Archive for Texas
Disclosing Death in Texas
Do you have to tell the buyer?
Death is a topic that most people don’t want to talk about in general and in real estate, it’s no different. I’ve been asked a few times about the details regarding death and disclosure in the state of Texas (more specifically, in San Antonio) when buying and selling [...]
Find Affordable Housing Programs With TxHomePrograms.com
More resources for Texas Home Owners.
Yet another site introduced recently by the Texas Association of Realtors®, TxHomePrograms.com, aims to help home buyers find and take advantage of the many affordable housing programs available in Texas. A continuously updated database, Texas Home Programs, was created in part with the National Association of Realtors® in order [...]
KeepMyTexasHome.org – A new resource for Texas Home Owners
Worried about losing your Texas home?
Although Texas escaped the mass foreclosure problem that states like California, Florida, and Arizona were plagued by, we do have them and they are a fact of life. While no one wants to lose their home, owners are often scared, confused, and frustrated. As they get behind on [...]
This is why Texas is better than your state.
Wildflowers
The title of today’s post came from something I saw on Twitter from local San Antonio resident Jordan Ghawi. I had planned on writing a post about the wildflowers, but when I saw his tweet, I had to borrow the title.
Texas wildflowers are a source of great pride for Texans and residents of San [...]
More About Dual Agency In Texas aka Intermediary
A bit of followup.
When I wrote my post about dual agency, “Dual Agency, Double Commission, and a Bad Idea For You.,” I was reacting to some of the posts I had been reading recently and wanted to give my opinions to my readers. This time, I’d like to discuss Texas’ version of dual agency [...]
The stars at night are big and bright…
This post isn’t about real estate.
Since I was a kid I was always fascinated by the sky and more specifically, stars. Perhaps it had something to do with my obsession with Star Wars as a kid, but no matter what it was, I always loved seeing them. I can remember as a kid [...]
San Antonio skies (and windshields) filled with butterflies.
The Libytheana carinenta has invaded San Antonio.
When my wife and I first came to San Antonio to investigate homes, we were amazed by the amount of butterflies floating through the air on that September weekend. It seemed as if the sky was falling or at the very least, San Antonio had been invaded by [...]
“Do you believe in miracles?”
He shoots, he scores.
Anyone that knows me, knows that I am a big hockey fan. I have a large collection of hockey jerseys and watch as much as I can. Here in San Antonio, we don’t have an NHL team, but we do have an AHL team, the San Antonio Rampage. We [...]
San Antonio Renters Beware: Craigslist Rental Scam Comes To Town
Renters Beware.
There have been articles posted by many of my good friends in real estate about rental scams involving craigslist, but I hadn’t seen one in San Antonio – until now. I was recently contacted by a Trulia Voices user after they were in touch with one of these scammers. The home listed [...]
Keeping Buyers’ And Sellers’ Confidentiality In San Antonio Real Estate
It’s all in the way you process information.
This week, during a transaction a San Antonio real estate agent sent me a counter offer via email that violated their sellers’ confidentiality. I found it quite upsetting when I received the email as I don’t like to see these sorts of things happening to others, but [...]
