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Things to Do in Granbury TX

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11 Things to do in Granbury

Welcome to the heart of Texas charm and history! Granbury, a hidden gem nestled in the Texas landscape, beckons travelers and adventure-seekers alike to explore its unique blend of culture, history, and natural beauty. From the quaint cobblestone streets of the historic town square to the serene waves of Lake Granbury, this enchanting town offers a plethora of activities and sights that cater to every interest. Whether you are just visiting or moving to Granbury, the community here is ready to welcome you.

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Home Maintenance Tasks That Save You Money

home maintenance tasks that save you money

Many homeowners dream of making amazing changes to their homes, such as adding rooms or beautifying their grounds. These dream projects might not be financially feasible.

You shouldn't let this stop you from taking care of your home. You can save money by focusing on small repairs and avoiding costly fixes that could affect your home's value.

So after you stop worrying about interest rates, here are some simple tasks you can do to reduce household expenses.

1. Replace...

Staging Your Home For Sale

tips for Staging Your home for sale

In our ongoing set of real estate articles on selling a home, we will cover one of the most fashionable tips to getting your home sold.  Home sellers and listing agents have known for decades that sprucing up your home to look its absolute best can be a powerful influence in getting a home sold.    

Home Staging became very popular after the most recent real estate crash when homes were staying on the market longer and we had fewer buyers.  Aggressive real estate agents were looking for things to make their properties that were for sale stand out…and so professional home staging was born.  Although many home sellers will clean up the home or even give the home a fresh cote of paint,...

Granbury Home Search Designed To Deter Budget Surprises

Granbury Home Search Criteria Designed to Deter Budget Surprises 

Elevate Realty Group Search

Once a Granbury home search gets underway, even prospective buyers who hadn’t hardened up the prices they were aiming for begin to hone in on a target range. Even a cursory excursion into the Granbury listings forces the issue. Anyone who is at all serious about finding a new home sees the correlation between the listed asking prices and ‘how much house’ is available in that range. In most cases, lower prices denote features that are, for one reason or another, not very popular. Higher prices can mean the opposite: top-of-the-line quality… (or an overly optimistic seller).

So once a home search has narrowed the field to the...

Do I Need Title Insurance?

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Do I Need Title Insurance

When you buy a new home, you are flooded with options and things that you are told you need to purchase.  One common question that comes up in almost every real estate transaction is “Should I Purchase Title Insurance”?  Many people don’t have a clear understanding of exactly what title insurance is, much less if it is worth the extra cost in purchasing a home.  We will attempt to enlighten you on exactly what title insurance is, what it covers and some of the misconceptions of title insurance and finally, if you should purchase it when buying a new home.

What is Title Insurance?

All properties that get...

Tips on Selling Your Home - Provide a Home Warranty

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Tips on Selling Your Home – Provide a Home Warranty

This is the first in a series of posts that discuss tips from the professionals on how to sell your home.  All of the tips that we will discuss will fall into at least one category:

How fast you sell a home

For how much you sell your home for

How easy the transaction moves towards the closing table

In some instances, you may find that a particular tip may have an effect on more than one category.

Today, we will be discussing utilizing a Home Warranty to sell your home.  As a logical step, the first thing is we will discuss exactly what is a home warranty and why does it bring value. 

What is a Home Warranty?

A Home Warranty is a product sold  by a...

Getting Your Homes Accurate Value - Part 2

What is my homes accurate value? - pt. 2

Hood County Home Values

Part 1 of Getting Your Homes Accurate Value

This is part two of a two part article on Home Valuations.  If you have not read Part 1 -- we strongly recommend that you click this link to get caught up Getting Your Homes Accurate Value. In the previous article, we discussed how websites such as Zillow create home valuations and touched on some of the challenges of using an AVM (Automated Valuation Model) for getting your home’s value. In this article, we will cover how appraisals are done and some of your other valuation options.

Who Has The Real Estate Data?

As we discussed in the previous article, the local MLS (Multiple Listing...

Getting Your Homes Accurate Value

Home Valuations

It has become common today to get a home valuation on the internet.  As a matter of fact, one of the driving factors behind the success of Zillow has been their customized home valuation which they have labeled as the Zestimate.  Thousands of people every day put in their homes address and receive an automated opinion of value…but are Zillow's home valuations accurate?

AVMs – Automated Valuation Models

Anytime you have a computer figure out your home’s value, that is called an AVM or ...

Relocating To Texas

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Why Move To Texas?  Here are 10 Reasons to Relocate to Texas

Texas is a great location to buy a home and this fact can be attested to by anyone who has been there.  It has also become one of the many great places to relocate to for a good number of reasons. It is a low cost state as well as one of the 10 best places listed to live and work in America.  Listed below are 10 reasons to choose Texas when considering relocation.

1. Texas has an excellent real estate market consistently has increased in value. Home owners have made  amazing returns on their home investments with the value of the homes on the rise. This makes Texas a natural market for real estate investors to make solid returns on their real estate investments.  You can search all real estate listings by all real estate brokers using Elevate Realty Group's ...

Using a Real Estate Expert To Purchase A Home

 Using a real estate expert when purchasing a home

Why Use A REALTOR

Using a real estate expert to purchase a home

The real estate industry is once again seeing a strong boom across all of Texas. Hood County Real Estate, especially, has done quite well.  With the end of the recent fiscal crisis, there is simply more money available to invest. No truer is this then when it comes to those interested in purchasing a home in Hood County. From traditional to contemporary designs, countless homes are currently available on the market. There are an equal number of new developments and properties popping up every day. To secure timely results, however, it is imperative to work with the ...