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Deciding on The Ideal Home Size for Your Family

February 23, 2021 by chorton Leave a Comment

Making the decision to purchase a new home is a significant decision for anyone. Once you’ve settled on the concept that you do wish to get a house, there are many more choices you are going to have to face; among the most important is the ideal size of a home to best fit your loved ones and lifestyle.

Realize That Bigger Is Not Always Better
You may initially begin your house search thinking that size does not really matter. So long as it seems big enough to reside in, you do not care how large it actually ends up being. The truth is that bigger is not always better. A large home requires more money–and time to preserve. Unless you’re using the distance, you might just end up wasting your money on keeping up a big house for no reason.

Know Your Own Maintenance Budget
A crucial component of your home purchase choice will be to ascertain what your budget will be for home maintenance. A larger home requires more time and money to look after, especially if you’re looking at houses with substantial front and backyards. In terms of the interior, there are cleaning, energy and repair costs for cooling and heating. Discuss your budget with your partner and your real estate agent to decide the square footage you can realistically handle.

Identify the Number of Rooms You’ll Need
If you really don’t understand what amount of space is ideal for your family, then you want to start simple. This implies counting the number of rooms which you’ll need. Consider your main rooms such as your kitchen and living space, and then proceed to counting the amount of bedrooms and baths that you need. This gives you an excellent starting point to identifying just how much space your family members will require. Keep in mind if you intend on enlarging your family, if you often have guests visit and if you might have to get a relative, like an aging parent, live together with you later on.

Once you get an notion of the size range that will fulfill your requirements, it’s time to take a few excursions. Look for homes which are in the appropriate size range which you just determined. This isn’t so much about assessing potential purchases as it is all about determining if that size range will fit what you are considering. Home tours will give you a clearer idea of what you would like the square footage of your home to be and the way you want those square feet distributed throughout the bedrooms, common areas and outside.

Determining the right size house for your loved ones may be challenging at first. Start by breaking down your budget versus what you think you’ll want and give us a call so we can begin looking at sample homes and go from there.

 

Filed Under: Buying a home Tagged With: buying a home, first time home buyer, Homes for sale Stephenville TX, real estate

Stephenville Home SOLD!

December 9, 2020 by chorton Leave a Comment

SOLD!! 1271 N. Garfield

We are happy to report that we have sold a  home in your neighborhood and we need more inventory to sell!

If you are interested in selling or know of anyone interested in selling, please give Preferred Properties of Texas a call or you can visit our website or text HOMES to 1-877-965-7775 for more listings in Stephenville, Texas.

#sold #listyourhome #stephenvillehomesforsale #erathcounty #stephenvillerealestate #calltoday

Filed Under: Homes for Sale, Selling Your Home Tagged With: Homes for sale Stephenville TX, Preferred Properties of Texas, real estate, selling a home, SOLD

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 26, 2020 by chorton Leave a Comment

Wishing you  and your loved ones a Happy Thanksgiving! If there’s ever anything Preferred Properties of Texas can do to help you with your real estate needs don’t hesitate to let us know we are always available to catch up over a cup of coffee.

Filed Under: Buying a home, Events, Selling Your Home Tagged With: buying a home, comanche texas, erath county, Homes for sale Stephenville TX, Preferred Properties of Texas, real estate, stephenville tx

Buying and Selling a Home In Texas

November 24, 2020 by chorton Leave a Comment

Good article to read, click below.

https://www.trec.texas.gov/article/buying-and-selling-home-texas

Filed Under: Buying a home, Homes for Sale, Ranches for Sale, Real Estate Advice, Selling Your Home Tagged With: buying a home, first time home buyer, home for sale, Homes for sale Stephenville TX, ranches for sale in texas, real estate, real estate advice, realtor, selling homes

Another Home Just Sold!

November 23, 2020 by chorton Leave a Comment

Congrats to one of our knowledgeable agents Phyllis Tate on the closing of the property at 103 N. Davis in Dublin, Texas.

Thinking of Selling or Buying?

Are Your Curious What Your Home Is Worth?

Contact Preferred Properties of Texas  to see how much you could sell for!

