SXSW Dining Guide
Attending SXSW this year and want to embark on a few of Austin’s local culinary hot spots, here are a few of my favorites in no particular order that are either located in Downtown Austin or worth trekking across town for. 24 Diner – for those of you who have…
Zilker Kite Festival
Every year, the first weekend of April, Zilker Park will be lined with kites far as the eye can see for the Annual Zilker Park Kite Festival now called the ABC Kite Festival- the oldest festival in the nation. It seems every year I happen to be out showing clients…
Winter Curb Appeal
Selling a home during the spring, summer or early fall months when your yard has the potential to be greener than the Irish countryside and every plant or flower in sight is in full bloom is obviously the ideal curb appeal. However, timing and weather conditions may not always be…
Credit Rejected Tenant
Have you rejected a tenant due to his/her credit since July 21, 2011? Even if you have notbut will be running a prospective tenants credit in the future you should become quite familiar with the most recent change within the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The change details exactly what property…
Selecting a Home Inspector
Open up a phone book or not because that is so 1980’s… instead complete Google search for “austin texas home inspectors” and you’ll find hundreds of inspectors to choose from. How do you begin to narrowing down the list or do you even know the difference between a rockstar inspector,…
Pricing vs Exposure
Real estate is and will always be a numbers game. The object of the game is to expose the property to the largest amount of people, net the highest price, in the shortest amount of time for the best terms. Therefore, it is important to ensure you have mastered exposure…
How to Protest Your Property Taxes
With the tax protest deadline drawing near, a refresher on how to protest your property assessed value is definitely in order. First and foremost there are few things any homeowner wishing to protest their taxes should be aware of before proceeding with a property tax protest. Texas is a non-disclosure…
Reverse Offers
You’ve just taken a new listing. The photos have been taken, the virtual tour is complete and they both look fantastic. The listing has been entered into MLS and syndicated to every real estate website known to mankind and even has been uploaded to your website and your social media…
Open Houses
In the 1980’s and 90’s, Open Houses were the way to sell a house. It was also the time when your realtor could place a lock box on the door, place a sign in the yard and place an ad about the upcoming open house in the paper and just…
Not Your Mommas Pimento Cheese
Being a resident of Southwest Austin definitely has it perks… lush, green landscaping, greenbelts as far as the eye can see, lakes and rivers with very limited retail development. The downside of the Southwest living perk is the lack of development. Well that lasted until…. recently (2006), when the number…