Houses into Homes

March 14, 2011 This is the 2nd part in an occasional series about buying and renovating a handyman special, also called a fixer, Part 1 discussed the process of completing a needs assessment and beginning your internet search.  This installment will focus on touring the houses you selected on the...

March 12, 2011 After much blood, sweat and thankfully very few tears, our beautifully remodeled home at 1144 Shiloh (MLS# 2514851) in Cedar Creek, TX 78612 is on the market.  Here is a link to its webpage. Here are some photos:                                    This is the front of the house.  O...

March 8, 2011               If you've been following my recent blog posts (or lack thereof) you know that I'm in the process of finishing up a property that I own and now it's time to put it on the market.  Before I do that I need to come up with a price.  Boy, what a struggle that is. If you're ...

March 6, 2011 Last week I read an article that said that in San Diego, CA sales were up.  This week in the REALTOR®Mag, I read that San Diego has reduced it's prices by an overall median reduction of $29,100, making it the market with the 3rd highest reduction in median prices, after San Francisc...