Odessa - Midland Texas Homes

As many of you know I am a fervent believer in professional staging.  I truly believe that staging a home is an effective internet strategy.  Studies show that close to 85% of home buyers begin their search online.  Staging a home is critical to give the best impression of the home not only in pe...

The Short Sale review process begins with ordering the Broker Price Opinion (BPO).   A BPO is nothing more than comparing “Apples to Apples” (Single Family to Single Family, Condo’s to Condo’s and Multi-family to Multi-family) and coming up with a “Current Market Value” for the Subject Property. ...

The answer to the "paper or plastic" dilemma is - Neither! They're roughly equal in pros and cons. While convenient addictions, they both gobble up natural resources cause significant pollution. At the end of the day, using reusable shopping bags is the real answer! They are intended to be used o...

Holiday Inn 5275 EAST 42ND STREET Odessa, TX 79762 Last night I went to an awards banquet for the Permian High School Swim team which was held at the Holiday Inn.  Normally the quality of food and service at these types of events is not very good but I must say I was impressed.  Food Quality:  Th...

When looking at how the housing market is going locally one of many factors must be considered.  An interesting item is the number of days the average property takes to sell.  Here is a sample of the current market in my area.  Days on Market Report for March 2009 City Avg Dom Andrews 111 Big spr...

Days on Market Report for March 2009 City Avg Dom Andrews 111 Big spring 123 Crane 38 Gardendale 93 Mccamey 75 Midland 96 Odessa 120

For Sale in Odessa, TX 3 bedrooms / 3 baths Location: Lawndale FRESH, UPDATED TOWN HOME WITH LOTS TWO OFFER. LUXURIOUS CERAMIC TILE FLOORS, BERBER CARPET,AND RE MODELED SPECTACULAR KITCHEN AND BATHROOMS. INCLUDES 2 HEAT/ AIR UNITSUPDATED TOWN HOME WITH 2 BEDROOMS 2 BATHS UPSTAIRS AND 1 BEDROOM 1 ...

Before putting your house up for sale it is important to prepare it for the marketplace.  The idea of decorating a home to make it appeal to buyers has been for a long time.  The term "home staging" is a new term for an old idea; getting the most money as quickly as possible by appealing to the m...

Imagine a buyer is driving around and sees an available property.  They want more information now while sitting in front of the property.  It's easy with text messaging.  They can receive information on their cell phones that they carry with them at all times. It's instant and doesn't require the...

On Wednesday, March 18, 2009, the Federal Reserve announced it would buy $300 billion of long-term Treasuries.  The purpose of the purchase is to increase credit flow and the Feds plan to buy an additional $750 billion in mortgage-backed securities to lower mortgage rates.  As a result we are exp...