Sell Your Home Through A Top New Braunfels Realtor

Sell Your New Braunfels Home Through

Top New Braunfels Realtor, Dawn Loding

Whether you are looking for a home already lived in or one to be built to your specifications, but also have a home to sell, be sure to sell your home through a top New Braunfels Realtor. Call The Loding Group today and get “moving!”

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Why list with Dawn Loding of The Loding Group?

When you're looking for a partner to help you negotiate the complexities of selling a home, you want the best. The experience, dedication and strong communication you'll receive with the team of professional at The Loding Group will help ensure the successful and profitable sale of your home:

1. The Local Advantage - Take advantage of a broad spectrum of technologies and tools to support the sale of your home from start to close, handled by local professionals who not only excel at what they do, but are also locals who know the area inside-out!

2. Internet Advertising - Since the lion's share of home buyers start their search on the internet, top placement on search engines is essential. You'll gain access to placement on Google, Trulia, Realtor.com, MSNBC, and many other popular websites. This will maximize your home’s exposure and bring a large number of potential buyers to view information about your home.

3. Email Campaigns - It's important to "work the network." The Loding Group will work together with you to identify the right people to target your home - and get in touch with them by email to drive excitement and interest.

4. Personal Touch - Of course, technology alone won't sell your home. Face-to-face interaction provides the advantage to sell your home - and you won't have to worry about a thing! The details will be handled with care and constant communication to ensure the marketing and sale of your home go smoothly.

HOME LISTING SYNDICATION

Your home can be advertised on websites all across the web, making sure buyers see your home and everything it offers. Here are some of the national sites where your home will appear:

What Is My New Braunfels Home Value?

What is my New Braunfels Home Value?

Want to know what your New Braunfels home is worth? Click Here to find out NOW! 

When beginning the process of selling your home, it is always best to start with knowing its current value.  Several points affect your home's value, such as location (close to the beach?  downtown?), upgrades (hardwood floors?  stainless appliances?), neighborhood (singles?  family-friendly? amenities such as a community pool or walking trails?), asking price (too high?  too low which will raise questions of why?), and seasons (near a major holiday?  mid-summer?).  An experienced Realtor will be able to explain to you your home's current value AND how you can go about increasing that value, sometimes with some very easy steps!  Some points are out of your control, but others can be easily corrected.

How will you go about finding the Realtor who will get you the most money for your home and get it sold quickly?  You must select an experienced real estate agent.  While all agents are licensed to perform the same function, only an agent with experience really knows what works and what doesn't.  Dawn Loding is a Realtor with more than a decade of experience in all real estate transactions, and her track record speaks for itself.  

You get to choose your Realtor, and when you do, you need to make sure they have a great marketing plan.  Today's real estate market is fueled by the internet, and 95% of home buyers start with an online search.  The Loding Group's online marketing plan is like no other. Call Dawn Loding today and let her share her unique marketing plan with you.  

 Before you list with any agent, call Dawn Loding FIRST at 830/481-7580, or contact The Loding Group from her website at www.LivingNewBraunfels.com.  Let The Loding Group prove their worth to you!

Help Me Sell My New Braunfels Home!

Help Me Sell My New Braunfels Home!!

HELP!!

Moving is overwhelming, and the most stressful part can be selling your home.  When you hire a top real estate agent to help sell your New Braunfels home, you eliminate most of the stress.  Dawn Loding of The Loding Group at Keller Williams in New Braunfels is a top realtor with over a decade of experience in selling homes such as yours.  She evaluates your home’s value, provides a consultation with a professional home stager to present your home for sale at its best, markets your home for sale with an aggressive marketing campaign designed personally and implemented by her marketing team, uses her vast network of contacts to direct potential buyers to your home for sale, hosts an open house to show off your home to other agents and potential buyers, and walks you through every step of the closing process so that your stress level is at an all-time low!

Selling a home can be a confusing process, and Dawn Loding will explain to you what title searches, repairs, home warranties, notary fees, mortgage pay-offs, loan pay-offs, penalties, liens, seller concessions, commissions, and much more mean.  While it is tempting to choose to sell your home yourself (called For Sale By Owner, or FSBO), you should always choose to protect yourself by hiring an experienced real estate agent such as Dawn Loding of The Loding Group at Keller Williams in New Braunfels to guide you seamlessly through the process.

