusky Ave 4165 / 5 / 4 / 1 / 3 2006 $119 $445,000 $107 178 12/01/2012 11707 S Canton Ave 4234 / 4 / 3 / 1 / 2 1993 $141 $572,000 $135 69 11/30/2012 9626 S Vandalia Ave 4129 / 4 / 4 / 1 / 3 2002 $173 $650,000 $157 41 11/30/2012 11714 S Quebec Ave NA / 4 / 3 / 0 / 3 2012 NA $557,834 NA 0 11/23/2012

Springisfinallyhere!Ascolorful flowersarebloomingandthecoolwintereveningsgivewaytowarmerweather, ourattentionsturntooneofourfavoriteTulsapastimes—diningoutdoors. AlthoughtheEuropeanshave practicallyelevateddiningoutdoorstoanartform,thoseofuslivinginthesouthernstatesalsoknowthepleasuresofbringingtheindoorsout.Withsomanymonthsoffabulousweatheraheadofus,nowisthetimetobegintakingyourmealsoutside. TheItalianterm al frescodirectly translatesto“inthefresh.”Thereis somethingabsolutelymagicalaboutawonderfulmealenjoyeden plein air, wheredinerstaketheirsweettime enjoyingthemeal,thecompanyandtheambianceofabeautifulnaturalsetting. Thebestalfrescodiningcombineslong,lazymealswithsimpleandfreshfood.Relaxtherules,takeyourtime;thisistheperfectoccasiontoescapewithout leavinghome.

Dependingonthetimeof dayyou’llbedining,there areseveralwaystomake youralfrescoexperienceall themorespecial:

Brunch Setyourtablewithvibrantandcolorfultablelinens.Infact,it’saperfectoccasiontouseyoursunnyFrenchlinensthatjustseemsoappropriateinthiscelebrationofle soleil.Decoratewithflowers,flowerseverywhereandifyou’repoolside,enjoytheenchantingviewsasthesunsparklesoffofthewater. Keepthemenucasualandfresh. Whenplanningyourmenu,it’seasiertoservedishesthatcanbeenjoyedatroomtemperature.Alusciousquiche,butterycroissantsandfreshberriesmaybeall youneedforadelightfulbrunch.Ofcourse,youmayalsoaddmimosasto themenuifyou’resoinclined!

Afternoon Tea Sometimesaleisurelyafternoonisjustwhatthedoctorordered.Again,takeacuefromourEuropeanfriendsandrestandrelaxoveranicepotoftea.TheBritishadvisethatthere’snotatroublethatcan’tberesolvedoveracupoftea.Bringoutatrayofscones,minifruittartsandperhapssomecucumberandcreamcheesefingersandwiches.Voila!You’vecreateda wonderfulrespiteinyourday.

Dinner Ahh…thesunissetting,acoolbreezeblowsacrossyourpatioandyou’re takingdelightinoneoflife’ssimplestpleasures:splendidfoodandwonderfulcompanionshiptoenjoyitwith.Letthebeautyoftheeveningbethestarofthe

showandsetyourtablewithelegantandsubduedlinensandtableware.NowisthetimetobreakoutthevotivecandlestoaddatmosphereastheTulsasunsetgiveswaytotwinklingstars. Createamenuthatisback-to-basics.Diningalfrescoisnotmeanttobefussyandsuper-sophisticated.Instead,it’sasalutetothepleasuresofallthings simpleanddelicious.Acapresesalad,lemon-garlicroastedchicken(thatcan bepreparedthedaybefore),roastedeggplantandzucchini,andaloafofcrustyItalianbreadisheaven. So,here’stolivinginbeautifulTulsaandtotakingitoutside!Enjoythenextseveralmonthsofbeautifulweatherandtakeallthedelightfromitthatyoucan!!

