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August 9, 2016

Less Is More When Listing Your Home For Sale

How do you know what to do when you put your home on the market – it seems there is so much advice available out there, especially since the internet came along. We’ve talked about...

July 11, 2016

Hail Damage Still Causing Issues For Sellers In San Antonio

Did your home suffer hail damage during the storms earlier this year? Many people don’t even know that their homes were affected by the hail storms and since they’ve experienced no leaks or obvious things...

June 18, 2016

Listing Your Home For Sale: Mise En Place For Sellers

I’ve been doing a lot of cooking lately thanks to Green Chef and in the calming moments of preparing my meals, I found my thoughts wandering (as they always do) to how to help our...

June 15, 2016

How To Deal With Multiple Offers On A House As A Seller

In a competitive market, multiple offers can be a buyer’s worst nightmare. The words multiple offers as a seller usually make homeowners dance around with glee – it’s the holy grail of home selling. The...

June 13, 2016

Closing Costs For Sellers – What To Expect

Closing costs are a combination of all the fees associated with buying or selling a home. Many sellers erroneously think that most of the costs will fall on the buyer and can be a bit...

June 8, 2016

Homestead Exemptions And Rollback Taxes

If you currently have a homestead exemption on your property or even if you don’t know if you do, you might want to check and consider the consequences if you’re not using the home as your primary...

May 2, 2016

From Listing Appointment To Sale: Preparation Is Key

A real estate agent makes a listing appointment with you and comes to discuss the sale of your home. You like what they have to say, think the terms are agreeable, and you sign the listing...

March 7, 2016

5 Things Photographers Wish You Would Do When Listing Your Home

When you’re listing your home for sale, you will need to have a photographer take photos of your home in order to showcase it online and in the MLS. We highly recommend professional photographs in...

March 1, 2016

6 Smells That Drive Buyers Away And Lose You A Sale

Do you smell that? Something smells awful. I guess we shouldn’t have left those fish heads on this blog post, because that seems to be what’s stinking up the place. Of course, you can’t actually...

February 23, 2016

Why Can’t Buyers See Past The Furniture And Decor?

You’ve heard it a million times – you need to stage your home in order to get it sold. You’ve done everything you could think of, but why can’t buyers see past the furniture and decor? Why...

February 17, 2016

A Look At The Seller’s Temporary Residential Lease

We have written about the Seller’s Temporary Residential Lease previously, but we didn’t go in depth on the form or what it all meant, so we thought we’d jump in head first and tackle this one. The...

February 11, 2016

5 Ways To Improve Curb Appeal For Under $100

Curb appeal. How often do we mention those words here on this site? Curb appeal is the always mentioned, often overlooked method of making your home stand out from the crowd when you’re trying to...