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Tips for Buying & Selling By Stephen Fritz, Realtor 832-483-1839 www.BuysellHoustonhomes.com www.longpointwoods.com   If you are selling your home and plan to have an open house, safety should be a significant concern. Open houses are effective marketing tools, but it is important to take precau...

Protecting Your Investment By Stephen Fritz, Realtor 832-483-1839 www.BuysellHoustonhomes.com www.longpointwoods.com Preparing your home for severe storms and hurricanes   When a hurricane threatens, your primary concern is for the safety of your family. But your house is important too, and it r...

Helpful Hints for Homeowners A moving day "checklist" keeps you cool, calm and collected   According to the National Association of Realtors, and Lowes, you can make moving day a lot less hectic with a simple "moving day checklist" such as the one that follows. Plan ahead, so that when the inevi...

Quiz yourself on Texas rental laws   If you are a renter, own rental property or are considering renting property to others, you should consider acquiring a free copy of the Real Estate Center's Landlord's and Tenant's Guide by Judon Fambrough, attorney at law. The guide inclues fact that every T...

Tips for Buying & Selling Is your house "market ready"?   If you are ready to sell your house and your Realtor has listed your property on the market, you should look at it, objectively, from the perspective of a potential buyer. For example, you may want to remove as much clutter or personal it...

Market conditions demand professional expertise During slower real estate market cycles, teaming up with a professional Realtor is more important than ever when it comes to successfully selling your home. While Texas has remained largely insulated from the nation's housing woes throughout the las...

Avoid "over-improving" your property With news of slow-downs in the national market, some homeowners may be quick to assume that major improvements to their homes today will result in faster and more profitable sales of those homes in future. Before you go adding that swimming pool, marble counte...

What's "In" for homes in 2008 At a recent forecasting event for the San Antonio Board of Realtors, experts cited a number of emerging trends in Texas' housing features. Emerging trends on the most selective buyers' want lists include: Outdoor living spaces that look like the interior - including ...