All Forum Posts by: Kristina Modares

@Mike Garland Thanks, Mike, yeah I need to become more familiar with the area. But many people have told me it reminds them of Austin's former "East side". 

I've been looking into investing in San Antonio. I was wondering what rent is like out there. In Austin, it's getting pretty expensive but I don't really have a grasp on SA's yet. I'm planning on joining SABOR to gain some insight but until then--how much would say a 2/1 or 3/2 single family rent for in Dignowity Hill? 

Many of my millennial clients are looking to buy single family homes with tiny homes in the backyard to help with the mortgage payment. Planning to live in the home and rent out the back house. I think there is a market for it in Austin but if it was a "tiny home community" it would have to be in a good location. People desperately want to live in central Austin and may be willing to sacrifice space...but not space AND walkability. 

Hello Shay, I'd love to work with you. I am very educated on the Austin market and my target market is millennials. As a listing agent, I hand hold millennial sellers through the process, for most of them, it's their first time selling a house. they like somebody they feel comfortable with. I also work closely with millennial buyers. I just posted a guide for them on Amazon (How To Buy a House In Austin) and am launching my website HowToBuyaHouseInAustin.com, later this week. Let me know if you want to discuss further!  

Hi everyone!

A lot of my clients have been interested in either finding a home with a tiny home in the backyard or building a tiny home/structure on a lot/multiple tiny homes on a lot. 

I'm not very familiar with the whole concept, although, in the past couple years I have heard it come up more and more. I know the city of Austin is strict about permits...I just would like to know if anybody has any advice or words of warning, so that I can educate my clients and myself.

Thank you!

 Good to know at least one person is giving the ok, ha! I've built up a relationship with the tenants. It's a family and the father is a roofer and is even helping with a lot of the repairs. My dad lives in Atlanta so he meets with them often. They have 2 children that need special attention and were just a little down on their luck. We have a good working relationship thus far! 

 That's a crazy story! I've built up a relationship with the tenants. It's a family and the father is a roofer and is even helping with a lot of the repairs. They have 2 children that have special needs. I know anything can happen and this is a business transaction but we have a good understanding of each others wants and needs and so far it's working. They are planning to move out soon also. 

@Richard Balsam Thanks for sharing! I purchased the property at an auction and the current tenants are the previous owners. I know this tends to be frowned upon but they have paid rent on time every month and the home needs a pretty good amount of work done inside before I could rent it out again. I know they have not taken care of the home-- I'm really hoping this foundation problem is minimal...

@Marcia Maynard I think I'll get an extension just to be safe, thank you for the advice and I'll look into Safeco.

@Cory Finniss Thanks! I always associate foundation problems with higher costs, I need to figure out the extent of the problem--hopefully not too bad! 

@Phil Earley @Jim Adrian Thank you for the recommendations and feedback. I really appreciate it!