Red, red walls: love ‘em or hate ‘em, here’s what to do
I work with both home buyers and sellers, and I look at a whole lot of houses. I try to keep up with decorating trends in various neighborhoods and price ranges, too, since a couple of my clients are...
View ArticleDo yourself a favor: plant a tree this spring
Some people are surprised when they visit San Antonio for the first time to see how many trees we have here. The River City is not in the middle of the desert. Live oaks, pecans, cedar elms, hackberry...
View ArticleYour roof: Should you repair or replace it?
It hasn’t rained in San Antonio for a while, which means it’s a good time to check out the condition of your roof. Roofing professionals get very busy when it rains, so if your roof needs work, you are...
View ArticleSold! Another beautifully remodeled home at 426 Oak Glen Drive, San Antonio,...
This home is in one of my favorite neighborhoods in San Antonio: Northwood. And now it has happy new owners! It had been well maintained, but there was carpet over the wood floors and original 50′s...
View ArticleSecret method to resolve a delicate situation
We’ve all been there. That ominous feeling when you realize the toilet is not reacting the way it’s supposed to. You scurry to the sink to slam on the water faucet to slow down the imminent flood. Then...
View ArticleHow to get rid of telltale furniture dents in carpet
Recently I sold a house with carpet in the bedrooms and family room. The tenants who lived there previously apparently had some very heavy furniture. The dents in the carpet were still there, even...
View ArticleSeller mistake of the week: turning the third bedroom into a Sex and the...
I sold a remodeled home in the Oak Meadow neighborhood that had been on the market for a long time before my buyer purchased it. One of the problems it had was that the fourth bedroom had been turned...
View ArticleHey, I thought I had good tenants in my rental house!
Many new landlords are surprised and upset when they discover that after their tenants have moved out, they still need to spend some money on the property before it is ready to be leased again. These...
View ArticleClean Greenly
Do you share your home with other people, especially small children, or pets? You might want to start using natural, safe, organic cleaning products around the house. The cleaning products you...
View ArticleHARP 3.0, the reboot: will you benefit from it?
A couple of Senators have been hard at work trying to help struggling home owners. The Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2012, the landmark bill to help home owners refinance to lower rates,...
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