AginCal said:
My dad passed away in September and I need to figure out what to do with his house. As you can see from my handle, I live out of state.
His house is in the Rustling Pines area near Rummel Creek.
Any recommendations on someone who really knows the area would be appreciated.
I would recommend Red Pear Realty. Jamie Poirier, the owner, does flat fee listings but he delivers full service as a real estate agent. You'll save thousands using him. I bought a home with him and could not have been happier with his insight, responsiveness, and professionalism. His business model will become the future for residential real estate.
Quick search says average home value in Rustling Pines is 800K. Everyone else on this thread is chomping at the bit to take 3%,
($24,000) of your equity just to pull comps, put it on HAR, tell you to clean up the house, and more or less rubber stamp the standard Texas real estate contract.
Jamie will do all of that for as low as
$1,200. (Last time I checked his website, could be more). And he's just as attentive to the fine parts of the contract as anyone who is hawking their services here at 3%. When we bought our house, the sellers tried some shenanigans on us and Jamie's approach to setting the terms of the contract protected us during the option period. PM if you want to talk about my experience. His number is 713-303-9025.
My condolences about your father's passing.
