With the new year starting off in a hurry, where does your real estate value stand?  Here’s some tips to get maximum value for your home: Lawn Improvements: Overgrown, patchy lawns and bushes can cause your home to stand out in a bad way. To tame your front lawn at a reasonable cost, a lawn service company can [...]

I was recently honored and humbled to recieve the Rookie of the Year award from TEAM Networking.   First and foremost, to be a part of such a successful group means a great deal to me and to be indivudally recognized is very meaningful. Here is a link describing what the award is about and what TEAM networking [...]

A core part of marketing your home is the list price. Mispricings will cause you not to benefit from obtaining the optimal profit for your home, so accurate pricing is essential. To determine the best asking price for your home, it’s critical to first evaluate the competition and study trends in the marketplace. Covenant Realty associates [...]

Buying a home can be an exciting process, with new homeowners feeling both frightened and excited at the same time. As having seen our clients move through the process time and time again, we wanted to provide you with some basic tips for arranging your move: Start Early: Many people think one or two weeks [...]

If you’re buying a home, especially a first home, it’s critical to ensure you get an inspection of the home before purchase.  While touring the home, even with a Realtor, may give you peace of mind about the transaction, a qualified home inspector can perform a thorough job and identify possible hazards that you may [...]

When trying to get the most “bang for your buck” with housing improvement, it’s important to remember the phrase: “paint is cheap.”  It’s a proven fact that your dollars will work harder for you with paint improvements than the majority of  anything else you can do with your hard earned bucks.  While some attempt to [...]

As we exit tax season, it’s a good time to remind ourselves of the substantial advantages of hom e ownership versus renting, for buyers. These advantages include the following: 1. Mortgage Interest Payments: Mortgage interest is typically deductible for a primary residence, as well as a second home meeting given requirements; make sure your lender [...]

There’s a lot of bad news out there, but truth be told, Covenant Realty has seen the majority of its organic growth the last three years.  To frame this a little bit, part of that is because we are an independent brokerage that is in a solid position, mainly because we elected to do business by [...]

Many of you have heard conflicting views concerning the housing market especially from the media, causing you to wonder whether taking the plunge to buy a home now is prudent. Maybe your hoping for more attractive opportunities to emerge down the road in the Dallas area.  Yet if you can afford to make a reasonable [...]

Why do you need a real estate agent when you purchase a home? If you are thinking about purchasing a home, it is wise to hire a real estate agent to help you. It is the seller in a real estate transaction who pays the commission to agents in the property deal, so there is [...]