Category Archives: Around San Antonio

Photos and posts about areas north and east of San Antonio, Texas

Engagement sale! 646 Richfield, a gorgeous home in Windcrest, San Antonio, Texas

Share   Engagement sale! This beautiful home is on the market even if the seller isn’t! Here are a few of its many features: *Texas-sized porch welcomes you to the front door *Spacious living room with fireplace and wall of windows *Split master suite with hand-scraped wood floors, walk-in closet and step-in shower/tub *Big kitchen…

Amazon to kindle more growth in Schertz, Texas

Miles the cat in an Amazon box

ShareI love Amazon. Not only do I get things delivered to my front door, and have the chance to read reviews of something I’m considering buying, but I can track my purchases. Earlier this year I bought a water fountain for my cats, since they were getting bored with drinking water out of a plain…

Anole lizard on a plumeria leaf in Cibolo

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ShareWhen I bent down to sniff the scent of this plumeria blossom, I spotted this creature taking in the morning sunshine. She is a green anole, and she has lots of company in our garden in Cibolo. We don’t use pesticides in our yard, other than mosquito dunks, so there are lots of insects for…

For sale: Meticulously maintained custom home at 2107 Persimmon Drive, Cibolo, Texas 78108

Deck, covered patio, and solar panels of home for sale in Cibolo

ShareNow is your chance to buy a home in the quiet neighborhood of Royal Oaks Acres in Cibolo. Never heard of  Royal Oaks? It is tucked away on the border with the city of Schertz and bounded by the neighborhoods of Greenshire, Braewood, and Deer Creek.  The neighborhood is almost one street long, with four cul-de-sac streets…

Northwest vs. northeast San Antonio neighborhoods for investment

ShareAs a Realtor in San Antonio specializing in rental properties for investors, I spend a lot of time looking at market data on both sales and rentals, both price and days on market, for properties offering comparable features. I compare the sales price to typical rental rates in various neighborhoods, looking for cash flow. Over…

Sold! Country living with city amenities at 115 Mesquite Circle, Cibolo, Texas 78108

ShareThere is one downside to selling a home in your own neighborhood: your lovely neighbors end up moving away. In order to fulfill their dreams of living in Arizona again, where their hearts are, my neighbors needed to leave their house here in Cibolo. The good news is that there some home buyers are very happy…

Sold! Remodeled home with swimming pool at 626 Moorside, Windcrest, TX 78239

ShareThis lovely home has made some home buyers very happy this summer, with its updated interior and swimming pool. It’s located in Windcrest, an incorporated city on the northeast section of San Antonio in Bexar County, near the new Rackspace headquarters and Fort Sam Houston. If they are golfers, or if they just enjoy hanging out at the club or going…

Gaming the time on the market

ShareIt used to be that listing agents could take a home off the market, and then instantly put it back on the MLS as a new listing.  It took less than a minute to change the status, and then the supposedly new listing would show up in the searches set up for buyers in that particular price…

Surviving the snow in San Antonio

ShareAfter an unusual number of cold snaps and hard freezes, the San Antonio area is back to what I consider normal conditions for this time of the year. It’s now overcast in the morning and then sunny and warm in the afternoon, just the way it’s supposed to be. On February 3 and 4, there were…

San Antonio set to gain even more jobs, courtesy of BRAC and Fort Sam Houston

ShareHow many people are relocating to San Antonio to work at or around Fort Sam Houston in the next few years? It depends. The number could be as many as 12,000, comprising both military and civilian workers. Whatever the final head count, the folks who move to San Antonio as a result of the Defense Base…