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Home Buying in a Competitive Market
Buying a home is never a simple process! When you are in a Seller’s Market it can be doubly hard to buy a home because there are likely other buyers competing for the same house. That is exactly where we are now in our Lubbock market A Seller’s Market occurs when...
Let’s Play Where’s the Broker
3 Questions to ask when picking your next real estate agent! Who is their Broker, and do they actually work in the agent’s office?Does their Broker even live in your market area and has the agent ever physically met their Broker? (A strange question? Not really. Look...
Does Solar add value?
If people can make an investment and save on their utilities that is awesome but we have serious concerns. Before you decide, get info from multiple solar vendors and educate yourselves by talking to professionals outside the solar panel industry - insurance rep,...
Ready To Buy Or Sell Some Real Estate?
I know you don’t want to sell your home for less than it is worth but if you need to sell fast, consider this! With your agent’s guidance, price your home slightly under market value, and then refuse access to ANYONE until your REALTOR holds an open house the first...
What Your Real Estate Agent Won’t Tell You (or will they?) Part 3
Back in 2014 an article, Things Real-Estate Agents Won’t Tell You, was published in The Wall Street Journal. In this series of blog posts, I’m going to address some suppositions from the article. “Your home isn't worth as much as you think.” The author suggests...
Home Buying in a Competitive Market
Buying a home is never a simple process! When you are in a Seller’s Market it can be doubly hard to buy a home because there are likely other buyers competing for the same house. That is exactly where we are now in our Lubbock market A Seller’s Market occurs when...
What Your Real Estate Agent Won’t Tell You (or will they?) Part 2
Back in 2014 an article, Things Real-Estate Agents Won't Tell You, was published in The Wall Street Journal. In this series of blog posts, I'm going to address some suppositions from that article. “Real estate agent commissions aren’t set in stone.” This part of...
What Your Real Estate Agent Won’t Tell You (or will they?) Part 1
Back in 2014 an article, Things Real-Estate Agents Won't Tell You, was published in The Wall Street Journal and I found it to be more educational than critical about real estate agents. In this series of blog posts, I'm going to address each supposition...
Top 10 Tips for Buyers
Let’s assume that you already know the basics and you are pre-approved for a home loan (necessary unless you are paying cash) and that you have chosen a TechTown REALTOR to guide you. A few months before you are ready to buy, look at homes for sale...
Downsizing
For most of us downsizing is based on finances, health, being nearer extended family, or a desired change of lifestyle. You may want to sell your big home and buy smaller to save money on taxes, water and electric bills and to reclaim the time you’ve spent...
The Magic Number
The Magic Number or Everything you wanted to know about your home’s VALUE, but were afraid to ask! In your eyes, your home may be priceless! HOME is where you raised your children, held parties on the patio, cooked Thanksgiving dinner, and...