About San Antonio's Elm Creek

Elm Creek-San Antonio Texas 78230

Elm Creek subdivision has homes for sale in San Antonio Texas. It is a community of luxury and near-luxury homes in the north central area of the city. Elm Creek's entrances are on Wurzbach Road and Lockhill Selma road. This gated community covers about eight square miles and contains a little under six hundred (600) homes, according to the San Antonio House Almanac.

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Communities in Elm Creek

From the outside Elm Creek seems to be one large community. Although the residents are all governed under the terms of Elm Creek Home Owners Association, there are five communities within Elm Creek. They are Elm Creek, Elm Creek Garden Homes, Elm Manor, Mill Rock, and Old Wick.

Based on a quick glance at tax records, Mill Rock is the largest community and homes in that area, have the highest accessed tax basis. Old Wick is the second largest in number of home sites and accessed tax value.

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Public Schools Serving Elm Creek

The public schools serving Elm Creek are in the Northside Independent School District..

• Patricia Blattman Elementary School (Black Beara)
• Shirley J. Howsman Elementary School
• Willliam P. Hobby Middle School
• Thomas C. Clark High School(Cougars)

Reasons to Consider Buying a Home in Elm Creek

• Central location to activities in San Antonio
• Easy access to major throughfares
• Short commute to the airport
• Short trip to shopping at North Star Mall, The Rim, and LaCantera
• Fifteen minutes to the Medical Center on Wurzbach and twenty five minutes to the Medical Center off Stone Oak
• Well maintained homes that are updated are holding their value in this neighborhood for now.

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Summary

San Antonio has lots of great communities. If you're looking for a luxury area,, Elm Creek is one of the areas that should be considered. Its great location, good schools, quality housing stock, easy access to transportation, and shopping gives it high marks for things that should be considered in finding a great place to live.

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Updates for Your San Antonio House: Best Return on Investment

The list of things you can do to update, and upgrade your house to make it more attractive for sale is limited only by the time and money you are willing to spend.

The best return on investment update for your San Antonio house is does not have to be a big ticket change.It is my opinion that in many cases, homeowners are investing more in the updates and upgrades than warranted. This is my opinion as I have no controlled studies with double blind side-by-side comparisions of consumer behavior in homes updated as compared to homes without updates.

But if you are not getting full return on your investment in the upgrade, it seems a net loss to me. I do agree that updates do help make a house more attractive than one without updates, but, in so many cases the updates may be off the mark of what the prospective buyer would prefer, or what the buyer is willing to pay for. That means you paid for something the buyer is likely to pay full value for and that could also mean the value of the property is diminished too.

In many cases, I take the less is more approach. Rather than spending several thousands of dollars for a full kitchen update or major makeover, I like to try some less expensive updates to improve the attractiveness of the house, and adjust the asking price to compensate for what may be dated features. Of course, every house, neighborhood, and homeowner is different and you have to match the competition.

See the video for few low-cost areas to consider for updating your home to get it ready for sale.

I remember a wise swimming pool sales guy I met at a home and garden show telling me even before I got into real estate, "If you want a pool, put it in for yourself. Not for a future buyer. You will not get your money back on the sale. Your enjoyment will come from your use of the pool." I kind of think that is true with major updates too. If you want granite and the major update, get it for your enjoyment rather than the next buyer. You'll probably enjoy the update better than the buyer anyway.

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The Elms-A San Antonio Garden Home Community-78230

The Elms is a San Antonio garden home community located off Lockhill-Selma between George Road and Wurzbach Road. This is not a distant suburban development but one located in almost the center of north San Antonio. (Earlier this week, I wrote a post about Bulverde Gardens-A San Antonio Garden Home Community in north central San Antonio, 78259.)

Prestige Homes, a well established builder of fine homes in San Antonio, has designed The Elms to have seventeen lots (with mature trees) in the community. The luxury garden homes in The Elms begin in the $600s.

Garden homes in this location can be great transition homes for those looking to right-size from a larger home but wanting to remain in the general area and to retain a luxury lifestyle but on a smaller scale. Residents of communities such as Elm Creek, Shavano Creek, Inverness, and Inwood may consider The Elms for future right-sizing opportunities.

The Elms may also be an option for move-up buyers too. These garden homes are from about 2,500 square feet and are on some of the largest garden home lots in San Antonio.

I'd love to help you find the right fit for a garden home in the San Antonio area. Call me if I can help.

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Texas Law requires all real estate licensees to provide the following information about brokerage services:
http://www.trec.state.ts.us/pdf/contracts/OP-K.pdf

The information, opinions, suggestions, and ideas contained in this blog are mine, and are not necessarily those of Coldwell Banker, Coldwell Banker D'Ann Harper Realtors. Information contained herein is deemed reliable but should be verified before acting upon.

©December 2010 By Wayne Johnson All Rights Reserved *The Elms-A San Antonio Garden Home Community-78230*

Elm Creek is a gated community of quality custom built homes located near Huebner and Lockhill-Selma in N/NW San Antonio. It is convenient to The South Texas Medical Center, USAA, Valero Energy, lots of great shopping, and with quick access to IH-10 and Loop 1604. Amenities include controlled access, trails for jogging or walking, a park and children's playground.

Currently there are 21 single family detached homes listed on the San Antonio MLS for sale in Elm Creek, ranging in price from $359,500 for a beautiful home with 2429 square feet to $3,500,000 for a fabulous home with 7595 square feet.

Elm Creek is in the Northside Independent School District. Public school students attend Housman Elementary School, Hobby Middle School, and Clark High School. Please verify schools and capping.

For more information about homes in the north San Antonio area, contact me at 210-414-0966.