Real estate blog entries tagged with homes for sale by Robin Rogers, CRS, TRC, MRP - Real Estate Investment Adviser (Robin Rogers, Silverbridge Realty, San Antonio, Texas)

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homes for sale: Sold! 7507 Silent Cloud, San Antonio, TX 78250 - 09/10/15 02:32 AM

7507 Silent Cloud, San Antonio, TX Get Directions Click Here Description Photos Maps & Local Schools Print Brochure $ Click for current price 3 BEDROOMS | 2 (2 full ) BATHROOMS | 1785 SQUARE FEET Not only is this an updated, well-maintained home, but it has extra features that make it a great value!
*Wood floors throughout the living room, on the stairs, and in the spacious master suite
*New oven, dishwasher, disposal, and microwave--all with 1-year warranties--complement the repainted cabinetry
*All-new tile and mirror doors are going in the master bathroom, making it even more spa-like with its whirlpool tub
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homes for sale: Showing feedback - please! - 07/14/12 11:57 PM

Dear Buyer's Agent:
I don't care how busy, or tired, or important you are, my sellers are anxiously awaiting feedback from your showing of their property. They want to know how it looked, what your buyers thought, and if there is anything else they can do to improve its appearance.
Nothing is more frustrating to a seller when they have gone to all the trouble of tidying up, putting away the pets, and rushing out of the house than not knowing how it went.
Even though feedback is not always useful, I think it's the mark of a professional to respond … (11 comments)

homes for sale: For sale: Meticulously maintained custom home at 2107 Persimmon Drive, Cibolo, Texas 78108 - 03/09/12 11:55 PM

Now is your chance to buy a home in the quiet neighborhood of Royal Oaks Acres in Cibolo.
Never heard of it? It is tucked away on the border with the city of Schertz and bounded by the neighborhoods of Greenshire, Braewood, and Deer Creek. Royal Oaks is almost one street long, with four cul-de-sac streets coming off either side of it. The custom-built homes are situated on large lots filled with stately oaks, redbuds, cedar elms, and mountain laurels.
Watch the Real Estate Show below or click here if it doesn't show up in your browser. Click on the Details … (5 comments)

homes for sale: Photographs of a home that will help it sell quickly. Or not - 11/14/11 01:55 AM

What do you think? Do these pictures actually help sell the house? Or should they have been left out of the listing details?

Agents, if your listing photographs don't turn out as well as they should, do you upload them anyway, or do you leave them out and go back later to take better ones?

It may not be worth your time to return to take better pictures if the house sells right away. This one hasn't.
P.S. ^ Why?!
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homes for sale: Sold! Retirees move into their new home near the Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas - 11/10/11 01:27 AM

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending a closing with another happy seller. He was one of my first property-management clients, back in 2004, and I leased his former home for him when he was transferred overseas. Later, he was transferred back to Austin and took over managing the house himself.
My client contacted me again a couple of months ago and said he was ready to sell the house, since his folks no longer lived in the neighborhood and his tenants had moved out. Now he has his sale proceeds and he is ready to move on with his life.
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homes for sale: Sold! Country living with city amenities at 115 Mesquite Circle, Cibolo, Texas 78108 - 06/26/11 02:04 AM

There is one downside to selling a home in your own neighborhood: your lovely neighbors end up moving away. In order to fulfill their dreams of living in Arizona again, where their hearts are, my neighbors needed to leave their house here in Cibolo.
The good news is that there some home buyers are very happy to be moving into this spacious, well-maintained custom home with a fabulous swimming pool. Homes in my neighborhood don't come on the market very often, and I would bet that agents and home buyers keep an eye on it. And it didn't take long to make dreams … (7 comments)

homes for sale: SOLD! Remodeled home with pool at 626 Moorside, Windcrest, TX 78239 - 05/09/11 02:04 AM

This lovely home made some home buyers very happy, with its updated interior and lovely swimming pool! It's located in Windcrest, an incorporated city on the northeast section of San Antonio in Bexar County, near the new Rackspace headquarters and Fort Sam Houston.
If they are golfers, or if they just enjoy hanging out at the club or going to dances and lunches, they will enjoy the non-profit, member-owned Windcrest Golf Course. It bills itself as "the friendliest and most enjoyable course in San Antonio."
The home was completely remodeled and ready for Rackers, golfers, military folks, swimmers, and anyone who appreciates an up-to-date one-story home … (8 comments)

homes for sale: SOLD! Beautifully updated home at 109 Marcia Place in Alamo Heights, San Antonio, Texas 78209 - 04/27/11 02:28 AM

The charm of Alamo Heights, San Antonio's Beverly Hills, and the convenience of all-new, updated decor come together in this lovely home.
Residential development in Alamo Heights began in the 1920s, so many of the homes are set on pier-and-beam foundations and have asbestos or wood siding. This home at the southern boundary of the community, however, was built in 1970 and is on a concrete slab. It has a brick exterior, which means lower energy bills and much less maintenance. And unlike many of the homes in Alamo Heights, it has a garage: a large, 2-car garage with access to the home through the laundry/utility … (4 comments)

homes for sale: Splendid home for sale at 4111 Cactus Oak in Stonegate Hill, San Antonio, TX 78251 - 04/11/11 04:39 AM

This lovely home is ready to welcome new residents. The seller raised his family here and is ready to downsize and start a new chapter in his life now that his children have grown up. He will miss his neighbors and summer afternoons with friends and family, out on the deck or at the picnic table under the trees. The deck extends to the side of the breakfast room, and he enjoyed sipping his morning coffee there, too. The kitchen is too large for him to rattle around in, with its breakfast bar and island with separate cooktop, just updated with … (4 comments)

homes for sale: Horrible FSBO Mistakes... Greg's list of 26 Examples from A-Z - 12/30/10 08:03 AM

