Journal
Notes on buying and selling here
What we find ourselves explaining most often, written down so you can read it before the first conversation rather than during it.
Browse by topic
- Buying (1)
- How it works (2)
- Relocating (1)
- Selling (2)
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Relocating to Houston: the first five decisions
Before you look at a single listing, five choices narrow the map more than anything else will.
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Reading a seller’s disclosure properly
The form is short. What people miss is not usually in what it says, but in what it declines to say.
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What a broker actually does in your transaction
Most people meet one agent and assume that is the whole of it. Here is what sits behind the agent, and when it matters to you.
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What to fix before listing, and what to leave
Not every repair returns what it costs. Some actively do not.
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Pricing a home when the comparable sales disagree
Three recent sales on the same street, thirty thousand dollars apart. What to do with that.
Thinking about a move?
A first conversation costs nothing and there is no obligation to work with us afterwards.