Buyers leave money on the table when they misread inspection reports
September 20, 2026
Four ways to answer a Texas inspection report, three of them on TREC form 39-11, and the credit ceiling almost…
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Texas inspectors are required to report things that do not matter
September 18, 2026
The TREC inspection form has one box for deficient and no box for minor. Here is why a Texas inspection…
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The ten most common inspection repairs cost less than buyers fear
September 16, 2026
Five of the ten repairs that show up most on Texas inspection reports run $1,310 to $5,321 together. Sourced cost…
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Your insurance quote can kill your home purchase
September 12, 2026
Insurability is written right into your TREC financing addendum. Here is how to check it during the option period, before…
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Home insurance costs vary widely across the Austin metro
September 10, 2026
Travis County averages $3,245 a year while Caldwell averages $2,108. Williamson gets the most hail in the metro and still…
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Named peril and open peril policies protect your home very differently
September 6, 2026
Texas homeowners insurance comes in four form types. Here is what named peril and open peril actually cover, and which…
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Texas home insurance did not get expensive by accident
September 4, 2026
Texas home insurance rose 65 percent in four years while Central Texas home prices fell. Here are the four reasons…
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Property tax rates are not the same across the Austin metro
September 2, 2026
An identical $500,000 house owes $7,049 a year in Wimberley and $12,145 in Manor. Here are the combined 2025 rates…
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Your home might be over-assessed and the data can tell you
August 29, 2026
A self-diagnosis checklist for Austin-area homeowners: compare your notice to real January sold data, run the uniform and equal test,…
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Most Austin homeowners never protest their property taxes and it costs them
August 27, 2026
54% of Texas homeowners have never protested once. In Travis County the win rate was 89%. Here is how to…
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