• 1 Ac- Bar X lakefront. Next to park. $39K
• 1 Ac- Tres Palacios- Extraordinary river lot! $49K
• 1.2 Acs- Oaks of Suncreek Ranch. Corner lot. $109K
• 2 Acs- CR 36 at Jones Road. Immaculate homesite. NO flooding! $160’s
• 2.9+/- Acs- 300 ft of Chocolate Bayou water frontage at Amsterdam. Low $200’s
• 3.5 Acs- Angleton city limits. $3 per sq ft
• 5 Acs- Sweeny- Water well. $125K
• 5 Acs- Angleton- On corner. Wooded. Just outside city limits. $150K
• 5 Acs- Danbury- Near Bayou Oaks. NO flooding! $170’s
• 5 Acs- Danbury- Next to high school. $275K
• 10 Acs- Danbury- CR 208. 1000 ft frontage on Austin Bayou.
• 15 Acs- Airport Road. $30K per ac
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• 140 Acs- 4500 ft of wooded Austin Bayou frontage & 1000 ft frontage on CR 208.
• 191 Acs- Between Alvin & Angleton. $6500 per ac
• 200 Acs- Angleton- Cattle farm w/barn. $4950 per ac
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• 527 Acs- Reservoir & water rights. $4950 per ac
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Whether youʼre a buyer or a seller, getting an accurate appraisal of a homeʼs worth is critical before proceeding with a sale. When it comes to knowing the value of a purchase, your home is the bottom line.
In todayʼs market, lots of factors can contribute to an appraisal coming in lower than expected, some of which might include the lack of recent comparable home sales in the area, or using an appraiser from another town or region. Want to know if your home is being appraised properly?
Ask your lender to find an appraiser that is from the county where you are buying.
Make sure that the appraiser has a residential appraisal certification and professional designation.
Meet with the appraiser beforehand and inform them of any factors that could have an impact on the appraisal.
Get an appraisal before you list your home for sale. Use it, along with your real estate agent’s expertise to set the right price for your home.
See what similar houses are selling for or are valued at.
Maintain a file of all the improvements, upgrades made, and tax documents related to your house.
If you don’t like the appraisal, question it. Maybe there is some information you can provide or something that you can point out that the appraiser missed.
Also, if you’re selling your home, before you get an appraisal, do your best to make the most of your home’s features. Obviously, your home won’t transform form from a single-family to a palatial estate overnight, so some things in the appraisal (square footage, number of rooms, etc.) won’t change. But you can make sure that things are clean, everything in the house appears maintained and functional, and knock out any DIY projects you’ve been putting off.
Following these tips will go a long way towards helping you get the appraisal you want.
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the home three years before, and Dr. Larsen and his wife trusted me. Little did they know, I had no clue how to build the three simple walls needed for the small new bathroom.
By Tim CarterN ot long ago in this column, I shared why it’s so hard to preserve exterior wood using any number of products. One of them was paint. You may have been one of the many readers that reached out to me.
Do you want to build a new wall inside your home?
Perhaps you're trying to create a new small space for a home office or hobby room, or maybe you have a bigger appetite and are transforming a dank basement into a finished living space. But you have no idea where to start. I've been there. I've experienced your anxiety.
If I had to boil down all the emails I received to just one, it would have read: “Tim, I have to paint my exterior (fill in the blank). I don’t have a choice. Why do paints fail, what can I do to get the longest-lasting result, and what is the best exterior paint in your opinion?”
I survived with the help of a few phone calls to my boss. It was a humbling experience as I discovered you don't know what
You can't always do this in an existing home, especially if the ceilings in the room are finished with drywall or plaster. As you tilt the wall up, it binds against the ceiling. If you're challenged by a finished ceiling, you'll most likely have to install your top and bottom plates, making sure the plates are
It's vital spaced so your center of a minimize the of drywall off so you can Sixteen inches standard for
Don't fret opening for you just need My recommendation your new pre-hung it at your rough opening measurements
degree wood does. Yes, paint will peel from metal, but the root cause is often based in poor preparation or cheap paint.
Hoo boy! Countless professional papers have been written about these topics. Scientists with PhDs in chemistry spend their entire careers wrestling with these questions. That said, I’ll do my best to answer them in the limited space of this column. Let’s get started.
Every now and then it's interesting to go back in time. I clearly remember having to build my first partition wall inside a house. I was a soaking wet-behind-theears carpenter working for a small remodeling company. One of my college professors, Dr. Larsen, had asked me to install a half bathroom in his home. I had no idea what to do, so I told him that my boss could do the job.
