If you're about to move school districts, keep in mind that you will need an official birth certificate to register children for school in a new district. Of course, moves tend to displace items and sometimes vital records like birth certificates get lost. Luckily, you can order a new birth certificate from the Texas Office [...]
If you need to get your water tested in Midland, the city can test it for you. First, you'll need to stop by the lab during business hours. Then, they will provide you with sample bottles for collecting the water. They will also give you sampling handouts and a Chain of Custody form. You'll want [...]
If you've been considering selling your Midland home, the market is hot. In fact, our area has one of the hottest markets in the country. Only San Francisco beats us out according to a recent analysis. Midland, TX real estate was hot before, but now it's even hotter. Actually, our market jumped from a No. [...]
For the second time, pop star Selena Gomez has put her 10,000 square-foot Fort Worth mansion on the market. Gomez, a 25-year-old native of North Texas, purchased the luxury home in 2015 as a residence for when she visited family. In 2016, however, she had a change of heart, putting the five-bedroom, 6.5-bathroom home on [...]
If you’re selling your home in Midland, you’ve signed up for quite a few big jobs – but this home-seller checklist from Midland 1st Choice Real Estate is exactly what you need to stay on track. (Find out how much your home is worth now!) Home-Seller Checklist for Midland Sellers Pro Tips for Midland Home [...]
Whether you have a $200,000 Midland home for sale or a $1m Midland home for sale, one thing’s for sure: You need to do a few things before potential buyers swing by to see it. So where do you start? What to Do Before Potential Buyers Visit Your Home It should go without saying that [...]
If you’re selling a home in Midland, TX, you know that you’ll need to make it as appealing as possible to potential buyers – and you can do that through home staging. What is Home Staging? Home staging is the act of preparing your home for sale. Your goal: to make the house as appealing [...]
If you’re thinking about putting your home on the market, you’ve probably done a little research on the competition already (and if you haven’t, feel free to click the links at the bottom of this post to see what other homes are for sale in your area). You may have even seen a few expired [...]
Whether you’re buying a luxury home for sale in Midland, TX, a house for sale in Heritage Oaks, or a home for sale in Briarwood, you’re going to have to deal with closing costs on the day you sign the dotted line. But what are closing costs, how much are they, and why do [...]
When you’re buying a home, whether it’s a luxury home for sale in Midland, a house for sale in Saddle Club, or a home in Polo Park, your lender is going to require a home appraisal. But what is a home appraisal, and what does it have to do with you buying the home? What [...]