The Loding Group has a team of specialists who attend to every detail of your home sale, and Dawn Loding specializes in home sales.  The most recent home listed with The Loding Group had a successful offer from a buyer within only SIX DAYS of listing thanks to Dawn Loding’s aggressive marketing techniques.  Let Dawn sell your home, and you can expect stellar results!  Call Dawn Loding at 830/481-7580 today, and click here to find your home’s value NOW!

Home Value Estimator - What Is My Home Worth?

Home Value Estimator

If you are just beginning to consider selling your home in New Braunfels, Texas, the first thing you’ll want to know is “what is my home worth?”  For this, you can start with a simple Home Value Estimator with this free real estate home valuation estimate on what your home is worth.

Of course, you love your home.  Selling your home will be a difficult decision to make, as it is hard to step back and look at your home with an unbiased eye. Five factors* determine your home’s value, and we’ll outline those below:

Location, location, location!  A great house in a bad location can decrease its home value as much as 50%.  Also, if yours is the biggest, best-kept home in your mid-range neighborhood, your home’s price-per-square-foot will tend to be less than if it were the smallest home in a top-range neighborhood.   It’s also important to note how close freeways, landfills, shopping centers, etc., are to the home, as all these factors play a part in your home’s value.

Outdated Construction, Appliances, and Decor  If your appliances are over 15 years old, if your carpet has not been replaced since the ‘80s, your home may appraise at up to 10% less than if you had updated them.  Consider replacement costs versus allowances when placing your home on the market.

Renters  Has your property been a rental home?  Are the homes surrounding yours rental properties?  Often, renters do not maintain a home as an owner would, and this can decrease the value of your home.  

Major Upgrades  Buyers don’t want to pay for major unnecessary upgrades to a home.  If you have recently upgraded your plumbing, replaced your roof, or installed a pool, it’s wise not to count on that increasing the value of your home.  If the upgrade is necessary (i.e., a 40-year-old failing roof), it’s important to do it, but if a thorough repair can be made instead, that is your best route to get the most out of your home’s sale.

Fencing  The largest buyer-pool consists of families with children and pets, and they want a safe, enclosed place for both to play.  If your home does not have a fenced-in backyard, consider installing one prior to listing.  Or, if your fence is in disrepair, this is the time to have it fixed or re-stained.

Though so many things can decrease your home’s value that are out of your control, some simple things can increase it.  Make your house as bright and appealing as possible with as much natural light indoors as you are able to bring in.  Keep your lawn trimmed, place pots of greenery at your front door, hang a wreath, and pressure-wash your porch and driveway to make a great first impression.  Hire a top real estate agent such as Dawn Loding of The Loding Group at Keller Williams in New Braunfels, Texas, and she will provide a one-hour consultation with a professional home stager at no charge to you in order to help you get the most out of your home’s value!  Call Dawn Loding at 830/481-7580 today, and click here to find your home’s value NOW!

What Are "Closing Costs" When Selling Your Home?

What are “closing costs” when selling your home?

What is the price of selling your New Braunfels home?  It isn’t as simple as selling a sweater.  Selling a home includes fees, taxes, commissions, and many other miscellaneous costs that can really add up as closing costs.  When you sign with a top real estate agent like Dawn Loding of The Loding Group at Keller Williams in New Braunfels, Texas, you’ll receive a list of your estimated expenses, to be deducted at closing.  Overall, you should expect the following:

• Title Search Fees
• Repairs
• Home Warranty
• Notary Fees
• Recording Fees
• Escrow Fees
• Mortgage Pay-off Balance
• Loan Pay-off Fee
• Pre-payment Penalty
• Lien Releases
• Seller Concessions
• Termite Letter
• Commissions for listing/selling realtors

There may be further costs associated with the sale of your home, and your realtor should describe those in advance, so you’ll have no surprises at closing.

Over the next several weeks, we’ll address these costs in detail, so bookmark this page so you won’t miss an installment.

What are Title Search Fees?

