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The New Normal in Real Estate: What Sellers Need to Know for a Successful Spring 2023 Sale!
The New Normal in Real Estate: What Sellers Need to Know for a Successful Spring 2023 Sale! During the past few years’ booming real estate market, sellers were able to quickly list their homes and receive multiple offers above the asking price. However, the situation has changed in the spring of 2023. The average days... Read More
What You Need to Know BEFORE You Start Your Home Search
What You Need to Know BEFORE You Start Your Home Search Know what you can afford. If you are ready to start house shopping, there are some things you need to know BEFORE you get started! Your down payment, your loan type, and your interest rate is going to affect your monthly payment and could... Read More
Private Schools in Tyler Texas
Private Schools in Tyler, Texas Tyler has you covered when it comes to your kid’s education. Tyler, Texas has a WIDE variety of options when it comes to education for your kids. In addition to the public schools system here, we have more than 10 private schools! Faith-based schools, Montessori schools, charter schools, and even... Read More
PMI: What it is and when you can stop paying it.
Lower Your Monthly Mortgage Payment by Removing PMI PMI. What is it and how do you remove it from your monthly payment? Look at your current mortgage statement. Does is show PMI or Private Mortgage Insurance on it? If so, you might be able to drop that off and save that money every month. Lenders... Read More
Homestead Tax Exemption
Homestead Tax Exemption: What is it? How do I file for it? If you purchased a primary residence last year and you haven’t filed for your homestead tax exemption yet, you should do it now. A homestead exemption can save you hundreds of dollars on your property taxes every year. (The amount will vary based... Read More
Location Isn’t The Only Thing That Determines Your Listing Price
Location Isn’t The Only Thing That Determines Your Listing Price LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. Yes, location is important, but it isn’t the only factor that determines the price of your home. Remember, the MARKET determines the price of your home! So, where do we find the price?? We try to find comparable homes that have... Read More
Tyler ISD Campus Overview
Want to Know About Tyler, Texas Independent School District? Tyler ISD campus breakdown. Thinking about moving to Tyler, Texas? Want to know more about their school district? Tyler ISD is a growing community with 27 public school campuses including: 15 elementary schools 4 middle schools 2 high schools Plus more, such as non-traditional high schools,... Read More
Are Home Prices Collapsing in Tyler, TX?
Are home prices collapsing here in East Texas? We don’t think so. Have you heard experts say that home prices are collapsing this year? Over the last 6 months we have seen declines month over month in home prices nationally, but what does that mean for our local market here in East Texas and specifically,... Read More
Texas Public School Ratings
Texas Public School Ratings – Where to Find Them You want to move to Texas, right? Or maybe you already live in Texas, but you need to move to a new area and you want to know which school district has the best schools. The good news is that Texas public schools are EASY to... Read More
Buyer Power in 2023
Buyer Power in 2023 What you can ask for now that you couldn’t ask for in 2022 Buyers have some negotiating power now that they didn’t have in 2021 and 2022. So what does that mean?? Well, it means as a buyer, you may be able to negotiate: The sales price. Repairs. The terms of... Read More