The National Association of REALTORS recently put out an article reminding consumers of the tax benefits of home ownership vs. renting. Take a look below at how buying a house can save you some green. While renting offers zero tax breaks, buying a home offers several tax benefits that can make home ownership more affordable. [...]

So this pregnancy thing is turning out to be a much groovier experience than I ever would have imagined. Granted we’re only 5 1/2 months along but there still have been no yucky symptoms or issues commonly associated with this “magical” experience.. just a growing belly and a growing appetite. Well, appetite isn’t really the [...]

It’s a fact in real estate that a well staged home will sell faster and for more money than a similar home that is either vacant or neglected in this capacity. I always tell my selling clients that, “living in a home, no matter how much you like your stuff, and selling a home are [...]

This is one of my favorite questions so far of 2011. Traditionally we have a thousand things to think about as each year ends and another one begins. Everything from are we happy in our careers, in our relationships, in our bodies..  No I didn’t join the local golf club or a new gym, although [...]

It’s okay, don’t cry anymore. I know I abandoned you for far too long but it wasn’t to hurt you to punish you in any way. I got a little busy and then there were the holidays and well.. you know how it goes. I was never really gone, I just kind of forgot about [...]

For those of you that know me you know that I’ve been involved in one capacity or another in the “green” movement for quite some time. I drive a hybrid, we have a manual push mower , we compost and recycle, we buy local, I’ve been the Green Team Leader for a couple years now [...]

I am a Texan girl born and bred and I definitely fall into that category of fanatical lovers of my state. However, there is just one tiny little teensy weentsy problem I have with living here: the summer heat. And we’re not one of those lucky locales who have summer for just a few months [...]

I have a need. A need so strong that I’m not sure I can resist it but I need it so I won’t even try. I need storage. 1950’s houses didn’t come with that as an option so I need to augment what little I’ve got. Apparently they didn’t want anything in the closet in [...]

I have two brothers. We are all 5 years apart in age and I’m the baby of the family. I have a different dad than they do but they have always been my brothers. Several years ago, my middle brother Wayne went to the Le Chef Culinary Academy here in Austin (now called Le Cordon [...]

A few years ago I was helping a cute young couple buy their first house in Austin. They weren’t married but they were taking the leap in real estate together, for better or worse. Kelly and I would scout for houses in the mornings and then bring Ethan back out to give the thumbs up [...]