Jacob Hodges When an Austin Estate Appraisal Needs to Reconstruct an Earlier Property Condition An estate appraisal may ask for a home's value as of a date months or years in the past. By the time the appraiser sees the property, the kitchen may have been remodeled, a roof may have been replaced... Sep 7, 2026
Jacob Hodges Before You Buy a Rental Property North of Austin, Know What the Real Estate Supports A rental property can look promising on paper. The asking price may fit the budget, the projected rent may appear workable, and the neighborhood may seem familiar. Those details matter, but they do no... Aug 25, 2026
Jacob Hodges Why the Closest Sale Is Not Always the Best Comparable Across Greater Austin The sale down the street can look like the obvious comparison for a home in Austin, Round Rock, Georgetown, or another Greater Austin community. Sometimes it is. Other times, a property a little farth... Aug 13, 2026