Archive for August, 2010

San Antonio Sellers – Do You Know Where Your Home Is?

Exposure, the internet, and you. When you’re thinking about selling your San Antonio home, you have a lot to consider. Price, staging or not, different listing tactics (bonuses, allowances, residential service contracts, inclusions, etc.), and who your Realtor® will be. It’s a huge step in your life and getting it right is the goal. An [...]

Animal Defense League of San Antonio

Animal Defense League of San Antonio, Texas. In light of my past post about the stray cat living under my deck and the response to it, I thought I’d write a little about my favorite place in San Antonio for pets and the care for the animals that get left behind. I’m speaking of the [...]

Why Many Agents Won’t Show You A Home “Right Now!”

It’s a common thing. Back in September 2009, SarahGray Lamm wrote a post titled, “ADVICE NEEDED: Blogging Works. Now What…” The basic premise of the post was how to handle the buyer who calls and says “I need to see this house right now.” Not a client, but someone you’ve never met before. Every Realtor® [...]

Choose Your New Home Upgrades Wisely

Upgrades, upgrades, upgrades. 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 for upgrades. Everything from carpet to tile, trees to shrubbery, architectural details to number of bedrooms, faucets [...]

7 Must Read Articles For Home Sellers.

As a real estate blogger, I read a lot of other blogs. Although all real estate is local and every market has its own trends and peculiarities, the fact remains that many great agents out there are giving solid advice that can be used in any market. Although some of these posts specifically point out [...]

For Sale By Owner For San Antonio Sellers

For Sale By Owner – Is it a good thing? I recently spoke with an online friend of mine at Twitter and learned they were selling their house as a “For Sale By Owner” (or FSBO as they are often called in real estate circles). I didn’t know they were selling their home, but we [...]

Hello, remember me?

It’s been awhile. I’ve missed you and this blog lately. I know I haven’t been around it nearly as much as I like to be. Some of you who read it may even think I just fell off the face of the earth, never to return again. Of course, that would be an incorrect assumption, [...]