Once the simple plans were drawn and the contract signed, I was sent to my professor's house to start the job. I had painted the outside of
First and foremost, it’s important for you to realize that common exterior house paint is really just glue with color added to it. Think about it. Glue sticks to things, right? That’s what you want: Your paint needs to stick to your house siding, windows, furniture, deck railing and so forth. And, if given the choice, you’d want it to stick for 20 or 30 years!
In my previous column, I wrote that paint and wood don’t play well together because wood has a propensity to expand and contract when it gets wet and then dries. Most paints can’t take this back and forth motion and eventually crack and lose their grip on the wood. Peeling paint is the result.
Have you noticed that you don’t often see paint peel from your car or from aluminum siding or garden tools? The reason is simple. Metal doesn’t expand and contract to the
It’s important for you to realize that common exterior house paint is really just glue with color added to it.
you don't know. Keep in mind this was decades before the Internet and YouTube. You have no idea what an advantage you now have when you have to educate yourself about how to repair and build things around your home. Count your blessings!
Glues work best when they’re applied to clean, dust-free, dry surfaces. The same is true with exterior paint. Let’s exorcise the pressure-wash demon here and now. Pressure washing the object you’re about to paint does not get it perfectly clean.
Building a new interior wall in an existing house can be much different from doing it on a new home job site. When we carpenters build a wall for a new home, we typically build it flat on the floor. Once all the studs are nailed to the bottom and top plates, we tilt the wall up and secure it so it doesn't fall over.
You can test this with ease. Take your dirty car to a DIY car wash where you can spray it with a pressure washer. Go ahead and use the soap setting, get the wand as close as you feel comfortable to the paint and rinse it. Then pull your car out of the bay and drive to the edge of the lot. Let your car dry in the sun. You’ll see there’s still a light film of dirt on the paint.
To get any exterior object really clean, you need to rub the surface with a sponge or brush using soapy water. You then rinse with clear water. This mechanical agitation gets the object clean just as your hands rubbing across your skin gets you clean in the shower. This is an indisputable fact.
plumb in the same plane. You'll then cut each wall stud to fit snugly between the plates and toenail them in place. Drill angled pilot holes in the ends of the wall studs for the nails. Use no less than 3-inch-long 16d sinker nails to connect the wall studs to the plates.
Another cause of paint failure on exterior wood objects is the failure to pre-paint each piece of wood before the thing is built. Think of how you build a deck railing, fence, picnic table or other structure. You make all the cuts, assemble the pieces, and then paint it. The problem with this approach is that each place where one piece of wood touches another you’ve got a tiny crack. Unless you live in the Atacama Desert, water enters the unpainted wood at these locations, and you know the rest of the story.
The last thing I want to share is the adhesive-chain issue. If you’re painting something that’s already got multiple coats of paint on it, realize that you have a chain. Each previous layer of paint is a link in the chain. While you may do everything right when applying the last coat of paint, a layer three levels down may fail because that painter didn’t do things right or he used a cheap paint with inferior glue.
This is why it’s so very important to use the best paint, read the label instructions and if the manufacturer says to prime bare wood, then do it. For best results, apply the finish paint within hours of the primer drying to get the best mechanical and chemical bond between the two linked layers!
Measure of the door where the attached to the door. Add measurement. of your rough much the frame hang the door. In be trimming when you you want just between the the top of your
You can height of the just one-quarter the factory Trust me, the install over drywall will gap between and the bottom ©2021 Tim Carter. Content Agency,
If there is no ceiling, you can tilt the wall up so long as you orient the wall in the same direction as the floor joists above. You simply make sure the top of the wall rises up in between two parallel floor joists. Once the wall is vertical, you can then slide it into position under alignment pipes ducts
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Building a new interior wall in an existing house can be much different from doing it on a new home job site. When we carpenters build a wall for a new home, we typically build it flat on the floor.
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With bidding wars commonplace, and so much information on home prices available, it can sometimes be tough to know whether you’re paying a fair price for your home. If you’ re working with a real estate professional whose expertise and guidance you trust, chances are they negotiated the best possible price for you. But here are some other ways to know if you’ve paid the right price:
Location really is everything when it comes to a good real estate investment, so if you bought in a great area odds are you’ve made a good investment and your home’s value will appreciate over time. Ask your agent to show you “comparables” of what other homes in the area sold for and are valued at.
If the inspection report comes back with any issues that will require a major investment to repair, this should be reflected in the price you pay for the home. If the owner didn’t pay for the repair, that cost should come out of the purchase price.
Ask your real estate agent to recommend a couple they believe are most accurate. The AVM may reveal that while you feel you’re paying too much, the appreciation in a few years’ time makes the investment well worth it.
Ultimately, what you pay for the home has everything to do with your personal situation. If the location is extremely important to you, or the design or style is your absolute dream home, then the price is worth it.
