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5 Common Mistakes Home Sellers Make

Not Clearing the Clutter It’s hard to show the beauty and features of your home when it’s full of clutter. It may not seem like clutter to you, but remember, buyers need to be able to envision their own stuff in your house. If they can’t see past your stuff to envision their own things, […]
Buyer, Seller

We’re in the Option Period! What Does That Mean?

The negotiating is done, the contract is signed… but don’t open the champagne yet, we’re just getting started! The day after the contract is signed by all parties the termination option period begins. This is a time, set up in the contract, that is can be used by the buyer to have the property fully […]
Buyer, Home Owner, Seller

Tips and Tricks for a Stress-Free Move!

Pack a suitcase for every member of the family as if you are going on a trip for a week. This will enable you to have each person’s necessities (Clothes, toiletries, towels, etc) for the first few days in the new home without stressing over which box to dig through. Don’t forget to pack a […]
Home Owner, Seller

I’m thinking about selling my house…but I don’t know where to start

A home is usually your largest financial investment, properly preparing it to sell will get you the most return on your investment. Homeowners usually know they are going to sell 5-8 months before they put their house on the market. You can begin most of these steps that early on! Starting by calling your Realtor, […]

Home Owner 5 Common Mistakes Home Sellers Make Not Clearing the Clutter It’s hard to show the beauty and features of your home when it’s full of clutter. It may not seem like clutter to you, but remember, buyers need to be able to envision their own stuff in your house. If they can’t see past your stuff to envision their own things, […]

Buyer We’re in the Option Period! What Does That Mean? The negotiating is done, the contract is signed… but don’t open the champagne yet, we’re just getting started! The day after the contract is signed by all parties the termination option period begins. This is a time, set up in the contract, that is can be used by the buyer to have the property fully […]

Buyer Tips and Tricks for a Stress-Free Move! Pack a suitcase for every member of the family as if you are going on a trip for a week. This will enable you to have each person’s necessities (Clothes, toiletries, towels, etc) for the first few days in the new home without stressing over which box to dig through. Don’t forget to pack a […]

Home Owner I’m thinking about selling my house…but I don’t know where to start A home is usually your largest financial investment, properly preparing it to sell will get you the most return on your investment. Homeowners usually know they are going to sell 5-8 months before they put their house on the market. You can begin most of these steps that early on! Starting by calling your Realtor, […]

Buyer Isn’t a property survey just a drawing? Why is it important? A property survey is a professional drawing and report that shows the boundaries, property lines, building setback lines, structures, and easements of a specific piece of real estate. Basically, it looks like an aerial sketch drawing of your property and defines what’s yours and what isn’t. The surveyor uses metes and bounds and the legal […]

Home Owner Curb Appeal – But I hate yard work Curb appeal is like a first impression on a blind date. Good or bad, it is a lasting impression. No matter how magnificent your home looks on the inside, most buyers have already made judgements about your house before they even step foot out of their car. Curb appeal isn’t just about yard work! You […]

Home Owner I Can Take Everything but the Kitchen Sink, Right? Woah Woah, hold your horses for a minute! I know the contract is boring to read, but did you make it to paragraph 2? Paragraph 2b lays out the improvements on the property that stay (convey) with the property. Think of it this way, if it is permanently attached or built-in, it stays. For example, […]

Buyer Are Smart Homes Smart? Smart home technology is the new upsell in real estate. Thousands of properties sell every day that have smart devices. Smart features allow a person to control devices remotely or allow its built-in intelligence to work for them through a preset program, IFTTT, or context-awareness. These smart controls are available on devices throughout your house […]

Seller Sellers Self-Defense Let’s talk about self-defense in real estate today. If you’re a seller in a real estate transaction, how do you defend yourself from getting sued over that transaction? After hiring a Realtor, your next best self-defense move is actually a good glass of integrity. Be open and honest about the property you’re selling. I know […]

Buyer I’m Going to Need to See Some ID! Once you get to the closing table with your Realtor you would think everybody knows who’s who by now, right? Well kind of, but now you have to prove it. When signing documents to transfer real estate in Texas all signers must present an acceptable form(s) of identification. The minimum requirement is a current government-issued […]

Buyer What Makes a Room a Bedroom? If you’ve been around real estate much in your life I’m sure you’ve heard the comment that if a room doesn’t have a closet it can’t be considered a bedroom. Well, that’s actually not true, at least in San Angelo! There is no single definition for a bedroom in Texas. In 2001 Texas adopted the […]

Seller What Do I Do With My Pets When My House is Showing? When you put your house on the market what is the protocol for pets during showings? There’s no clear answer to this question. Every family and pet have different needs but here are some things to keep in mind: Moving and showing your house can be as stressful on your pets as it is on […]

Seller How is Low Inventory a Win for Sellers? The number of houses for sale across the nation is significantly lower than the number of active buyers in the housing market. Inventory has been at historic lows, but there is no shortage in the number of buyers. As a seller, here are 4 ways the low inventory/high demand market can help you win if […]

Home Owner What Documents do I Need to Dig Out Before Listing My House for Sale? Mortgage Statement – you will need your mortgage statement initially for your Realtor to run a Net Sheet for you. A net sheet shows you the amount of $ you should walk away with at closing. Make sure you are comfortable with this amount before listing your house for sale! You will also need your mortgage […]

Home Owner 10 Things Sellers SHOULDN’T do! Follow buyers around during showings – Bottom line, it can make buyers uncomfortable. Buyers are less likely to take their time and truly visualize themselves in your house when a seller is present and even more so when they’re following them through the house. Now, with the times we’re in, some sellers are working from home […]

Buyer Contingency Contracts There are a few ways to buy a house before or while selling your current home. The most common way is by using a contingency contract. A contingency contract is basically a normal purchase contract, but it is contingent or dependent on the buyer selling another property, usually, it’s their current home. These contracts aren’t […]

Home Owner Do I Really Need a Lockbox? A real estate lockbox makes it easy to allow any interested real estate agent and buyers or real estate related professional to access the property. Homes with lockboxes typically get more showings and sell faster than ones that don’t. If a listing agent or a seller must rearrange their schedule to unlock a house or […]

Home Owner Video Privacy Selling a home can be stressful. Typically, when you put your house on the market you’ve worked hard to make your house look better for strangers than you do for your own family. It can be frustrating when those strangers not only don’t make an offer on your home but then they don’t even give […]

Buyer The Final Walk Through The final walk through is done by the buyer typically right before closing to make sure that everything is as it should be in the house they are fixing to purchase. Usually, at that point, the seller is moved out or is almost moved out and the buyer can make sure the house is in […]

Seller Tips You Might Not Think About When Showing Your House Sellers can sometimes be anxious when they are putting their house on the market. Understandably so! There will be people walking in and out of their house and looking at it critically. You know all the things to do like, declutter, deep clean, make it smell nice…but here are a few others that you might […]

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