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  • Buying an Austin Texas Home: The Offer Process

    Many people who want to buy a home in the Austin, Texas area (including first-time buyers) need to know more about the steps involved in buying a home. Here are some notes (most describing the process for buying a resale home) that are intended to help you understand what you need to do and might expect when you set out to buy a home:Choose a ...
    Posted to Jim Gilbert's Austin Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by 527981 on July 11, 2009
  • Legend Oaks, Quiet SW Austin Neighborhood

    Being close to jobs, shopping, and downtown Austin is important to lots of homeowners. But how do you do that if you can't afford a home in Tarrytown or other expensive areas?  There are a number of options available to you in SW Austin, including the neighborhood called Legend Oaks. If you are looking for a nice home in a quiet, ...
    Posted to Jim Gilbert's Austin Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by 527981 on July 22, 2008
  • Home Buyer Hopes: Realistic or Not?

              The old song from my growing-up years told of an ant that thought it could move a rubber tree plant. Because it had “high hopes, high apple pie in the sky hopes,” it kept on pushing on the plant. Against all odds, the ant finally succeeded!The song’s message: Persevere ...
    Posted to Jim Gilbert's Austin Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by 527981 on June 2, 2008
  • The Buyer's Final Walk-through!

            The contract for purchasing your home in the Austin, Texas area is coming to a close. You and the seller are anticipating and getting ready for the closing. The buyer’s lender has prepared the final loan documents, and has sent them to the Title Company, which completes the closing papers and ...
    Posted to Jim Gilbert's Austin Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by 527981 on May 31, 2008
  • The Texas Home Buyer’s “Mulligan”

            The use of a "Mulligan" is often a feature in casual golf. A golfer is allowed to hit a second tee shot (the "Mulligan") from the first tee box. If the second shot produces a better result than the first, the first is forgotten and is not counted in the score for the round. ...
    Posted to Jim Gilbert's Austin Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by 527981 on May 24, 2008