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Pros lay out the 9 must-do steps before listing your San Antonio home

Get top dollar for your home.

Photo courtesy of Realty San Antonio

Selling you home in San Antonio's hot housing market can be a breeze, especially if you have a good preparation plan in place. Investing time and a little bit of elbow grease into your home before listing can make a huge difference when attracting buyers.

These tips from Realty San Antonio, the Alamo City's property pros, will have people lining up to see your newly listed home as soon as it hits the market.

1. Understand your home's current value
What you paid for and invested into your home is not necessarily the price it will list at now. Shifts in the housing market of your neighborhood, city, or even the country as a whole could drastically affect the value of your home. Use a tool like Market Snapshot to get a comprehensive analysis of your home’s value.

2. Make a relocation plan
If you are selling your home, it’s likely that you’re in the market to buy a new one. Create a plan before listing your home so you have a clear path to your new house. With Realty San Antonio's Cash Bridge programs, you have the power to buy your next home before you sell your current one, all with the flexibility of moving on your own timeline.

3. Identify needed repairs
Take a walk around your home and note any repairs, big or small, that should be made before listing. Look for such things as cracks in the driveway or broken appliances, burned-out light bulbs or paint touch-ups. Hire a professional inspector to do a walkthrough of your home to identify the hard-to-see issues like mold or foundation cracks. Once you have the list of repairs ready, you can choose to either pay for the updates now or factor them into the cost of the sale.

4. Declutter and organize
Storage space is a huge selling point — you want your home to look as roomy as possible, especially when it comes to closets, cabinets, and the garage. Let buyers imagine how they would fill the space by decreasing your items by 50 percent and organizing everything that's left.

5. Apply a fresh coat of (neutral) paint
Looking for an easy way to make your home feel brand-new? A quick paint job in a neutral color like beige or light gray gives buyers the opportunity to envision their belongings in the space, as these colors go with almost everything.

6. Boost your curb appeal
They say don’t judge a book by its cover, but homebuyers beg to differ. The exterior is the first thing buyers see when they come across your listing, so take time to boost your curb appeal by giving your home's facade and yard some TLC. Clear out the weeds and overgrown shrubs and make way for manicured landscaping. Power wash your home to rid it of all the dirt and debris. If allowed by your HOA, freshen up the exterior paint as well.

7. Neutralize odors
Living in your home day in and day out, you probably can't smell the scents that surround you. But prospective buyers walking through the door for the first time sure can, and they'll be turned off by anything unpleasant or unknown. Use home remedies like candles or baking, and either do a deep clean yourself or hire a professional service to eliminate anything that lingers.

8. Invest in professional staging
Homes that have been professionally staged are known to sell faster and often for a higher dollar value. Staging depersonalizes your space so that it can appeal to a variety of buyers looking for a move-in ready home, while also showcasing what the rooms are capable of providing.

9. Hire a real estate professional
Don’t navigate the process of selling your home on your own. Hire a local professional agent to manage the sale of your home and get top dollar on your investment.

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Take A Walk

New multifamily community opens near Stone Oak restaurants and shopping

Rendering courtesy of Greyson Luxury Living

The new community offers 291 units.

A new multifamily community is now open to prospective residents in San Antonio. Greyson Luxury Living comprises 291 units at 1734 N. Loop 1604 West, with a focus on lifestyle amenities. But the location will be the main draw for many.

Apartment floor plans range from one to three bedrooms, starting at $1,317 for one bedroom and one bathroom, and working up to a base price of $2,611 for three bedrooms and two baths. The community's pet policy according to the website is: "We welcome all your furry friends at Greyson."

Residents will get reserved parking and a garage with EV charging stations, but it might not always be necessary to hop in the car. The apartments are directly adjacent to restaurants like Cover 3, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, and Blü Prime Steakhouse — not exactly everyday eats, but there's tons more at the Vineyard Shopping Center and the Stone Oak neighborhood's Blanco Market Shopping Center across the highway.

In addition to restaurants, the community is less than a five-minute drive from H-E-B Plus, Whole Foods Market, Target, fashion and furniture stores, and multiple fitness studios like StretchLab and LA Fitness.

A press release promises wood-style flooring, quartz and granite countertops, and ceramic tile backsplash. On the more utilitarian side, it offers single-basin sinks, kitchen islands, "spacious" pantries, a stainless-steel Energy Star appliance package, and washer and dryer connections. (Images shared by the complex so far appear to be more illustrative of the desired vibe than the actual space.)

Every floor plan also shows a private patio or balcony. The most expensive floor plan — the three-by-two — has a wraparound outdoor space.

For shared spaces, a resort-style pool with a tanning shelf (a very shallow area for placing lounge chairs) and bike storage encourage residents to get outside, and a dog wash station makes it easy to leave dirt and hair outside of apartments. There's also a fitness center, a clubhouse with wi-fi, elevators, and concierge services.

“We developed Greyson as a luxury multifamily community aimed to fit any type of lifestyle, and we are grateful for all of our partners that helped bring this project to life,” says Ed Garahan, partner and CEO at Carbon Companies, the development firm heading the project.

Carbon Companies also sold the Addison Medical Center Apartments, Ventura Ridge, Triomphe Apartments, and Pecan Springs Luxury Apartment Homes, with more in the works in San Antonio.

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