The MyHomeHouston Team Blog

Today, the Houston Association of Realtor's site came down today, with no reports of exactly what happened.  Since late on the 2nd of May, the consumer site for HAR began having technical difficulties, along with the agent sites, neighborhood reports, and even IDX feeds agents frame on their site...

One of the most stable investments anyone can make is in residential real estate. Investing can be your chosen path to that nest egg you've always wanted to have for your family to retire on, or it can be a side hobby for extra income when you need it. Whatever the purpose, real estate investing ...

I had a weekly feedback call with one of my sellers today, and the topic came about that brought two specific questions:What is curb appeal?How do I improve curb appeal? I gave my normal response to this question, and answered generally around the first impressions that a buyer will get upon driv...

Selling a piece of real estate can be a very eye-opening experience for most homeowners; you begin to get non-emotional feedback about the pros and cons of your home from prospective buyers. You are putting an asset to your family for the public to see, and in doing so, are exposing visitors to y...

Today, I read an interesting post at the National Association of Realtors Technology Blog.  Chris McKeever was pointing how how he loves the opportunities that emails, being accessible from practically anywhere, provide for him in his business. As a REALTOR, you are in the service industry. If yo...

Katy has become one of the fastest growing upscale suburbs in West Houston. Katy's Country charm mixed with its posh master planned communities, acclaimed Katy ISD, current and future shopping centers, and upper class residents has made it one of the most sought after suburbs in the Houston area...

At the end of January, Microsoft released a much anticipated edition of their Windows family. This version is said to have a drastic increase in security, performance, and looks. Real estate agents who have a computer most likely use Windows XP Home or Professional. Do real estate agents need to ...

What an exciting week it’s been! As you may have noticed, I hinted to a purchase in my last post about a new Tablet PC. I bought my first laptop computer this week, and decided that my first should be one built to last a while. After reading review after review at sites such as CNet, and Newegg, ...

I did the unthinkable; I made a compulsive purchase. About three weeks ago, I was at my B&M Circuit City and happened to stroll by the GPS display. They seemed to twinkle and beep at me just as the casino slots do at those theme parks for adults. I paused, and began to inspect the new arrivals, p...

When I first started to use Gmail as my main email provider, I was saddened to learn that I could not put my signature below every email I sent out. My email signature is used to provide my contact information to recipients, and also as a constant reminder for referrals. Having my email at the bo...