Home Buying Tips

Oftentimes a first time home buyer will ask me “How many homes should I view before making a decision?” Every time I am asked this question I think of the Tootsie Roll Pop commercial where the young boy asks the wise owl “How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie […]

I have been trying to do my part to get the word out about the first time home buyers tax credit which is why I have written numerous posts about the tax credit including … First time home buyers tax credit – what is it, how much is it, and how to get it and […]

The recent announcement of the Federal Reserve’s intentions to purchase Treasury securities over the next six months has pushed mortgage interest rates down to levels so low that the rates are making history.   Rates so low that 30 year fixed home mortgages are below 5% and who would have guessed that?   Certainly not the manufacturer of Rick’s (my working partner and […]

Pursuant to Texas Property Code 5.008, sellers of residential real estate shall deliver a Seller’s Disclosure Notice to the buyer containing the minimum disclosures of the seller’s knowledge of the condition of the property.  When you are considering purchasing a Spring Texas home, a sellers disclosure is a good source of information to learn about the condition […]

If you are thinking about becoming a Spring Texas first time homebuyer, here’s 10 tips for you: 1.  Be choosy but don’t be unrealistic. The only home that comes close to being perfect is one you design and build yourself and still later you will think of things you would have done differently. 2. Establish your […]

You have heard about the first time home buyer tax credit and you want to take advantage of it by purchasing your first Spring Texas home.  But there is only one small problem, 100% financed mortgage loans are no longer available and that means you need to come up with a down payment. So how […]

As Realtors®, Rick and I get asked all kinds of questions from home buyers relocating to Spring Texas.  The majority of the questions we know the answer to and gladly provide an answer. But there are some questions that if we answered we could potentially be in violation of Fair Housing Laws. And there are other questions […]