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So when can buyers and sellers use an existing survey vs. buy a new survey in a Keller Texas home sale? The easy answer is we can use an existing survey when the lender and title company say it's ok -- the current survey is valid and permissable to use per each of their underwriting guidelines. H...

Last week after showing houses all day, I sped home for a little league baseball game. Poor Little Man had an error -- a hole between his legs. Yip. A baseball went straight through 'em. He made up for it in the games to follow with good throws from the outfield and great hits at bat, several dou...

Disclose! Disclose! Disclose! Not my favorite Realtor re-pe-pe-pe-peater, but one risk eliminating phrase that rang in my head like a love song two times recently. And on the same subject matter, to boot. Excited as all get-out to list a new Keller, Texas, property for a homeowner I knew and trus...

Have you ever heard the phrase the ink is still wet? This is that market! This spring I am very happy to report every one of my listings are sold or under contract. That's right. Zero available inventory today. I would say I have some, because I have pocket listings coming up and I have agents ta...

Donald Trump said, “If you take care of the downside, the upside will take care of itself.” I think he meant have a Plan B. Know where the pitfalls are so you can grab a rope and swing across to success. This post is sort-of a Dear Kristen letter from the ten year old Broker to the Newbie Realtor...

Loving Dick's posts about Lulu's puppies.  Today I was watching my son at bat when my phone rang. A little irritated at the timing, the call was priceless... an agent of mine said, "My buyer client just requested I add "scoop the poop" into the amendment for repair requests." We both got a big ch...

Every MLS listing has typos, except mine, of course! Just kidding. But these mis-spellings and grammar issues let way more than the cat out of the bag. I am all cracked up. Hope you enjoy them from Miss Gwen, too!   TGIF! Yes, it's Friday, and I'm b-a-a-a-ack. The blooper scooper picked u...

Dear Short Sale Consumer: Here is a real life story. I've been in real estate 10 years and I've serviced dozens upon dozens of consumers who were upside-down. I didn't target that niche. I didn't set out to become an expert at helping the unfortunate consumers whose home values didn't keep up wit...

Good thing I'm a realtor. Because I think about houses all the time. I shop all the time. I look all the time. I think about the next thing to do with my own home all the time. And, of course, I'm always thinking about moving. So good thing it's my job! Keeps me in one spot to be able to move eve...

Today my daughter woke up and declared we are moving to Candyland! Thanks to the sweet dreams following another Easter full of chocolate bunnies, we're moving! I ordered the business cards with the new address, like any good business mom would, packed her bags, even packed her fish, and said, "Le...