Home Buying Tips

July 26, 2011

Buying a house – Beware of what you say on Facebook

Are you one of the 1 billion people who are on Facebook? If you are buying or selling a Spring Texas house, beware of what you’re sharing on Facebook because you could be weakening your negotiating power. Over the weekend, one of my Facebook friends, she’s really more like an acquaintance, had liked a link. The link showed […]
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July 17, 2011

Your Realtor’s out of town. What do you do?

A new house just came on the Spring Texas real estate market that you really want to view. The house looks perfect. It looks like it may be “the house” you have been searching for. The problem is your Spring Texas Realtor is out of town for the weekend?  What do you? You could wait until your […]
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June 30, 2011

35% of Texans denied home loans

Five years ago when a potential buyer called requesting a showing of one listings I didn’t ask if he was pre-approved for a loan.  I just scheduled the appointment and showed him the Spring Texas home I had for sale.  Then if he liked the home, I told him the next thing we needed […]
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April 5, 2011

2010 Census Data for Spring Texas

Almost every client I talk with who is relocating to Spring Texas asks me which neighborhoods should I stay away from or which are the most family friendly but due to Fair Housing Laws I can’t answer those questions.  I can only point you to websites that you can use to develop your […]
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April 2, 2011

Does buying a house “AS IS” mean you can’t do inspections?

Even if the Spring Texas home you are interested in is being advertised “AS IS”, you still have the right to have the home inspected. Homes that are being sold as a short sale or as a foreclosure are typically sold ”AS IS” and it means the owner/seller of the […]
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