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Karen Monshaugen is one of The
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  Karen has 24 years experience selling real estate in the Lake Conroe and Conroe areas and has lived in Bentwater on Lake Conroe for 15 years with her husband, Ron. She is a licensed Real Estate Broker and has a Bachelors of Business Administration in Marketing. She holds the Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist designation as well as the GRI and CRS designations. Her team handles between 80 to 90 real estate transactions per year and she is consistently in the top 10 Realtors, for production, in Montgomery County every year. Her office is centrally located on Highway 105 West and FM 3083. This location is highly visible and half-way between Conroe and Lake Conroe with easy access to the lake and to Conroe. Karen and her team strive for strong customer service and communication during the buying and selling process. She understands that Conroe is Houston's playground and can handle all your real estate needs with expertise and exceptional follow through. Whether buying or selling a homesite or a home, Karen's caring and professionalism will guide you smoothly through the process. Her community involvement is extensive from chairing fundraising auction events for the Humane Society, American Cancer Society and the Chamber of Commerce. She has volunteered for years with the local senior citizen Friendship Center and has served as the President of the Lake Conroe area Republican's women's club. When not working, she enjoys golfing, boating and entertaining with her husband, Ron. 
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Buying Land and New Construction >Buying New or Buying Old
New homes typically have a higher sales price than comparable existing homes, and buyers are usually willing to spend more on a new home because of lower maintenance costs. Builders' warranties on new homes, when combined with a new roof, appliances, and major systems, usually make major repairs unnecessary and help to counter a slower initial rate of appreciation.
Census Bureau Housing Surveys suggests that operating costs are lowest for brand new homes and slightly higher for relatively new existing homes. Operating costs per square foot of living space are consistently higher for progressively older existing homes. Utility costs represent the largest factor in operating costs. Energy consumption per square foot depends on the size of the home, the insulation and quality of the windows, air leakage and the efficiency of the furnace.
New homes require fewer expenditures for routine maintenance. The cost of maintenance first increases with age, then declines, so you will generally spend less maintaining a home built before 1960 than for a home built between 1970 and 1975.
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What is arguably the world's strangest (and most dysfunctional) kitchen?
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In 1998 the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City first displayed a kitchen made entirely of 40 million colored glass beads by artist Liza Lou of Topanga, California. |
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