As a buyer's agent I have been retained a few times to present my clients' offer to a seller. It never works. It is incredibly difficult to negotiate with the seller directly, having to explain forms and trying to diplomatically explain why their house is not worth what they want to sell it for. Greg has a pretty comprehensive list of what sellers are up against when they try to sell their home without hiring an experienced, professional real estate agent.
After reading Greg's post, if you are still determined to do it, get the book How to Sell Your … (1 comments)

homes for sale: I'm off to do listing maintenance on a dreary Sunday morning - 11/21/10 03:07 AM

One of my listings is scheduled for yet another second showing this afternoon. This home has been under contract twice, and both times the buyers have backed out for personal reasons. The worst part is that it has now been on the market for 82 days. Although that is way under the average time on the market in San Antonio, it is still dragging my average listing time down!
So today I am going to go over there again, as I do at least once a week, to water the flowers, check that it's clean (especially the bathrooms) and still smells good, remove … (10 comments)

homes for sale: A qualified home buyer just contacted me and he's rolling in money! I will be, too! - 07/02/10 03:51 AM

Just this morning, a prospective buyer contacted me with this information about what he is looking for in a home and his qualifications to purchase one.
He is very polite. He greeted me with Esteemed Compliments , and then gave me details in his message:

--------Firstly, I am a happily married man with 3 kids and therefore I would not want to jeopardize this opportunity to change my financial status that will give my family a secured future. I am Dr Raphael Boating the branch manager of the Eco Bank Of Ghana Limited, First Light Branch Accra. I am 48 … (14 comments)

homes for sale: How to stage your listings a la Early American Tacky - 05/24/10 11:30 AM

Angela's post is right on target! I have seen a few of these things when showing homes in the San Antonio area.
I especially dislike when the towels are tied with a ribbon to prevent people from using them. That to me is tacky. I always put toilet paper, soap, and guest towels in all the bathrooms, since buyers (and their agents) inevitably are going to use them. Please let them dry their hands! It would leave a much better impression with the buyers.

Home staging should show off the great features of your listing and diminish the negative … (5 comments)

homes for sale: A picture says a thousand words, especially if you read between the lines--updated - 03/14/10 11:02 AM

I ran across this listing while hunting for a home one of my clients might want to buy and remodel. She has done an excellent job with her other projects, what I call slow flips, and is ready to start on another one. First I check out the obvious foreclosures and distress properties, but there is starting to be a lot of competition for the good ones. It takes a lot of research and trolling through listings on my part to come up with a short list of homes to look at. Only a few make the cut: those that home buyers would … (11 comments)

homes for sale: Sold! Another beautifully remodeled home for sale: 14219 Bold Ruler, San Antonio, TX 78248 - 02/19/10 09:20 AM

I am excited to be marketing another remodeled and updated home for sale in Churchill Estates. This one has dual master bedrooms, three full baths, a huge covered patio and extended deck, plus a swimming pool. Even though it has not exactly been warm in San Antonio the last couple of months, the pool already looks quite inviting! Some home buyers are going to be very happy in this home come summertime.

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homes for sale: Bad MLS photos! Photos of homes still for sale in San Antonio and Corpus Christi, Texas - 09/14/09 03:59 AM

Well, I have been saving up these photos long enough. It's Monday morning, and I am ready to unleash them. Sit back and marvel!

Who is this person, and what is he spraying?

I'd prefer a built-in ironing board in the laundry room, but okay,...

This spacious condo comes furnished.

No, really, the furniture conveys!

Another lurking presence materializes during the listing photo session...

...of another furnished condo. Different unit, same agent!

"This one should lure them in!" (The other six photos of this foreclosure house make it … (11 comments)

homes for sale: Sold! another great home in my old neighborhood, Woods of Shavano - 05/07/09 01:07 AM

The sellers are being transferred out of state, so this one-story home is ready for new owners!

The sellers have taken great care of it in the 3.5 years they have lived there. They updated the bathrooms and the kitchen, and added a lovely patio accessible from the sunroom. The landscaping, green grass, and trees are beautiful, and Woods of Shavano is a great place to live, as I've said before!
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homes for sale: Sold! Remodeled home in my old neighborhood: Woods of Shavano, San Antonio, Texas - 04/30/09 02:46 AM

I still miss living in Woods of Shavano! We moved away a couple of years ago so my husband could be closer to his job in San Marcos. It's a wonderful neighborhood, convenient to everything but easy to get to. This is another terrific remodeling job, updating a home that already had good bones to start with. The huge back yard is full of mature, shady oak trees--perfect for summer get-togethers. Click the Details tab on the Real Estate Shows window for more information.
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homes for sale: Sold! Home on Silver Charm (love that name!), San Antonio, Texas - 04/30/09 02:33 AM

This well-maintained home is located in the small gated section of Churchill Estates. (In case you're wondering, the streets are named after races and racehorses.) The sellers put in a beautiful flagstone patio, and you can enjoy views of the surrounding hillside there as you sip margaritas. Or you can have them in front of the fireplace in the living room and still see the view!

If your browser doesn't reveal the Real Estate Show, you can click here to see it. Check out the Details tab for more information.
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homes for sale: Sold! Beautifully transformed home at 2831 Little John in the Northwood neighborhood of San Antonio, Texas - 03/28/09 10:08 AM

The seller did a fabulous job remodeling this home, and she and her mom staged it beautifully when it was finished, too. The Northwood neighborhood is a great place to live--one of my favorites! Click the Details tab on the Real Estate Show window for more information on this lovely home.
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