Thousand Oaks Home For Sale on Quiet Tree Lined CulDeSac

This beautiful home for sale is quite the deal in a great location inside loop 1604....convenient to shopping, restaurants, the airport and downtown...not to mention the Hill Country.

16206 Garden Oaks St 78232 MLS 871470

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Conway Freight Bringing San Antonio Jobs!

San Antonio's housing market has been one of the more stable markets in the country...mostly because of our employment opportunities.

Conway Freight will be building a new 41,500 square ft service center on 30 acres in the North east area of San Antonio. They currently employ 104 people and have plans to hire 50 new employees.

This is just more good news for San Antonio's steady and healthy growth. San Antonio Business Journal has all of the goodies on the plans.

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Interest Rates are Creeping Back Up!

I did say creep right? This upward movement of mortgage interest rates have been in every news article sent in my direction today.

30 year fixed mortgage rate has hit 5% first time since May...bullish economic outlook and strong retail sales are doing the push. Rates haven't been above 6% since November 2008.

Rismedia article gives fuller details from bankrate.com.

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Is Your House Telling You It Needs Some Work?

If your home is older, it doesn't have to look shabby or neglected. Even a new construction home needs sprucing/work a couple of years after it's built.

Home inspectors will tell you to take care of the outside of a home before the inside. Keep tree branches trimmed away from your home to prevent damage from the branches and mold and lichen growth...Ivy growth on the walls can damage brick mortar and can leave muddy looking tracks from the rootlets on both masonry and wood. Fresh coats of exterior paint will keep a home looking vibrant and protected from the weather. Keep your decks looking young by coating with clear sealant every two years....grey splintered decks are less than attractive.

Moving inside, stagers have simple tips for updating your home. It might be time to update your storm door if you have the half glass/half something else...full view storm doors in a trim that matches the home is what's popular today.

Curtains....heavy layered curtains with sheers OUT...keep it light, bright and airy. Simple panels on the sides of the windows and perhaps some blinds for privacy if needed.

Wallpaper...OUT OUT OUT....take it down unless it is very subtle.

Lighting....Hollywood light strips in the baths can be replaced inexpensively to anything more modern.

Electrical outlets...if you have outlets and switches that have been painted over, spend a couple of dollars and replace all of these. Rooms look so crisp with new outlets and switches.

Worn carpeting....makes a whole house look tired. Rip it out and start over with new carpet, wood, laminate, or tile.

Molding...skinny is out and big molding around doors and windows is in....crown molding in rooms is also an inexpensive rich touch.

Address numbers....update your address numbers on your home and mailbox with bold heavy gauge numbers perhaps three dimensional. Really inexpensive way to wow up your home's curb appeal.

If you are thinking of selling your home, these items are a must check list to go over....otherwise, do these things for you and your home and enjoy being there everyday!

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