buying a home: Questions That Can Get Your Realtor In Trouble - 06/21/07 08:19 PM
Occasionally I run across a new client, that like many, asks a lot of questions.  I love questions. I would rather my clients ask 300 questions than leave one out that would make them buy or sell a home without knowing everything.
However, there are some questions that new clients ask that could get a Realtor in trouble.  They are normal questions.  Generally they are not hateful or misleading, just very tricky for an agent to answer. Often times, we can't answer it at all. 
Here are some questions and why we can't, or shouldn't, answer them:
Am I getting a good interest rate?  Great question!  … (97 comments)

buying a home: Houston-I think it's time we go GREEN! Part 1 - 05/04/07 10:07 AM
As Houstonians we deal with so much directly and indirectly related to Real Estate.
*Our Property Taxes are pretty high*It's HOT as heck in the summer*Rising Electric Bills-This goes back to It's HOT as heck in the summer*Humidity-Today the humidity is about 75%*Poor Air Quality*Rising Interest Rates Ok, I think that is enough to make my point.  There are many of us, including myself, that are passing up ways to save money and live more comfortably.  If you read up on the rest of the nation and what they are doing, you will see that many areas are focusing on Energy Efficiency, Solar … (4 comments)