Real Estate In Review

We all like to save money, here are some tips to help you save on your homeowner's insurance.   1. Review the Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Exchange (CLUE) report on the property you’re interested in buying. CLUE reports detail the property’s claims history for the most recent five years, which...

  This week’s blog is a continuation of last weeks, it this article you will find the how to’s of giving your foundation a little TLC.  I again refer to someone more knowledgeable regarding foundation care, I hope you find it just as helpful as I did.   Save your Foundation from the Drought!     ...

I went outside the other evening and was noticing some sun scorched spots in my yard.  It looked like the sprinklers, that I run 3 times a week were not reaching those areas – so I got the water hose to wet them down and noticed a gap between my foundation and the soil that is supposed to butt u...

If you really want to know what the true market value of your Frisco, Prosper or surrounding areas home is, it is important to know the differences between an AVM (Automatic Evaluation Model) and an RVM (Realtor Evaluation Model).  Many sellers use websites that follow an AVM, such as Zillow or T...

        A healthy green lawn is definitely true asset to any home.  If you think about lawn care as a preventive health care program, then it can be easy to create conditions for your grass to flourish.  It is a lot easier to prevent lawn care problems, such as weeds, insect attacks and diseases ...

The temperatures have been souring in the Frisco and Prosper area.  For many Texas home owners the landscape that surrounds your home could likely be one of the biggest investments made to improve its curb appeal, especially if done by a professional.  There is a lot you can do to protect that in...

  (read Part 1) (read Part 2)   We are making progress! The interior is done, let’s move outside – we’ve all heard the term curb appeal, this is what makes a buyer want to make an appointment to see the inside. Many times I have pulled up to a house with a client and they did not even care to ge...

(link to Staging: part 1) Now that we have resolved our clutter issues, obvious repairs should also be considered. As much as a clean well-kept and uncluttered room feels good to a buyer so does the feeling that a home has been taken care of and that it won’t be a maintenance nightmare for the bu...

  The answer is a resounding YES! Just ask the buyers I showed last weekend. We had a good laugh together after viewing several homes that were cluttered and even had untidy bedrooms. This same buyer is also my seller and they jokingly let me know that they did not realize the beds did not have ...

  I love it when the fourth of July gives us a 3 day weekend, here are some 4th of July Festivities and firework shows happening around the metroplex, compliments of my friend and colleague Bill Chesnutt at Commerce Title – Frisco! Hope you enjoy this weekend with your family! DFW AREA FIREWORKS ...