 

 

Filed Under: Homes for Sale, Selling Your Home Tagged With: erath county, first time home buyer, home for sale, Preferred Properties of Texas, real estate, selling a home, SOLD

Fix Up Your House Before Listing Or Sell It As A Fixer Upper?

November 23, 2020 by chorton Leave a Comment

If you are thinking of selling your home, this is probably a question you have been asking yourself and your realtor. There is not any hard and fast answer; the path you go will depend on numerous factors, the most important of which are: the condition of your house, the potency of the market in your area, and the possible gain to be made with and without upgrades. These tips can help you decide whether to sell now or later.

Consider your buyer
The words”fixer upper” might actually be a selling point for some buyers who perceive they are getting a deal, who are especially looking for something they can put their postage, or who simply can not afford to purchase something turnkey. The marketing your agent does is key here so you don’t end up with nothing but unacceptable offers.

“In almost any marketing communications enclosing a fixer-upper, it’s important to remain focused on value,” stated ExtraSpace. “Prospective homebuyers are aware that a fixer-upper will market at a lower price point than more contemporary houses on the market. But that does not mean that you have to accept a lowball offer. Rather, highlight the home’s investment possible by reminding buyers of the future sale opportunities after the house was remodeled.”

If your home requires A LOT of work and also you can’t, or don’t want to, put the time, money, and effort into getting it in prime condition, targeting investors could get it sold quickly. “A couple of decades past, a previous customer called to say her next-door neighbors necessary to immediately sell their property. “The home appeared inhabitable. It had holes in the walls all the way to the outside and urine-soaked wood flooring; many of the electric did not work and the bathroom tub had dropped through the joists. Each of the faucets leaked and, in one bedroom, I found a pile of dead rats swept into a pile in the center of the ground. This was not a home that could be readily fixed up. Not even a coat of paint would have helped sell this location. We priced it low enough that it attracted multiple offers and sold with zero days on market.

Since flipping is much more popular than ever, a house that needs work – especially certain kinds of work – may be attractive enough to investors which you don’t have to do any job in any way. “A fantastic rule of thumb: If your home needs toilet or bath remodels, a new roof, or base repairs, there’s an 80%-plus chance your purchaser will be an investor,” Bruce Ailion, a broker and REALTOR® in Atlanta, said on Realtor.com.

Obtain an honest assessment – and be able to hear it
If you’ve lived in your home for quite a while and/or have not kept up with upgrades and fixes, your real estate broker’s assessment of its condition and the recommendations he or she makes to get it market-ready might be eye-opening. They might also make you mad. Try to listen to and keep an open mind, even in the event that you are feeling offended. In the long run, you share the same goal, which is to get your home sold for the best possible price.

Be sensible on pricing
“Finding out your home’s value is not as straightforward as subtracting the cost of repairs from your home. In addition, you have to factor in’annoyance expenses,’ said Ailion. “Quite simply, turnkey homes often sell at a premium to traditional buyers because they do not have to do some work. If your home requires some sprucing up, you’re likely going to get to incentivize buyers to dig in and get their hands dirty.”

It can be that fixing your home up makes the most sense because of the financial upside. In presenting you with comparables, your real estate agent should be able to show you other properties in your area in varying conditions (depending on the amount of active listings or recently sold homes around you). This will help advise the pricing for your house and give you some idea of how much you’d have to put into it to get high dollar.

Choose your updates wisely
A 30,000 kitchen renovation may not be in the budget and may not give you the return on investment you’re looking for, but there are smaller updates you can do to your own kitchen to make it appear fresh (and, you can use the same principles in other important places, like bathrooms). Better Homes and Gardens includes a great collection of upgrades you can make for under $2,000, including hanging a ring which”illuminates the sink region” and swapping out a tired sink for a”farmhouse sink (this ) adds personality to the space.” Also think about painting cabinets and installing new hardware, also, if you’re up to the task, including an eye catching backsplash.

Make necessary repairs
Investors aren’t expecting perfection, and their supplies will be dependent upon the state of your house and the potential profit they can make after it’s fixed up. Non-investor types searching for a deal may not necessarily be scared off by some cosmetic problems, but significant repairs which are required are yet another story. If you’re looking for the smartest place to set your pre-sale renovation dollars, this may be it.

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