Oneofthemostdifficultchallengesofhavingyourhomeforsaleistheneedtohaveitinconstant“showready”mode.Thereisnodoubtthatyourhomewillsellfasterandfortopdollarifitis presentedinitsbestlight–somosthomeownersgotheextramileonadailybasistoinsurethatthehomeisclean,clutter-freeandlookingitsbest. Additionally,ifyouareapetowner,donot overlooktheimportanceofmanagingyourpetswhileyourhomeisforsale.Itcouldmakeorbreakthesuccessoftheentireprocess! You’veplantedcolorfulflowersalongthefrontwalkway,hungabrand-newwreathonthedoor,turnedonsoothingmusic,fragrancedthehomewithanappealingscentandopenedalloftheblindsinanticipationofashowing.Doyourealizehowquicklythecalmingandappealingmoodyou’vecreatedgetsruinedwhenabarkingdogcomeschargingtothedoor?Orthesmellofalitterboxiswaftingthroughtheentirehome?Oryourbelovedbirdissquawkingloudlyfromthekitchen? Aspetlovers,wetendtoforgethowothersmightviewourpets.Evenifyourdogsareperfectly harmless,youmustkeepinmindthatsomepeopleareveryfearfulofdogs.Othershaveastrong distasteforcats.Soinprotectingthehome viewingexperienceforpotentialbuyers,you shouldalsoprotectthesafetyofyouranimals. Youwillhavestrangerswalkingthroughyourhomeandthepotentialforunkindactionstoyourpetsisa

possibility.Or,simpleneglectcouldmeanthatdogsorcatsareinadvertentlyletoutofopeneddoorswhilethehomeisbeingviewed.So,what optionsdoyouhavein creatingthebestscenarioforyourhomeaswellas yourpets? Inanidealsituation,yourpetscouldbeawayfromthehomeduringallshowings. Ifit’satallpossible,bring yourpetswithyouforthe day.Whetherit’stoworkorjustrunningerrands,somepeoplehavetheabilitytohavetheirpetsaccompanythem.Otheroptionswouldbetoleavetheanimalswithatrustedfriendorneighbor,takethemtothekennelfortheday,thepopulardoggydaycarefacilitiesorperhapsyourgroomer.Formanyfamilieshowever,it’sjustnotalwayspractical. Somepeoplewillleaveanimalsinlaundry roomsorbackbedroomswithanoteonthedoorrequestingthatvisitorsdonotenter.Thisisnotbestthough,becauseit’sneveragoodideatohaveroomsorareasofthehomethatarenotaccessibletopotentialbuyers.Eventhoughyoufeelthatthey

canimaginewhatthe laundryroomlookslike,itleavesaquestionmarkinthemindoftheviewerastheyleaveyourproperty.Yourgoalistonothaveanyquestionmarks,onlystrongpositivethoughtsfrom potentialbuyers.Puttingyourdogsinto thebackyardduring showingsoftendoesn’tsolvethedilemmaeither.Whilepotentialbuyerswillbeabletoroamthroughyourhomeatwill,outdoorliving environmentsarejustas importanttobuyersandthey’llwanttofeel comfortablewalkingthe

entirepropertyattheirleisure. Puttinganimalsinaroom,butwithachild-safetygateenclosingthem,isabetterideaaspeoplecanstillviewtheroom.Evenbetter,ifyourpetsarecrateorkenneltrained,visitorscanactuallywalkintotheroomwhileyourpetissafelykeptaway. YourRealtorshouldmakeanoteontheMLS listingthattherearepetsinthehomeandanyspecialinstructionsvisitorsshouldheed.Thatway,potentialbuyerscanbeexpectingdogs,cats,

(orasnake!),ratherthanbeingstartledwhenarrivingatyourhome.Italsogivesthosewithpetallergiesanopportunitytotakeanynecessarymedicationstoalleviateanyallergicreactions.Anotenearthefrontdoormaybehelpfultooasaddedinsurancethateveryoneisawareofthepresenceofpets. Havingpetstendstocreateotherissuesbesideshowtohandlethemduringshowings.Yourhomemayneedsomeextracaretobringittoitsbest.Makesurethattherearenolingeringpetodorsinandaroundthehome.Cleanthecatboxandtheyardofwasteatleastdaily.Keepyourcarpetsandfurnishingsfreshanddeodorized.Theuseofanairneutralizermaybebeneficial.Takeextracaretoremedyanystainsinthecarpeting,scratchesondoorsorchewed-upbaseboards. It’softenalotofefforttokeepyourhomelookingitsbestwhileforsale.Obviouslyhavingpetsputsanentiredifferentsetofissuesintoplay.Butyourhardworkandattentiontodetailshouldpayoffintheendifyou’reabletosellyourpropertyfasterand atahigherpricepoint.

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