Matt Stigliano's (rerockstar) Blog

photo courtesy of jepoirrier The internet is always rife with scams. I've heard of the craigslist rental scam before, but up until this week, I hadn't heard it specifically spoken of in San Antonio circles.  The scam is pretty simple, you go on craigslist and there's the perfect rental for you. ...

New Neighborhoods Launched On RErockstar.com In the quest to provide San Antonio buyers and sellers the best neighborhood information, RErockstar.com has recently expanded it's covered neighborhoods. With the recent rains, it was hard to get out and do photos of new San Antonio neighborhoods, so ...

It's a common thing. Recently SarahGray Lamm wrote a post titled, "ADVICE NEEDED: Blogging Works. Now What..."  The basic premise of the post was how to handle the buyer who calls and says "I need to see this house right now."  Not a client, but someone you've never met before.  Every Realtor® I ...

image courtesy of Robert Couse-Baker Exposure, the internet, and you. When you're thinking about selling your San Antonio home, you have a lot to consider.  Price, staging or not, different listing tactics (bonuses, allowances, residential service contracts, inclusions, etc.), and who your Realt...

  photo courtesy of Tony Webster It is spreading fast.  I heard it on Twitter this morning. Most of you have probably seen the various news articles online today.  It's pretty shocking.  I was going to write a bit about my feelings on this, but when I saw Bob's post, I thought that I wouldn't be ...

San Antonio - Come join us! The last session of Cold Drinks and Hot Topics was a great success (and there was even a birthday cake for me there, although I didn't get it until the following day).  This next one, on Thursday, September 17th, 2009 at 4:30 PM is your chance to come out, meet some Ac...

photo courtesy of chazzvid Simplicity. Connecting with others is probably one of the most important aspects of real estate.  We all work hard to be the neighborhood expert, the local agent, or the recognized authority on given subjects pertaining to our field.  We are always searching for new wa...

photo courtesy of me and my iPhone Trapped in a welcome pattern. Here in San Antonio, we've been crying for rain for sometime now.  This summer was blistering hot and Death Valley dry.  The past few days have seen showers and thunderstorms pass through town and you can see the relief on San Anto...

image courtesy of g.originals The angry cat in a box. Anyone who's been reading me for sometime, might recall the story of the cat under my deck that I wrote back on December 21, 2008.  The story was a bit of a parable about the cat we find in our backyard and how we were building trust and a re...

San Antonio Neighborhood Information At Your Fingertips San Antonio is a big place, with lots of neighborhoods throughout the city (and plenty on the outskirts of the city that we call "San Antonio," but are technically not part of the city).  Trying to figure out where to live and getting infor...