Realty Ideas Per Day - 09. September

Pool’s Closed

September 29, 2018 · by Bob McCranie

Hey, everyone. It’s Bob McCranie with Texas Pride Realty and your Realty Idea of the Day is getting your pool ready for the winter.

So, I love my pool. I’m out in it not nearly enough during the summer months and the spring months and anytime the pool heater’s working. But during the winter you need to know how to maintain it. Now, some people cover their pools. I personally don’t because I found I had a floating cover and the leaves and all the problems got under the cover I didn’t notice. So I don’t cover my pool because I want to be able to visually see under the pool cover and know what’s going on. But some people in different parts of the country have different ideas. Now, an above ground pool has to be treated differently.

So go out there and maybe interview a pool person and put that on your social media, talk about how people with pools need to protect their pools through the winter months, and that way also people who are thinking about getting a house with a pool could contact you to buy their home.

Anyway. Bob McCranie, Realty Ideas per Day. There’ll be another Realty Idea of the Day posted tomorrow. Bye-bye.

Shrubs & Trees

September 28, 2018 · by Bob McCranie

Hey, everyone. It’s Bob McCranie with Texas Pride Realty, and your realty idea of the day is shrubs and trees. So, it’s going into the colder season, and I know in Texas, this is the time that people really prune back their Crape Myrtles almost too much, and they consider pruning back the trees. I would talk to an arborist in your area since there are so many zones in the country, you know, cold, warm zones… I don’t know planting that well, but I would talk to an arborist, and I’d go online to find some ideas for what you need to be doing to your trees and your shrubs so that they survive the winter.

Now I know in some parts of the country, you have to wrap them in burlap and try to shelter certain plants during the cold season. Now is the time to be prepared for that, as opposed to, “Oh my God, we’re having a cold snap tomorrow. We’re not ready.” It’s also time to cover your faucets if you’re in the colder areas. Get your faucet covers ready because when we have that first cold snap, you don’t want to be running out there pulling the hoses off. So, shrubs and trees, and faucets. Anyway, Bob McCranie, Texas Pride Realty. There will be another realty idea of the day posted tomorrow. Bye-bye.

Security Cameras

September 27, 2018 · by Bob McCranie

Hey, everyone, it’s Bob McCranie with Texas Pride Realty, and your Realty Idea of the Day is security cameras.

So, Nest… We just talked yesterday about, you know, security locks, the different sort of electronic locks. Let’s talk today about security cameras and how they have an effect on listings, how they have an effect on buyers seeing a listing. I know, in Texas, there’s a new disclosure, whether you have cameras in your house and you could be watching somebody while they’re previewing your home for purchase.

So, also, let’s talk about which brands are best. Nest has them. I think, personally, Nest is the leader in these cameras. They’re owned by Google. But, I know that some of the other brands are getting into this. SimpliSafe is figuring out that they need to figure out what to do with the cameras, and some of the other brands are getting in as well. I think Honeywell is, maybe, is also a competitor.

Anyway, go figure out security cameras, and let’s ask people how many have them and which ones they’re happiest with. Take care. Bye-bye.