Houses into Homes

  I started fixing and flipping properties in 2008 one of the worst real estate markets in recent memory and despite that I have never had a home stay on the market longer than 45 days. How did I manage that you ask? Well here are my secrets:1. Fix the systems. These are the least satisfying chan...

I know it's hard to see the original charm under the additions but trust me the exist through out this massive 3,200+ SF home that commands have a city block in the heart of Luling. It boasts a huge eat in kitchen with separate wet bar/coffee area, original pine floors that have been restored to ...

 I'm a Real Estate Investor and General Contractor as well as a Realtor and as such I look at properties a little bit differently than the average home buyer.1. I Like Ugly and Outdated HousesOur Austin real estate market is really hot and great looking well priced houses are sold as soon as they...

 This post was inspired by 6 Simple Yet Effective Home Staging Ideas Under $40 on Forbes.com.Most Real Estate Professionals agree that Staging your home is a great tool for showing your home in it's best light but what if you don't have enough money to hire a stager? It's time to put your DIY ski...

While reviewing Pinterest recently I stumbled across an article 6 Tips: How to Prioritize your Home Improvement Projects by SnazzyLittleThings.com and I found some of the tips very helpful. Here are three of my favorites:1. Address Function First. This tip is near and dear to my heart, I am defin...

You and I know we're different from all the other Realtors out there, we offer different services and have different values and a different skill sets, that doesn't make us better but it may make us a better fit for different clients.So how do we explain how we are different to our clients? It co...

You've heard it thousands of times before - kitchens and bathrooms sell houses. Well it's true or at least than can break a sale, but that doesn't mean you should do a floor to ceiling kitchen remodel before you put your house on the market, you should save the big remodel for your new home. The ...

 James Gaines, Chief Economist at the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University said in the January 2016 issue of Tierra Grande that "the average price of an existing home through the third quarter of 2014 was around $240,000. The average price of a new home was around $340,000."As a person who'...

 According to James Gaines the Chief Economist for the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University 2016 will be a pretty good year to sell your home but a continuing shortage of inventory could affect your ability to buy a new home. Mr. Gaines goes on to say "Sellers likely will be able to sell qu...

I was reading the Inman News Letter this morning and stumbled across this article discussing a new app available for virtual tours called Inside Maps' 3-D home imaging. Admittedly I'm still getting up to speed with the power of the I-phone but this app that is supposed to allow me to film and hos...