Sara and Steve's Blog

When I wrote this, it was midnight and I had just closed my real estate office and was at "lunch".  I wrote it up on my Blackberry while waiting for my food. With this schedule, you may be curious what time my day started: 8am Today, Steve and I have written offers, negotiated offers, done walk-t...

LIGHTING!  Don't underestimate the importance of lighting! We all know that it's a good idea to leave lights on for showing.  But what about the kind of lighting?  Typically, you might have converted to low-voltage or energy-saving lamps in table lamps and chandeliers and exterior lighting like p...

I am certain that if I live to be 100 years old, there will never be enough orchids to satisfy me.  Their grace and beauty, shapes and colors make them an old favorite.  I first tried growing them when I lived in the San Francisco Bay area.  Of course, the weather there is perfect - if you can ju...

One of the things that I enjoy the most about Summer is the summer-blooming flowers.  One of my personal favorite varieties are Hydrangeas.  Being an old-fashioned girl at heart, I can't get enough of the mounds of white flowers, faintly tinted in green at first, then in lavendar while viewed in ...

Steve and I were in Sofa Mart  at Ingram and 1604, In SanAntonio, today, and saw a fabulous cream-colored leather furniture set.  It reminded me of the old Hollywood movies with Jean Harlow.  You know, when they had the all white living rooms and bedroom suites?  Of course, I'd probably have to f...

I don't think that it's much of a secret that here in in San Antonio, Texas we don't have many cold winter days.  In fact, statistically speaking, I think that there are five per year! Which brings me to question, why so many Buyers are looking for a home with a fireplace in the Family Room? As ...

A few days ago, I posted about the #1 Tip for Sellers and a friend suggested that I should continue the theme, so here is the #2 tip and it costs even less! Most Sellers think that their house looks really good, is reasonably clean and has decent curb appeal.  That may be true, but it's probably ...

As a real estate Broker and Realtor, here in San Antonio, Texas, when I meet with Sellers to discuss putting their homes on the market, there is a consistent oddity that I notice. They have not recently serviced their air conditioning or heating systems!  OK, so we only use the heat for a month h...

I hope that all you Dads had a wonderful Father's Day! We often talk about what a hard job it is to be a Mom, but sometimes forget the other side of the equation: Dads. It's a tough job here in the brave, new world as Dads struggle to find time with their kids and keep their work-life moving forw...

Sometimes, it's hard to get your home shown. One day this past week, we had granite counters installed in our San Antonio home that we are selling.  The process was made inconvenient by Sara's illness and the fact that she had to vacate the house for a showing, right after I managed an appointmen...