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About Gary Howdy...Sorry no Gary is not a Texan by birth. He just had to have the big white cowboy hat when he arrived in Dallas, Texas in the year 2000.When he was a youngster the good cowboys all wore white hats. Roy Rodgers and The Lone Ranger were just a few. Well that means Gary must be one of the good guys. He has been active in business serving the public for forty plus years. He uses his experience to reach his clients goals and dreams.
Home remodeling isn’t as easy as it looks on TV. And for nearly two-thirds of homeowners who’ve attempted a do-it-yourself house project, they say they regret not calling in an expert on at least one of their projects, according to a new survey from ImproveNet of about 2,000 Americans.But the motivation to save some money is a big driver for their attempts. On average, homeowners said they hoped to save at least 60 percent in costs by bypassi
Vermont has been actively working to bring in more new residents, and the state may be having some success in its mission. Vermont was the state with the highest percent of inbound moves in 2018, according to the 42nd annual United Van Lines’ National Movers Study, which tracks state-to-state migration patterns over the past year. Last year, Vermont launched a campaign to give eligible people who relocate from another state up to
You may not have the extra funds to stage a property, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t ways you can still spruce it up.“Everyone needs to stage their home to sell it efficiently,” Laura McHolm, co-founder of NorthStar Moving, told realtor.com®. “But you do not need to spend a lot of money to stage your home.”Some of the biggest staging moves can be free. Beyond decluttering and depersonalizing the property, realtor.com® recently h
Sellers whose homes aren’t in tip-top shape may need to spend extra money or put in a little elbow grease to get their properties in market-ready condition. But what are the most important repair or maintenance tasks that support a higher asking price? “Smaller and less expensive updates in combination with good staging will have a great return,” Susanna Haynie, GRI, a sales associate with Colorado Real Estate Group in Colorado Springs, tol
The government shutdown became the third-longest in U.S. history Monday, as 800,000 federal workers and nearly 4 million government contractors braced for a pause in their paychecks. The disruption could impact the ability of many of those affected to pay their mortgages.Twenty-three percent of Americans have no emergency savings, and 22 percent have less than than three months' worth built up, according to a 2018 Bankrate.com survey. “Any dela
You and your clients may need to consider the signs of a refrigerator that is about to explode when making your next appliance purchase.Though refrigerator explosions are rare, recent cases have prompted consumer alerts, and they should no longer be “ignored disasters,” says Neil Everitt, former editor at air-conditioning and refrigeration magazine ACR News. Refrigerator explosions occur spontaneously and sometimes with little warning.In
Even as home prices start to cool, the market for investors who want to flip homes for a quick profit remains hot. Part of the reason flips are strong is because millennials “want to move into a home that requires minimal work,” Charles Tassell, chief operating officer of the National Real Estate Investors Association, told realtor.com®. “A house that has already been rehabbed or flipped [and is priced lower than new construction] is reall
Many homeowners are attracted to do-it-yourself home projects, particularly members of younger generations, according to the National Association of REALTORS®’ “2019 Remodeling Impact Report: DIY.” In fact, homeowners may even be happier when they DIY than when they hire a professional to handle a project.Homeowners reported a “joy score” of 9.9 for projects they do themselves (joy scores range from 1 to 10, with higher
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