Real Estate Information

ALLEN FOREST

I had to take a minute and talk about this darling home for sale located in Allen Forest.  This well maintained, 4-bedroom home is a great starter home.  You'll fall in love with it's warm interior and charm.  The back yard is larger than you think!  There's plenty of room for a swing set, or your back yard patio.  A very nice, large storage building is in the back yard, also. 

Wood floors and the brick fireplace bring warm charm to the interior.  You'll feel right at home with extra touches that make this home special.  Tile back splash in the kitchen and updated lighting throughout really bring the home up to date.  You'll enjoy the extra large utility room with oversized deep freeze, which conveys with the sale of this home.

Located just off of Hwy 6 in Bryan, Texas, this home is conveniently located between Blinn College and Texas A & M University.  Within minutes you can be on campus at TAMU or Blinn College.  This quiet neighborhood makes living appealing for the family or student. 

Charming cottage style home for sale in Bryan, Texas.  Priced to sell at $118K.

Details of Allen Forest boundaries.  Located just off of Hwy 6.  This home is close to
Rudder High School in Bryan, Texas.

Currently, there are five homes for sale in Allen Forest, Bryan, TX.  The home at 2919 Fairchild is well positioned to sell.  Comparatively, this home looks fantastic and is ready for it's new owners. 

Take a look at some more photos of the home at 2919 Fairchild, Bryan, TX.  Call Kathy Scott at 979-777-9067 to take a tour of this home or find out more.

Alexandria is a great community located just south of the heart of College Station, Texas, and within a few miles of Texas A & M University.

10 homes in Alexandria have sold between January 1, 2011 and September 20, 2011.  4 homes sold in the first quarter of the year.  6 home sold in the second quareter, and well into the 3rd quarter of 2011, no homes have sold in Alexandria.  There are only 2 homes listed for sale in the subdivision of Alexandria in College Station at this time.  Both homes are well positioned to sell with listing prices in the low $80's per square foot. The average sales price for homes in Alexandria was $88.92 per square foot. 

The 2 homes for sale in Alexandria subdivision are well positioned, and they look real nice.  Click on the address to see the listing at 1109 Coeburn in Alexandria Subdivision, or click on this address to see the other home on the market today in Alexandria, 1103 Chesapeake.  I don't look for these homes to stay on the market for long.  The average days on the market for this subdivision is 85 days. 

This community was developed a little over ten years ago.  The home sizes range between 1,442 square feet to a little over 2,321 square feet.  There is currently no HOA for the community; although, driving through Alexandria, one can tell that the owners take pride in their neighborhood.  Typically, lawns are manicured and most lawns appear to have sprinkler systems. 

If you are interested in SELLING YOUR HOME in ALEXANDRIA SUBDIVISION, I would be happy to talk to you about our marketing program. You'll receive a free comparative market analysis, and also tips on how to make your home most appealing and maximize your potential earnings.

Looking to buy a home in College Station, Texas?  Our team is happy to help you walk through the home buying process.  Having a thorough understanding of what you are looking for in a home, along with our expertise in the market, we can help you make an informative decision. 

You may set up your own home search by HERE.  Sign up for Daily Updates matching your home search criteria.  When a home is listed by an Realtor in the MLS system, you will be instantly notified. 

Feel free to call me anytime to discuss your home buying or selling needs.

Kathy Scott, Realtor

Buying your first home may be intimidating!  It's my job as a top College Station/Bryan real estate agent to guide you through each and every step of the home buying process, from beginning to end.

I will take the time to go through each and every step of the buying process.  Together, we can consider:

• How much you can really afford.
• How to qualify for a mortgage.
• How much cash you should put down.
• How to buy a home with little down.
• What it takes to get approved for financing.  How to shop for a loan.
• How much your payments will be.
• The tax advantages of buying.
• Is renting or buying better.

Tell me about your situation.  If you need help increasing your credit score, I can send you to an expert that can help you get on track.  We'll work together to help you achieve your home buying goal!

I first became aware of radon gas when I was sent a box full of radon test kits from the bank when refinancing a large multi-family apartment complex in College Station, Texas.  I had heard some about radon gas, but really didn't have much thought about it until I was confronted with testing multiple apartments for the refinance.  Radon was detected, but the level was low and not at a level high enough to affect health. 

Radon gas is a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas that can pose a serious health risk if it becomes trapped under your house.  Radon typically enters the home through underground crawl spaces, sump pumps, gaps in the basement and even the water supply.  It can pollute your indoor air with its toxic vapors, and is help responsible for more than 20,000 lung disease related deaths every year.  Radon is assumed to be present in millions of American homes.

You can easily detect radon yourself using a Home Depot radon kit.  The test is very easy and you can conduct it yourself. 

The Environmental Protection Agency or EPA has a very helpful website full of information to help you understand the concerns and treatment of radon.

Buying or Selling a Home? Building a New Home?

