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How does a home seller prep for the buyer’s home inspection in Austin TX?
In Austin, Tx real estate, the buyer pays the seller for an ‘option period’. During this time, the buyer has the home and the home’s major systems inspected. Sellers always ask us what they can do to prepare for an inspection. Following are a few good tips:
1. Make sure all utilities are turned on
2. Make [...]
Home Warranty Coverage – What does it do for me?
The mystical home warranty. This blog tells more about general home warranty coverage, what it costs, and includes a few tricks of the trade you’ll need to know when reporting any problem to your warranty company!
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Diary of an Energy Audit
we were pretty sure our 1976 Northwest Hills home could use some efficiency improvements.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Austin Energy Audit – 1st stats
85% of homes are leaking above the “10% or less” that is considered acceptable for energy efficiency
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Trudging through Texas Real Estate: What to expect from the Contract Option Period as a buyer or seller
If you’ve ever put off a ‘honeydo list’ of pesky home repairs, getting to those can be essential if you are getting ready to put your home on the market for sale.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Thinking tankless?
By our favorite South Austin contributor–Patti P.
One night last week I planned on cooking pasta for dinner—knowing what time the family would most likely be home and ready to pounce on their plates—and being that it was my turn to cook—I started the big pot of pasta water before everyone was home and let it [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Repair Chronicles #4: Clog blog (in the slab, baby!)
I closed on an investment property in Austin on February 13th. The property was a 1960’s house in north/central Austin, Jamestown area. It had been inspected and there was nothing that presented a red flag on the inspection report. The property appeared to be move-in ready.
On February 14, I was doing a little painting and [...]
Thatch is for huts not for lawns…
By our favorite South Austin contributor-Patti P.
Gasp; let your soil breathe already…sheesh.
Having ears like radar, dragging hoses across our Austin lawn this weekend I swear I heard little gasping noises coming out of my grass. And I was totally sober. Once I determined the little wheezers weren’t coming from the hose or my not so [...]
Repair Chronicle # 3: Refinishing Wood Floors
This is an ongoing series of homeowner insight & advice on repairs, upgrades, & add-ons, sometimes do-it-yourself (DIY), sometimes not, chronicling what went well, what did not go so well and advice for the rest of us. Please feel free to submit your repair chronicle to [...]
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Bail out
Posted on September 26, 2008. Filed under: Fix It, In the News, Smart Real Estate | Tags: bail out commentary |
Just wanted to get this out quick because it’s the best summary I’ve seen this week …
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )COLLEGE STATION (Real Estate Center) 09.26.08 – As negotiations continue over the proposed $700 billion bailout of the nation’s financial system, Dr. Mark Dotzour, chief economist for the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, offers his perspective:
“It’s a sad day [...]