Rick and Nancy Jackson, Edmond and Oklahoma City REALTORS,CSP

Too Much Information can cause confusion for home buyers if they try to go too fast.  If you’re considering buying a home, don’t give yourself a headache by trying to know it all. It’s my experience that about 1 out 6 people that contact me requesting information about a home are ready to make an offer.  If ...

There are many cyber traps related to Real Estate.  In the Oklahoma City area market as well as others, these clever links will surprise many who are searching for homes.  Being on the other end of the market, we have been contacted by companies many times, who wanted to sell us your information. Many times, national syndicates will run ...

  Enclosing your garage might be a great way to gain living space or add a bedroom in your Oklahoma City home.  If done properly, it can add square footage to your home.  However before you convert your garage to a living area you might want to think about a few things. Is there any chance you will need to sell ...

[expires:2014-10-19:Note that this information is outdated.] If you would like to receive listings that only pertain to what you are looking for, we would be happy to set you a custom search up using an IDX Gateway. With this option, you will receive listings the day they become on the market. The listing you receive will match the ...

The Oklahoma City MLS view of homes for sale is used by Realtors to find homes for clients that have contacted us and requested a home search.  Although I have written many articles about the different ways we can search for you a property that needs, I felt this picture might give you a better understanding of what we, the Realtor see. The ...

Finding a home in the newspaper is another way some people search for homes in the Oklahoma City area.  Under the Homes For Sale section, you will find homes for sale by owner and broker.   Unless someone has placed a large ad exposing a home for sale, there are very little details that can be learned about the home.  You might see ...

Thoughts at the end of a long short sale started running through my head as I took a short break from an all afternoon closing Title Company near Gaillardia last week.  As I stood outside on this hot summer’s day in Oklahoma City, I couldn’t help thinking of the buyers and the anticipation that they must be feeling.  It was ...

How will real estate change?  If interest rates remain at the current low rate for the next few years, and sellers are waiting on the market to improve before putting their homes on the Oklahoma City MLS, will we see a reduction in inventory?With the remaining listings in the Oklahoma City area, are buyers already struggling to find a nice ...

There are many ways search for homes on the Oklahoma City MLS system.  One of the ways clients ask me to search for their home is by the zip code.  The zip code (ZONE IMPROVEMENT PLAN) was implemented in 1943 for large cities. Using a current zip code map is one of the ways to narrow down the area that you might be interested ...

Seeing a residential home sale all the way through is not always as easy as one might think for a realtor.  After a buyer has met their requirements to purchase a home, selected a home, and have a signed contract, there is still the matter of getting all the parties to a closing.A realtor that cares will often find themselves  keeping ...