Roots & Wings RG Blog

When GreatSchools.org pushed their updated rankings out at the end of 2018, I noticed the jump in Taylor High School's ranking. I own several rental properties in the Memorial Parkway neighborhood, which is zoned to Taylor, and the subdivision has seen some higher than average appreciation over t...

I pulled a few interesting screenshots of the data from my full post on this topic here. If you're a Katy Realtor, you really should check it out, and see all of the additional statistical data it contains surrounding days on market in Katy, Texas.  Katy Median Days on Market By House Price Point...

Real estate transactions take a village. When I'm buying homes as an investor, my team of contractors is vital to the investment paying dividends. Similarly, in a traditional real estate transaction where I serve as the agent, my support team is what ensures that all of the moving parts of a tran...

I just wanted to take a moment to share a fantastic video done by a long-time friend of mine - Misty Weaver - who is also a real estate agent in Winchester, VA on the topic of Realtor commissions and explaining the real deal behind them to clients. Some of the points she makes in this video might...

Every market is different, but here in the Katy, Texas area having the master bedroom on the first floor is more typical - and more preferred by buyers. One of the early lessons I learned in my real estate career is that if a home has an uncommon feature or less desired feature, you need to be su...

WOW! Today we listed this newly remodeled home (both upstairs and downstairs) in Cinco Ranch - on a corner lot tucked into an alcove court and overflowing with designer touches! Stunning new large porcelain tile throughout the entire 1st floor. Open floorplan kitchen features granite, custom buil...

As an investor myself, I’m often looking at the MLS listings for homes that might make a good investment purchase. Homes being sold as-is doesn’t mean an agent should upload a listing description that says nothing more than a statement that the house needs TLC. But, I see that type of listing tim...

Early on as an agent, a home I submitted an offer for had a document labeled "Offer Instructions" in the files. I thought this was brilliant. It made creating the offer easier for me as the Buyer's agent and created less back and forth. I immediately followed suit and created an Offer Instruction...

Hurricane Harvey dropped an unprecedented amount of rain on the Katy and Houston area, flooding over 100,000 homes in the process. While some residents chose to rebuild, others sold their flood-damaged homes to investors who remodeled the houses - with many of them going up for sale.These homes c...

The greater Katy area surpassed the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in population numbers in 2015 – with more than 309,000 people calling the Katy area their home. With strong economic opportunities and an award-winning school district, the Katy area is expected to see continued growth over the ...