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Lowering Your Home's Humidity Can Drastically Lower Your Air Conditioning Cost

I was watching television this morning as our local weather experts shared that we are again having a triple-digit week. In fact, today, is supposed to be a record breaker in the Permian Basin as we break our record of 103 degrees today! What's funny is that humidity in our area is also high...something extremely unusual for the dry West Texas weather. This blog is designed to present actionable tid-bits that makes your life better, saves you money, brighten your day and delivers valuable info. When we're talking "triple digit" weather, I know…

Great Residents are the Key to Asset Appreciation!

When I bought my first home I was so excited! I loved it. In fact, I used my very first bonus check to buy a new chandelier for the dining room! A few years later when I moved away and turned it into a rental property, it became more to me than Just a home; it became an ASSET. An asset is not like a car or a dress or a new set of headphones; an asset APPRECIATES. Instead of gradually becoming worthless, a home will spend many many years increasing in value. Now, in order to make the best of this, you want excellent residents. Great reside…

School Districts and Real Estate

I'm surprised when I hear local Realtors who do not know all of the educational institutions in the community that they work. In our Midland community, it's important for any Realtor to know what the ATC is (Advanced Technology Center --not an alternative school as some have described it); the Carver Center, the Magnet schools along with having a really good understanding of the school district's ratings and service improvement plan. There's so much to think about when you're purchasing residential real estate and even your home. With the 200…

What's A Broker and What's An Agent? How do I Choose?

Real estate brokers act primarily as intermediaries, or go-betweens between sellers and buyers of real estate and prime properties, as well finds owners who wish to sell and clients who wish to buy. Real estate agents do not work in exactly the same manner. The most important attribute of an agent, or broker, is that he/she has deep and well-informed connections to the real estate industry. The broker is expected know the market comprehensively, and provide information on previous sales, current real estate listings, have an effective and worka…