Hello fellow Activerain friends. Just wanted to make a quick post to announce the launch of my new facebook fan page and notes page. I'm excited to eventually gain a following as google begins to index my pages.

The fan page and notes pages are meant to be content rich for buyers and sellers that are searching for a San Antonio Realtor for thier real estate needs in the ever growing city of San Antonio, TX.

Looking for Homes for Sale with a Pool in San Antonio, TX?

Well, you're not alone in your search. With 100 degree days and humidity that you can cut with a knife throughout the summers in San Antonio, many home buyers are looking for homes for sale that have a pool. Below, I'm going to five a few things to consider when looking for a home with a pool in San Antonio, TX. Before I do so, I want to go over one important detail that any home buyer should consider before conducting thier own home search. As a licenced REALTOR in San Antonio, TX, I run across MANY home buyers that begin thier home search on thier own. I regularly ask myself, "why would anyone want to go through such a difficult process, such as purchasing a home, on thier own?". I found that the answer was simple. Most home buyers don't know that: Using a Home Buyer's Agent is FREE of charge for the buyer. This means that using a Real Estate agent to help you purchase a home will cost absolutely nothing to a any home buyer, no matter what the case is. So, you get the "hand-holding and experience" of a licensed real estate agent in San Antonio, and the seller pays the commission for thier services. Could you ask for any more?

Ok, back to the meat and potatoes of this blog. Below you'll find some interesting points to consider when looking at San Antonio homes for sale with a pool:

• Make sure to have your agent ask the seller of the home if he/she knows of any problems that they have had with any aspect of the pool in the past (even if the problem has been rectified).

• Make sure that your real estate agent inquires as to the average monthly electricity cost for the property. Obviously, homes with pools, especially in San Antonio, TX, will require quite a bit more maintenance and upkeep due to the extreme heat here.

• You're real estate agent MUST do an in-depth market analysis on the property BEFORE you make an offer on the home with a pool. Why? Because, naturally, homes with pools can have a significant impact on the price of the home in comparison to other homes for sale in the area without pools. You're agent must compare apples to apples.

• Lastly, make sure that your real estate agent secures any warranties relating to the pool in writing, during the option period. If not, then the seller may never transfer a transferrable warranty into your name, leaving you no legal recourse.

• One more thing to do. It never hurts to ask the seller for any and ALL pool equipment to be left on the property. Why not? Unless they move to another home with a pool, they probably won't need it.

There are many other considerations to make when looking for a Home for Sale in San Antonio, TX, but the tips above are a good place to start.

Ready to start searching for Homes for sale with a pool in San Antonio, TX? Click the link and go to the search page. Make sure to click the box labeled "pool"

As Always, I'm here to answer any questions about real estate in San Antonio, or the process of buying a home. My Contact Information is below:

James Vasquez
Keller Williams Realty
(210) 445-8711

Email: james.vasquez@gmail.com

Now you can find homes for sale in San Antonio, TX by Subdivision OR neighborhood

With the wealth of real estate search websites in San Antonio, TX, one can get lost while conducting a home search for homes for sale in San Antonio, TX. These days, most real estate websites are structured with a simple search box on the homepage that allows the homebuyer to plug in a few general keywords and view a list of homes for sale. What if there was another way to find homes for sale? What if you knew a few subdivisions that you wanted to search for and you just wanted to search for homes for sale in those particular subdivisions in San Antonio, TX?

Now you can do just that & much, much more. There are only a few websites in San Antonio that I know of where the home searcher can "browse" popular subdivisions in San Antonio to find all homes for sale in San Antonio, TX within that particular neighborhood. Sounds like a pretty neat feature, huh? Guess what, below, I've listed the the most popular subdivisions with homes for sale in the Northwest part of San Antonio, TX. I'll soon be posting the subdivisions for the Northeast & Central side of San Antonio: