Most Common Pricing Mistakes When Selling Your Home
Since we are also homeowners too, we realize that almost every single seller wants the biggest bang for their buck when selling their home. But with that said, there are missteps or mistakes that a seller can make when attempting to establish a list price. Deciding how much to list…
Online Notary Service
Did you know you now can stay home in your pajamas and have a document notarized? Effective July 1, 2018 because of a Texas law which was passed in 2017 known as HB 1217 it is now possible to have your documents notarized online. Virtual Notarizations in Texas went into effect…
City of Austin Carbon Monoxide Ordinance
Are you aware there is a new City of Austin ordinance? Beginning April 1, 2018 (yes, April 1st and this isn’t an April Fool’s joke), carbon monoxide detectors will be required to be installed in almost all Austin homes. Does my home need a carbon monoxide detector installed? There is…
Post Disaster Home Purchase Program
So how does one purchase a new home while they have a home thats been classified as a total loss on their hands? The answer to that question is with a FHA 203(h) loan. There are a rules that one must adhere to in order to qualify for this program. Take a…
ADITND: ANTI-Disruption is the New Disruption
Dip your toe into any part of the tech pool—no matter the industry or vertical—and you’ll instantly be soaked in a deluge of DISRUPTION. DISRUPTION. DISRUPTION. DISRUPTION. (And, yes, we totally channelled a “Marcia! Marcia! Marcia!” there). But we digress. Full disclosure: Urban Provision loves tech. We LOVE it. We use it…
Wire Fraud is REAL
First there was a steady string of fraud relating to cashier’s checks, now wire fraud is sadly the norm when speaking about a real estate transaction. According the FBI internet cyber crimes department, since 2016 more than 26 billion dollars have been lost as a result wire fraud. Because we…
5 Risks for Pocket Listing
Pocket listings come and go as the market ebbs and flows between a buyers market and a sellers market. There are times when a pocket listing– a listing that is not listed into the MLS makes absolute sense for the seller, but there are times when it does not. Before…
Does Size Matter? Bigger Isn’t Necessarily Better
Does size matter? Now, don’t go thinking our minds are in the gutter over here. This is a family show. There are things where size might matter. If you’re using a battering ram, for example. Then, yes, size matters. If you’re looking to finesse something, like the tiny screws on…
Do I REALLY Want to Do That? Working With Your Cousin, The Real Estate Agent
The following is an excerpt from an actual conversation. Well … it’s not an ACTUAL conversation, but its components are taken from bits and pieces of real chats we’ve had over the years. And before we start, we’re just going to get our “bless their hearts” out of the way.…
It’s June 1: Hurricanes, Hunkering Down and Havoc
It’s that time of year again, folks. It’s June 1st. That means that summer has started (at least unofficially), we’ve turned a new page on the calendar, and the Atlantic Hurricane Season has begun. It’s been on every newspaper and every news broadcast on every channel from North Carolina to…