Also called Title Insurance, this fee is paid to the Title company to ensure that you can sell your home without any liens or other encumbrances clouding the title.  A title search will also turn up any restrictions and homeowners associations connected with your New Braunfels property.  
Title insurance protects an owner's financial interest in their property against loss due to title defects, liens, or other such encumbrances. It will defend against a lawsuit attacking the title, or reimburse the insured for the actual monetary loss incurred, up to the dollar amount of insurance provided by the policy.
The owner's policy assures a purchaser that the title to the property is clean and free from all defects, liens and encumbrances except those listed in the policy or excluded from the policy's coverage. It also covers losses and damages suffered if the title is unmarketable.  The policy also provides coverage for loss if there is no right of access to the land. Although these are the basic coverages, broader owner's policies can cover other losses.

The liability limit of the owner's policy is typically the purchase price paid for the property. Of course, coverages can be added or deleted with a variety of endorsements that cover many common issues. A top real estate agent such as Dawn Loding of The Loding Group at Keller Williams in New Braunfels, Texas can provide information about the price of title search and insurance before the real estate contract is signed.

If you are thinking about selling your home, contact The Loding Group to find your home’s value and speak to Dawn Loding, a New Braunfels Realtor with over a decade of experience in selling homes quickly and for top-dollar!  Act NOW, while the market is still HOT!  Call Dawn Loding at 830/481-7580 today, and click here to find your home’s value NOW!

Luxury Homes in New Braunfels, Texas Hill Country

Are you looking for a luxury home in the New Braunfels, Texas Hill Country?

Let Dawn Loding, 830/481-7580, assist you every step of the buying or selling process.

New Braunfels is a very affordable place to live for every budget.  But when it comes to fine living, you can find luxury homes on acreage homesites in several master-planned communities in the New Braunfels, Texas Hill Country.  

Homesites in Vintage Oaks offer beautiful views.

Vintage Oaks is a 3300-acre master-planned community featuring 1- to 14-acre homesites, home/lot packages, and custom and semi-custom single-family homes.  There are several neighborhoods within Vintage Oaks, such as The Reserve, Champagne Hills, Silver Oaks, The Canyons, and Vineyard Ranch, and you are certain to find your perfect backdrop to a life well-lived.  And at Vintage Oaks, the amenities are every bit as spectacular as the scenery: the resort-style pool and Lazy River rival any four-star vacation spot, while the Tuscan-style Clubhouse makes any gathering a festive one.

Vintage Oaks' pool and lazy river will make you feel as though you are on vacation

When you walk through the community and its incredible surroundings, you see that you can relax alongside one of its many ponds or enjoy a picnic beneath the enormous canopy of a 500-year old oak tree. Buying a luxury home in the New Braunfels, Texas Hill Country should be a pleasant experience, and Dawn Loding of The Loding Group can smooth the path for you with her exclusive relocation services.

Even the entrance to Copper Ridge is breathtaking

An extensively landscaped gated and guarded entrance welcomes you to Copper Ridge. Just beyond the entrance are beautiful homesites and a community park that featuring a resort-style pool, Texas-style pavilion with fireplace, BBQ and picnic tables, tennis and basketball courts and scenic walking trails.

Copper Ridge offers a number of custom-builders so you can design the home of your dreams

What makes Copper Ridge so perfect is a dominant ridge that provides incomparable views from every vantage point. The ridgeline gradually transitions to grassy meadows with islands of oaks and cedar elms. These luxury homes in New Braunfels, Texas offer space open enough to afford big sky views while providing the right amount of cover to separate you from your neighbor.  This community is close to world-renowned destinations: River Crossing Golf Club, Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort, Gruene Historic District, Natural Bridge Caverns, Texas Ski Ranch, and the Guadalupe River and State Park.

Waggener Ranch has unparalleled atmosphere

Waggener Ranch is a highly restricted, 830-acre fenced and gated exotics ranch just north of San Antonio and just to the south of Canyon Lake with custom-built luxury homes in New Braunfels, Texas Hill Country. Five to ten-acre homesites offer room to roam, and the sites feature beautiful oak trees. The wildlife at the Ranch is abundant and includes Axis and Fallow Deer, Aoudad Sheep and Blackbuck Antelope. This beautiful community is convenient to New Braunfels, Gruene, Wimberley, San Marcos and Boerne.

