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February 27, 2013

Choose Your New Home Upgrades Wisely

If you’re building a new home in San Antonio, you’ll eventually get to the point where the builder sends you to their showroom and you will be dazzled, delighted, and amazed at all the choices...

February 22, 2013

When Should I Start The Search For My Home?

Today, Tomorrow, Next Month? You know you want to buy a house. You think you’re ready, you have enough saved, you have your credit and debt in line, and you have calculated that now is...

February 18, 2013

10 Ways To Be A Great Home Buyer

Home Buying Starts With You Being a home buyer requires quite a lot, particularly if you’re a first time home buyer. Money, patience, phone calls, showings…the list is rather long. The job of a Realtor...

February 15, 2013

Ten Tips For Selling You Home

Selling Your Home? Follow These Tips As we move into the spring selling season here in San Antonio, it’s time to start thinking about how your home appears to potential buyers. Making your home stand...

February 6, 2013

Homeowners Insurance – Great Tips For Homeowners

Homeowners insurance is one of those thing you never think about…until the rainy day comes when you need it. Insurance can be confusing at times – how much do I need, what do I need,...

November 1, 2012

Holiday Decorating Or Listing Disaster?

Looking for some blog post inspiration, I was combing through my usual sources this morning and a post on Facebook from my friend Ines Hegedus-Garcia at miamism.com caught my eye. Her article, “When are Holiday Decorations too...

October 17, 2012

The Lost Art Of The RSVP

As we enter the fall, holiday season is upon us for sure. Starting with the upcoming spook-fest of Halloween, you can bet you’ll be bombarded with invitations to all kinds of parties and events between...

September 25, 2012

Seeing With Buyer’s Eyes To Sell Your Home

Home sweet home. Your palace. Your castle. This is where you live and you love it, but now it’s time to sell your home. Once the decision is made, your home becomes public domain –...

September 20, 2012

Should I Stay Or Should I Go Now?

So, you’ve decided to sell your house? Congratulations! After meeting with an agent to sign the paperwork, surely you’ve gone over the many things you can do to improve the way your home shows. From...

March 8, 2012

Uncanny Home Staging Tips

Staging – you’re heard the word a thousand times. You hear it on TV and you’ve certainly heard it from your real estate agent if you’ve sold a house in the past ten years. An...

December 1, 2011

Quick Tips To Memorize When It’s Time To Winterize

With December temperatures hovering around the 70s, it’s hard to imagine that this winter will be one for the record books. However, even here in the South, we do manage to get a cold snap...

October 20, 2011

How To Be A Good Home Buyer Or Seller

Buying or selling real estate can be a complex process, and even the best deals can have their moments of frustration for all parties. The entire process itself is stressful, and that can often bring...