Home Selling Tips

If you are wanting to have your Spring Texas house sold by July, when do you put it on the market?  Timing the sell of your home is nearly impossible. Sometimes a buyer is waiting for a house exactly like yours to come on the Spring Texas real estate market and within a week your house is in contract. Then […]

If your house isn’t selling and your new job is waiting or if selling your house at today’s real estate prices has you bringing money to the closing table, you are probably thinking about becoming a landlord. Being a landlord can’t be all that difficult. You find a prospective tenant, check their credit, sign a lease agreement and sit back […]

There is still no “official” announcement from Exxon Mobil that they are going to be moving their North American headquarters to Spring (also known as south of the Woodlands). But that hasn’t stopped everyone else from talking and speculating about Exxon Mobil’s new campus in Spring. Just ask around and you will run across someone who says she or […]

Your Spring Texas house is in contract that you are definitely sure of. What you’re not so clear on is why you do have a check for $100 from the buyers.The $100 is for consideration. The buyers gave you $100 as nominal consideration for the unrestricted right to terminate the contract. You and the buyers agreed to […]

According to the National Association of Realtors 2010 Profile of Home Buyers and Home Sellers, 99% of home buyers are using the Internet in their search for homes. In a short 7 years, the percentage of home buyers using the Internet to search for homes has increased from 71% to 99%.  The number will probably […]

The holiday season is upon us.  It’s the time of year people’s thoughts turn to baking, shopping, and spending time with family and friends.  It’s also the time of year I get asked “Should I take my home off the Spring Texas real estate market during the holidays?” My answer this year is the same as it was […]

The saying “It ain’t over till the fat lady sings” sums up the answer the best.  You hope the buyer does actually buy your Spring Texas house. But there are a lot of things that can and sometimes do go wrong. To begin with you have to go through the option period. The option period gives the buyer the […]

With 90% of buyers beginning their search for Spring Texas homes for sale on the Internet, pictures are pivotal to capturing buyers attention.  Pictures maye be worth a 1,000 words while according to a recent study by Redfin, GOOD pictures are worth thousands of dollars.  Just how much can good pictures increase the sales price of your […]