Click here to find your home's value!

If you’re ready to buy the luxury home of your dreams in the New Braunfels, Texas Hill Country, let The Loding Group help you.  Dawn Loding, a Realtor with over a decade of experience, has assembled a team of specialists to assist you in every aspect of buying/building your new home and selling your existing home.  For your convenience, get Dawn Loding's mobile app here. Don’t wait -- find your home’s value now, and call The Loding Group to begin your journey!

Are You Moving From California To Texas?

Are You Moving From California to Texas?

Families are moving from California to Texas in droves.  And who can blame them?!  Texas is affordable, the job market is booming, and there are no personal or corporate income taxes to pay.  Some of the best places to choose when moving from California to Texas are located along what’s known as the I-35 corridor, and the most central of those locations is beautiful New Braunfels, Texas, geographically situated conveniently between Austin and San Antonio.

The quaint Main Plaza in historical downtown New Braunfels, Texas

Because of the differences in real estate prices when moving from California to Texas, Californians can often pay cash in full for a home in Texas that is larger than their previous home in California and still have money left over.  See what $300,000 will buy in New Braunfels, Texas versus San Diego, California, below:

Everything in Texas really is BIGGER!

Why is this is the case?  Land is cheaper than elsewhere and the process of land acquisition very efficient, says Dr Ali Anari, research economist at the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University.

“From the time of getting a building permit right through to the construction of homes, Texas is much quicker than other states.

“There is an abundant supply of land and fewer regulations and more friendly government, generally a much better business attitude here than other states.”

You can have a lovely home like this built to your exact specifications!

This flexibility, plus strict lending rules, helped to shield the state from the recent housing market crash.

Restaurant manager Christopher Hislop, 33, moved in 2007 from Los Angeles to Austin, where he met his wife and they now have a nine-month-old boy.

“I came to Austin for a wedding and thought it was a really cool city and the people were nice – it was everything that LA wasn’t but still had that hip vibe without pretension. The nightlife is great and there’s an emphasis on getting out and about – they maintain trailways and nature.

“It’s not Texas at all and that’s what I liked about it. I don’t know Texas very well, I grew up in Chicago, but Austin is not Texas because you think of 10-gallon hats and guys on horseback. It’s a cliché but Austin isn’t like that, it’s hip and in the now … .”

Homes just like this are move-in ready!

The state’s economic boom and its migrants’ upscale expectations seem to be driving real estate upgrades. Since 2008, specialty home features, such as granite countertops, swimming pools, and solar panels have become increasingly common in Texas homes.  But it’s not just top executives who want these luxury amenities - even first-time homebuyers can have a spa bathroom!

Wouldn't you love to relax in this beautiful New Braunfels home?

If you are considering moving from California to Texas, top Texas real estate agent Dawn Loding can help you every step of the way.  With over a decade of experience and a team of polished professionals, The Loding Group will find you the perfect home at an amazing price.  Call Dawn Loding today at 830/481-7580 so she can help you get started on your move!

Stage Your Home For The Holidays - First Up: Halloween!

Stage Your Home For The Holidays

First Up: Halloween!

Fall is upon us, and there’s no easier time to stage your home for the holidays!  If you are selling your New Braunfels home during this season, you’ll want it to look welcoming and appealing, as well as current.  Make the decision when staging your home to opt for a harvest theme, rather than the witches and goblins.  Pumpkins are plentiful and affordable, and they really pack a punch when clustered outdoors on a lawn or porch.  Mini-pumpkins are perfect for indoor decor, and dried corncobs and gourds look great in the kitchen.  Let’s take a look at how to effectively stage your home for the holidays!

Exterior

When you’re starting to stage your home for the holidays, be sure to consider the weather first.  Here in New Braunfels, October is often warm, and carved pumpkins rot immediately.  Instead, opt for weather-friendly whole pumpkins in a variety of sizes.  Place them on your porch steps to warmly guide the potential buyers to your front door.  Welcome them at the front door with a cluster of pumpkins on a decorative planter.  Spray-painting the pumpkins with gilded or glitter paint adds an elegant touch.

