GUIDES & RESOURCES
Free guides for a smarter Houston move.
The playbooks I share with my own clients: how to buy and sell well in 2026, how to read flood and insurance risk, and how Houston's close-in neighborhoods really compare.
THE LIBRARY
Five guides. No fluff.
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Buyers have leverage again, but only the prepared ones get to use it. This is the exact playbook I walk my own buyers through, from approval to keys.
WHAT'S INSIDE
- Pre-approval versus underwritten approval, and why it changes your negotiating power
- How to structure the Texas option period so you use every day of it
- The inspections that matter on 1940s and 1950s homes: cast iron, foundation, electrical and roof age
- New construction versus renovated original, side by side
In a market with more inventory, the first two weeks decide most of your outcome. This is the pricing method, prep plan and negotiation playbook I use with my own sellers.
WHAT'S INSIDE
- How I price with the PSA method, and why overpricing costs more in 2026
- A day-by-day 14-day prep plan
- Which improvements return money in Garden Oaks, Oak Forest and the Heights, and which do not
- When a pre-listing inspection helps and when it hurts
Homeownership
The Houston Flood & Insurance Checklist
Plain-English due diligence for buyers and owners
Flood risk is a risk to understand and price, not a reason to panic. This checklist is how I evaluate any Houston address before a buyer commits.
WHAT'S INSIDE
- FEMA Zones X, AE and the 500-year floodplain explained plainly
- What the Harris County MAAPnext map update could mean for you
- Elevation certificates: what they show and where to find one
- NFIP versus private flood insurance, side by side
Six neighborhoods, compared honestly on price, lots, commutes, schools and flood context, plus the 48-hour tour I plan for relocating clients.
WHAT'S INSIDE
- A side-by-side comparison of six neighborhoods using real price, lot and commute data
- Who each neighborhood fits, in plain language
- A 48-hour tour itinerary for your first visit
- Renting first versus buying now
Automated estimates struggle here because the land, not the house, often carries the value. This report explains what really drives price on your street.
WHAT'S INSIDE
- Lot premium logic: frontage, shape, trees, drainage and restrictions
- Original versus new construction price ranges, explained
- What today's buyers pay more for, and what they discount
- How to time a 2026 sale
WHY THESE ARE FREE
Good advice should come before the contract.
Before real estate, I spent more than ten years negotiating contracts for a Fortune 500 company. The negotiation starts before the first offer, and so does a good decision.
Informed clients decide better.
The best negotiations I have been part of started with a client who understood the process. These guides are the homework I would want you to have before we ever talk.
Honest numbers, never invented ones.
Every figure is a range or an approximation, labeled as such. Where an answer depends on the address, the guide says so and tells you how to check.
A personal follow-up, not a drip campaign.
When you download a guide, I may reach out once, personally, to see if you have questions. Your details are never sold or shared.
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