Home Maintenance Tip - Chimneys, Rain Gutters, Grading - 03/29/12 06:36 AM
I love re-blogging David's home maintenance tips. Proper chimney flashing, guttering and grading will extend the life of your home and help you avoid costly repairs. Water around your home is never a good thing!!
Via David Selman (Selman Home Inspections):
Home Maintenance Tip - Chimneys, Rain Gutters, Grading
 
David SelmanAdvanced Professional Inspector Lic.# 10299FHA/HUD # F537 Septic Cert #113423
Phone: 469-371-3228 
Email: david@SelmanHomeInspections.com
"Accurate Investment Protection You Can Trust"
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Your Tulsa Home For Sale – it’s ALL in the photos! - 03/15/12 09:12 AM
Your Tulsa Home For Sale - it's ALL in the photos!
When your Tulsa home for sale goes on the market, you want to make sure that your home is in top-notch condition and that professional photos are distributed throughout the internet. Home Buyers are shopping online, so if they don't like what they see in the photos, they are not going to consider viewing your home.

I always encourage Sellers to stage their Tulsa home for sale, and staged homes will photograph better. The professional photographer on our team, Leslie Gregory, says that staged homes are easier to photograph … (8 comments)

3751 East 4th Place, Tulsa OK 74112: 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car brick home near TU - 03/13/12 12:07 PM
3751 East 4th Place, Tulsa OK 74112: Large, Immaculate home near TU: offered at $125,000
It's not easy to find an immaculate 1800+ square foot, full brick, vintage home for sale near Tulsa University, but we have one that meets your every need!

Sitting on a 0.328 corner lot and across from Will Rogers High School is a beautiful home with three large bedrooms, two dining areas, two living areas, a 2-car attached garage AND inside laundry!
The home built in 1948 has been restored and updated beautifully. Original hardwoods are handsomely finished throughout; tile is in the kitchen … (0 comments)

SHOWING INSTRUCTIONS for Tulsa home Sellers - 03/10/12 05:43 AM
How important are SHOWING INSTRUCTIONS for Tulsa home Sellers?
Tulsa home Sellers depend on the guidance and advice from their Tulsa Realtor on how best to get their home sold, and showing instructions are a key factor. All Tulsa home Sellers want to make their home as ACCESSIBLE as possible to cooperating REALTORS.
This means your showing instructions should NOT require that your Listing Realtor be present for showings. It is difficult enough to map out and schedule showings for 5-8 homes without having to accommodate another busy Realtor's schedule.
DO NOT be present during showings. It is okay to … (2 comments)

Midtown Tulsa Real Estate – the “hub” of Tulsa - 03/09/12 11:07 AM
Midtown Tulsa Real Estate - the "hub" of Tulsa
The popularity of midtown Tulsa real estate is ever-growing and this Tulsa REALTOR believes it's the smartest real estate investment you can make. I receive a lot of internet inquiries from folks relocating to Tulsa and they often ask "what IS so special about midtown Tulsa real estate?"
Here's an interesting inquiry I received last week from a gentleman relocating to Tulsa from Los Angeles:
"My preference would be an area that is a little more urban, but yet still accessible to bike trails and parks. I prefer more mature neighborhoods where … (2 comments)

Selling real estate - who is the decision maker? - 03/05/12 08:36 AM
Selling real estate - who is the decision maker?
One of the first things I learned in Marketing 101 in college was to make sure you are speaking to the decision-maker when making your sales pitch - and that holds true in every profession, even real estate.
Recently a friend of my husband's contacted me about purchasing some midtown Tulsa real estate. He was not finding what he was wanting and asked me to help him out.
In addition to the description of his dream home, he very clearly told me that his ten year-old daughter would be spending weekends with … (26 comments)

Tulsa Public Schools - 03/04/12 02:31 PM
Tulsa Public Schools has a great web site. They include some history of Tulsa and describe why we are known as "green country."
Also, Tulsa is considered the cultural and arts center of Oklahoma with two world-renowned art museums, one of the largest concentrations of art deco architecture and a full-time professional opera and ballet. Tulsa was named one of America's most livable large cities by Partners for Livable Communities, Forbes and Relocate America.
So, you wouldn't expect anything but the best from our public school system. The web site has an easy boundary map and lists of elementary, junior high … (0 comments)

3 bedroom on 1 acre close to Tulsa's Hard Rock Casino - qualifies for RD financing ZERO down - 03/03/12 03:08 PM
3 bedroom on 1 acre close to Tulsa's Hard Rock Casino - qualifies for RD financing ZERO down
30355 S Beechwood Lane Inola OK 74036 MLS # 1206597 Offered at $125,000
This traditional brick home is just 13 miles east of Tulsa's Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, so it's an easy highway commute wherever you're going. Nestled in the established Williamsburg Estates, this home sits on a full acre (m/l).

The front yard is nicely landscaped and has a circle drive. Enter through a full sized covered patio.

The home's entry has a hall coat closet and is open … (0 comments)

All Downspouts MUST Discharge Water Away From The Foundation Wall - 03/03/12 08:43 AM
I love to be able to share blog posts from home inspectors with you - this one is about dishcharging water AWAY from your home's foundation with a simple downspout extension. Whether you're buying, selling or staying put, examine your home to make sure you are in compliance!!
Via Jay Markanich - Northern VA Home Inspector (Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC):
All downspouts MUST discharge water away from the foundation wall.  As they say, denial isn't just a river in Egypt.
Anything else simply sets the house up for disaster over time.
This is the downspout on the front corner of the … (2 comments)

4-bedroom Tulsa Home for sale in Patrick Henry & Edison schools! - 03/03/12 08:38 AM
4-bedroom Tulsa Home for sale in Patrick Henry & Edison schools!
3931 S Oswego Avenue, Tulsa OK 74135 MLS #: 1206991 Offered at $135,000
This 4-bedroom, three-bath, traditional, full brick home sits on almost a quarter-acre corner lot - and is in the Patrick Henry and Edison school districts. It's also less than a block from Whiteside Park. There's a lovely walk-way leading from the street to the large covered front porch. Through the front door, you enter into the formal living and dining area which features handsome hardwood flooring and multiple windows bringing in sunlight from the west. The rich … (1 comments)

FHA Increases Their Up Front and Monthly Mortgage Insurance Premiums April 1 2012 - How Does it Effect You? - 03/02/12 11:23 PM
Home buyers - read up on this. It's not an April Fool's joke, and it begins THIS April 1st. If you are able to close on your new home prior to this rate increase, I encourage you to do so! Lori
Via Donna Harris, REALTOR®, CDPE & ASP - Hill Country Austin Lakeway Homes (RE/MAX Austin Skyline):
In today's real estate market, many buyers are opting for the FHA route for obtaining their mortgage. FHA loans are different from Conventional loans in many ways, mainly an FHA loan is a Government loan that only requires a 3.5% down payment and a Conventional loan … (2 comments)

 

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