You’ll also want a harvest wreath on your door.  Look for a beautiful handcrafted wreath by local craftsmen at Gruene Market Days or New Braunfels Farm-to-Market, pick-up a ready-made wreath at a local craft or hobby store, or make one yourself from a simple wreath form, burlap, and lots of ribbon in the rich, warm colors of the season.  Tuck some cinnamon sticks in your wreath for a scented surprise when buyers approach the door.

Interior

Inside, staging your home for the holidays couldn’t be easier.  Your entryway is the first glimpse your potential buyers get of your New Braunfels home for sale, so make it memorable!  Whether you opt for a dried flower arrangement on a console table or a gilded pumpkin with a nearby bowl of gilded acorns, your potential buyers’ eyes will be drawn to it.  If you have a staircase immediately in front of the door, be sure to hang a small wreath from a ribbon from the finial to soften the appearance of the stairs.

In your family room, pillows in the rich colors of fall really warm up your sofa, and a bowl of sweet Texas pecans on your kitchen table (along with a nutcracker tied with a simple ribbon) is so inviting!  

When you stage your home for the holidays, you make your potential buyers feel right at home!  If you’re ready to sell your New Braunfels home, contact New Braunfels’ top realtor, Dawn Loding, at 830/481-7580.  Dawn will help you get your home on the market and sell it in record time, and she’ll even offer you the services of a professional home stager to help you show your home to its most beautiful potential!  Call soon!

Armadillo Homes: Top New Braunfels Builder!

Armadillo Homes: Top New Braunfels Builder

Armadillo Homes Offers Beautiful Floorplans To Fit Every Budget!

When you are considering building your next home, you want to retain the top New Braunfels builder.  Fitting this bill perfectly is Armadillo Homes.  Armadillo Homes offers building opportunities in several New Braunfels communities, one of which will be just right for you!

Wouldn't you love to cook in this lovely kitchen in Mockingbird Heights?

Mockingbird Heights, with homes by the top New Braunfels builder, Armadillo Homes, makes for ideal suburban living, located near the heart of beautiful New Braunfels, and minutes away from I35, the Guadalupe River and scenic Gruene, Texas. Mockingbird Heights by Armadillo Homes also offers convenient commutes to both Austin and San Antonio. This community features large home sites, contemporary floor plans and unique exterior elevations, as well as a community park and pool. Mockingbird Heights is located within the acclaimed Comal ISD and is served by Walnut Springs Elementary School, New Braunfels Middle School, and New Braunfels High School.  Let the top realtor in New Braunfels, Dawn Loding, show you around beautiful Mockingbird Heights by the top New Braunfels builder, Armadillo Homes.

This Morningstar model features a fun family room!

Armadillo Homes has also developed Morningstar subdivision in New Braunfels.  Morningstar is also centrally-located within the Comal ISD and is served by Morningside Elementary School, Canyon Middle School, and Canyon High School.   Dawn Loding, New Braunfels’ best realtor, welcomes you to come and experience the convenience and comfortable living that Morningstar has to offer without compromising the peace and security of small town living.  New Braunfels top builder, Armadillo Homes, features distinctive quality construction, dramatic interior and exterior features, and energy-saving features to keep your utility bills at a minimum.  You can customize your new home with a seemingly-limitless options list from Armadillo Homes, and Dawn Loding can help you determine what is best for your family and your budget.

Entertaining in this lovely Cloud Country dining room would be a breeze!

Cloud Country offers homes by top New Braunfels builder, Armadillo Homes, in the $200K+ range.  The floor plans are varied - no cookie-cutter homes here!  New Braunfels top real estate agent, Dawn Loding, can guide you through the home-building process and help you design the perfect home for your family.  Cloud Country is within the Comal ISD and is served by Oak Creek Elementary School, Church Hill Middle School, and Canyon High School, and is convenient to the Creekside shopping and business development, including the new Resolute Medical Center.

Find Your Way Home With The Loding Group!

New Braunfels’ top builder, Armadillo Homes, strives to be at the forefront of both quality building and socially responsible buyer education and support.  Making the dream of home ownership an attainable goal helps to create a “concrete” foundation for families, both literally and figuratively.  Let Dawn Loding with The Loding Group help you fulfill the “American Dream” of home ownership with Armadillo Homes.  Call her now at 830/481-7580 to begin your home-building journey!