Brian Martin: Northwest Austin Real Estate

NORTHWEST AUSTIN HOMES: What helps a home to sell? Well for one, a proactive seller. There are many different types of home is all different areas with a variety of features but there is one type of home that always sells and that is a home that is ready to go on the market. Sometimes I work with sellers for 6 months or a year before they plan to place their home on the market. This includes consulting them on repairs that they can work on over time to have the home look great in time for showings. In my experience, a seller that spends a little time and money getting their home prepared to sell, gets offers quickly and get the maximum amount that their home is worth in the market. This becomes particularly important in a buyers market. When there are more homes on the market and less buyers, every showing is important. There are a few advantages that a proactive seller has when selling their house..

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Posted by Brian W Martin REALTOR for The Pinnacle Group of Keller Williams. Brian loves working with home owners to get the most money possible when selling their Northwest Austin Homes.

NORTHWEST AUSTIN HOMES: First Time Home buyers occasionally ask me if it is a better time to rent a house or buy a house. Well, often times in the past the answer is to buy because home prices are steadily increasing each year making your purchase a solid investment. Does that still ring true today?

There are plenty of factors that could influence a potential buyers decision like this such as consistent monthly income, credit score, $ put away for a down payment, and how long they could see themselves living in the area. I am not going to go into all of those details but I thought it would be good to look at actual sales and lease data from the MLS and crunch the numbers to see what the difference between buying and renting would actually be.

To do this I searched in the MLS for homes that are available within certain parameters. I searched within areas that I live in and work with buyers and sellers quite a bit because I have seen a good amount of the homes around there.

My Search Criteria was:

-Hunters Chase Subdivision Houses or Milwood Subdivision Houses

- ~2000 square feet

-Homes with three or four bedrooms


I looked through the data and found that there are homes that are listed in that area in the $175,000 to $190,000 range and similar homes lease in that area for $1300-$1400. So...Which is a better deal?

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Posted by Brian W Martin. Brian is a Northwest Austin REALTOR for The Pinnacle Group of Keller Williams who enjoys working with First Time Home Buyers of Residential Real Estate. He is also a resident REALTOR in Hunters Chase/Milwood Austin, TX

SELL YOUR NORTH AUSTIN HOME IN SIX EASY STEPS: With all of the national news about Real Estate and the economy, home owners in Austin are not feeling comfortable with the thought of puting their home on the market for sale. Well, in case you haven't heard: North Austin Homes are selling! Not all of them, but the ones that have done a little preparation have a much better chance and they are selling. What kind of preparation needs to be done? Put a sign in the yard? Clean the kitchen? Yes, but I am talking about things that must be done before a potential home seller even gets to that point. The name of the game in today's market is competition. Sellers are competing with other homes in the area to attract the serious buyers that are out there looking at homes (even as you read this sentence). How can a seller make their home stand out in a buyers market? Here are six easy steps for the home owner thinking of selling their home.
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Posted by Brian W Martin REALTOR for The Pinnacle Group of Keller Williams who likes to think of creative ways to sell your house in North Austin, TX

Northwest Austin Real Estate: Featured Property- 12702 Wittmer Dr Austin, TX 78729
This beautiful home is situated on a quiet street in the much sought after subdivision of Milwood Northwest Austin.
This is a property that I have listed currently and it has a NEW REDUCED PRICE!!! This property has been PRE-INSPECTED! Fresh Paint! PERGO floors! New black matching appliances! Oak cabinets with adjustable 2-way under cabinet lighting. This home is close to area park, playground, hike and bike trail, and pool. Excellent local schools. Round Rock ISD.

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Posted by Brian W Martin is a REALTOR for The Pinnacle Group of Keller Williams that enjoys working with home sellers locally in Northwest Austin.

Northwest Austin Real Estate: When people are looking to purchase a home in Northwest Austin, there is definitely a selection of homes in a range of prices. If you are looking in 78759 around Balcones Woods, prices can range from about $230,000 to well over $350,000 whereas if you travel north on Highway 183 about 2 miles to the subdivisions of Hunters Chase and Milwood in 78729 comparable homes sell anywhere from $170,000 to $270,000.
Hunters Chase and Milwood are similar in location and home values. The area generally referred to as Milwood or Hunters Chase has boundaries of Anderson Mill to the North, Parmer to the East, Highway 183 (Research) to the West and McNeil Dr. to the South. Older sections of Milwood extend south of McNeil and West of Parmer. Hunters Chase is part of a POA (Property Owners Association) and Milwood is not part of a POA or HOA. Otherwise, to most people they are generally seen as the same in terms of value, house types, schools, age, and amenities. I live in Hunters Chase and work with numerous buyers and sellers in the area. Both subdivisions have area pools, parks, playgrounds, soccer fields, tennis courts and there are various hike and bike trails. The amenities for Hunters Chase are paid through POA quarterly installments. Rattan Creek park has great amenities including a larger pool that homeowners can purchase memberships for use.Another big draw for buyers of Northwest Austin Homes is the central location for those working in Round Rock, Cedar Park, North Austin, and even Central and Downtown Austin.

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Posted by Brian W Martin REALTOR for The Pinnacle Group of Keller Williams enjoys working local and Assisting Buyers and Sellers of homes in Hunters Chase and Milwood in Northwest Austin, TX