The EPA suggests the following:  If you are buying or selling a home and need to make decisions about radon, consult EPA's Home Buyer's and Seller's Guide to Radon.  If you are selling a home that has a radon reduction system, inform potential buyer's and supply them with information about your system's operation and maintenance.  If you are building a new home, consider that it is almost always less expensive to build radon-resistant features into new construction than it is to fix an existing home that has high radon levels.  Ask your builder if he or she uses radon-resistant construction features.  Your builder can refer to EPA's document Building Radon Out: A Step-by-Step Guide On How To Build Radon-Resistant Homes, or your builder can work with a qualified contractor to design and install the proper radon reduction system. 

All homes should be tested for radon and elevated radon levels should be reduced.  Even new homes built with radon-resistant features should be tested after occupancy to ensure that radon levels are below 4pCI/L.  If you have a test result of 4pCi/L or more, you can have a qualified mitigator easily add a vent to an existing passive system for about $300 to further reduce the radon level in your home.

The Texas Department of State Health Services has an excellent website containing helpful information for Texas Home Owners and radon in Texas.  The website also shows descriptive ways that you may be exposed to radon.

Find out about the latest College Station, Bryan, Brazos Valley, and Grimes County area homes for sale before anyone else!

Www.RealEstateBCS.com links directly with the Bryan, College Station area Multiple Listing Service, or MLS.  The MLS is a real estate tool for Realtors to share listings with one another.  You have access to the Multiple Listing Service information on this website. 

You may set up a profile and save your searches.  You may also set up your profile so that you receive listings for sale first!  As a Realtor enters their listing into the MLS you will receive an email with the listing information immediately.

Click HERE to set up your profile yourself, or you may click HERE, and I will contact you to set the search criterea up for you.  This is a free real estate service!

It is important for both new home buyers and homeowners who want to refinance to understand how to lock in an interest rate when applying for a mortgage loan.  Understanding how rate locks work prepare you to evaluate your options.

While you are in the process of applying for your mortgage loan, interest rates will most likely fluctuate from day to day and week to week.  If you want assurance that the wonderfully low interest rate on your loan will not increase while you are waiting for loan approval, ask for a rate lock.  A conventional rate lock is a guarantee from the lender that you mortgage will carry a particular interest rate, with specific, predetermined points and fees.

The interest rate is "locked in" for a specific period of time, usually 30-days. When you call a lender for a rate quote, ask how long that rate will last.  If you think you might need more than 30-days to complete your home purchase or refinance, tell your lender how many days you will require, and they will give you an adjusted rate quote.

Rate locks are especially useful if interest rates are on the upswing, and you are concerned about ending up with higher monthly payments.  If you cannot afford the risk of a further interest rate increase, lock in your loan rate now.

Moving your family to another town or state is a major event in your life!  We have helped many families and individuals relocate to and from the College Station, Bryan, and Brazos Valley, Grimes County, Navasota, and Texas area.

If you will be moving to the College Station, Bryan, and Brazos Valley area, Grimes County, or Navasota area, we can correspond by email and phone.  Together, we'll determine what type of home, price range, and neighborhoods you are interested in.  We'll send you every home or property that is currently available that matches your criteria.

When you visit, we'll be ready!  We will visit the neighborhoods and homes that interest you the most in the College Station, Bryan, and Brazos Valley area.  We can even visit Grimes County, Navasota, or Anderson area.

In addition, we can talk about schools, sub-divisions, local market conditions, local culture...anything that is important to you.

Remember, as top College Station, Bryan, and Brazos Valley, Grimes County, Navasota real estate agents, it's our job to know this area inside and out, and we want to make your transition as smooth as possible.

To get started, click HERE and fill out the form to request FREE relocation information.  We're happy to help!!

Real estate agents sometimes receive calls from homeowners asking for advice on what they should do to prepare their house to go on the market. They may have settled for living a "less than optimal" circumstance for years, and are now going to spend money to make it nice for someone else to enjoy.

If you are considering painting, updating the kitchen, landscaping, or making any other improvements that will increase your home's resale value, think about making those improvements while you are still there to enjoy them. Create your own dream kitchen, master suite, or spa, build an outdoor living room, or restore your wood floors now. Improving your property values in your neighborhood, can expedite the sale of your home when you are ready for a move.

Pricing a house is one of the most important parts of the marketing process. You want to get as much for the property as you can, but if you set the price too high, you can turn away qualified buyers. Your real estate agent can tell you the selling price of homes comparable to yours. Pricing strategy depends on the market conditions, and it is different in a buyers' market than it is in a sellers' market.

If your home is overpriced, the marketplace will reflect that to you. When a property fails to sell in a reasonable period of time, you and your real estate agent should have a frank discussion to determine whether too high a price tag is the reason. Your real estate agent will also be getting feedback from other agents who have shown your home.

Remember that price is only one factor. Consider ways you can make the property more attractiveto show by handling needed repairs, improving curb appeal, or making cosmetic improvements. Improve the condition of your home and you will improve its chances of selling.

Hey!  Fox Run Condos are now approved for conventional financing, both for primary/second home (20% down payment), and investment loans (at least 25% down payment).