Taking all these factors into consideration can provide you great peace of mind or provide some necessary concern. Work with your real estate agent to determine whether you’re paying the right price – they will keep your mind at ease and provide helpful guidance.
It’s also important to consider how long you intend to live there. If you’re in it for the long haul, odds are you’ll regain your investment. If you’re there for a shorter term, being able to make a quicker profit or rent will be very important. Your personal situation is a critical factor in the price you’re willing to pay.
As summer gives way to shorter days and cooler evenings, there is a universal yen to cozy up, hunker down and look for comfy pieces and deeper hues for your home. Decorators offer a palette of ideas for doing a little autumn re-shuffling.
BAUHAUS RETRO - Paying homage to the Bauhaus, a German design school that boomed during the 1920s, this warming look brings in geometric shapes and bold block color. Think bedroom and family room accents of royal blue, mustard yellow and slate gray hues for this contemporary update.
RAMP UP THE REDS - No colors in the spectrum are as warming as carmines, scarlets and crimsons as we head into cold nights. Go for a riot of red tones to turn up the heat in your bedroom. Mix plain and patterned designs in your decorative cushions and throw blankets.
BRING IN RUSTIC TOUCHES - Now’s the time to change out your sideboard and shelving displays, grouping together assortments of baskets, wooden pieces and rustic handcrafted trinkets. Plus, macrame is back, so bring out those hanging pots, too!
INTRODUCE TEXTURE Like the return of macrame, styles from the ‘70s like rattan, cane and bamboo are making a comeback, but in a modern, minimalistic way, with curved shapes, tapered legs and clear, defined lines. Introducing these natural textures in a warming color palette will make a living or family room feel cozy.
TOP UP THE TABLEWARE - Fall is a good time to treat yourself to a new pottery teapot and more. Bring in rough-hewn earthenware mugs and cereal bowls in warming earth tones. Simply add some hot chocolate or a hot stew and you’re good to go.
TRY A TWO-TONE EFFECT - To instantly warm up a bedroom or living room, paint one wall in a jeweltone fall color, such as warm caramel, loden green, a soothing blue, even ruby red or amethyst.
ENRICH WITH VELVET - This soft-to-the-touch material is the perfect fabric for curling up with or on, so if you don’t want to invest in a new sofa or chairs, just deck out the ones you have with velvet pillows to make an evening by the fireplace even more relaxing.
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f you’re thinking about selling your home, it’s a good idea to get it into a show state before the for-sale sign is out front.
Everyone has heard that you only have one chance to make a first impression, and it’s true. Begin with a deep clean. Outdated light fixtures are forgivable, but a dirt ring where the carpet meets the baseboard isn’t. It makes potential buyers wonder what else was missed. A deep clean includes steaming carpets, dusting walls, cleaning HVAC returns and vents, and polishing light fixtures.
Even refrigerators and ovens should be cleaned and look appealing. For one homeowner, while everything looked neat, one peek inside the oven killed any potential sale. It looked like a war had been waged there, and made a sight that couldn’t be unseen. Avoid that mistake by cleaning everything, everywhere, thoroughly. Make windows and light fixtures sparkle, and touch up paint dings and smudges.
Really motivated to sell? Have the house painted inside in one neutral color. Fresh paint has a smell that registers as clean and fresh to buyers, and helps them envision living there.
Give your home a head start by hiring an inspector before the sale. This enables you to find problems before a potential buyer does. Plus, having a list of corrections that were made in advance of the sale makes a positive impression that the house is in good shape. Look at areas of use, such as door handles. Ensure that all the doors, including garage doors, are oiled and are squeak-free.
Think home buyers won’t look in drawers and under the sink? Think again. Go through cabinets and closets, and pare down. Throw out excess, and keep all closets, cabinets and drawers orderly. One rule of thumb is to remove 30 percent of everything you have to create more visual space. This means having closet rods that aren’t packed full and bending in the middle.
Clear off countertops in the kitchen and bathroom, and make as much clear, open space as you can. If decorating isn’t your strong suit, hire a home stager to help you work with what you’ve got before the Realtor sends a photographer to put up photos that will either close or sink the deal.
Nothing can sell a house like curb appeal. It’s like a pretty box with a satin bow: visually inviting. Polish up your home’s look so that the sale isn’t lost at the street. Find small ways to update, like fresh mulch in the front yard beds or a pot of welcoming flowers by the door. Create a welcoming entrance at the foyer, and before long you’ll be putting “sold” sign out front.
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It sounds like you’ve seen a number of properties in the area –or maybe the market is so hot that the four-hour drive has prohibited you from seeing properties in person. If that’s the case, spend a weekend in the area and use it to and compare homes that your agent has, you can learn like in your choice.
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