Property Tax Blind Spots First-Time Buyers Dont See Coming
A client of mine bought a new-construction home in San Antonio based on the monthly payment she could afford. Twelve months later, the county reassessed her…
Home Buying articles
Practical Texas real estate guides on Home Buying, written by the LRG team. San Antonio · Austin · Killeen
253 articles in Home Buying
The Homebuying Myths That Almost Stopped Me and My San Antonio Clients
Most first-time buyers in San Antonio delay purchasing because of beliefs that stopped being true years ago. The 20% down payment myth leads the pack.
Heights at Stone Oak in San Antonio: Neighborhood Guide
Heights at Stone Oak is a guard-gated community on San Antonio's far north side along Highway 281, sitting in the 78260 ZIP inside North East ISD…
Cibolo Canyons in San Antonio: Neighborhood Guide
Cibolo Canyons is a guard-gated master-planned community on San Antonio's northeast side along the Loop 1604 and Highway 281 corridor, anchored by the JW Marriott Hill…
Estates at Canyon Springs in San Antonio: Neighborhood Guide
Estates at Canyon Springs is the guard-gated, golf-course section of the Canyon Springs master plan on San Antonio's far north side along Bulverde Road in the…
Anaqua Springs Ranch in San Antonio: Neighborhood Guide
Anaqua Springs Ranch is a 920-acre gated community on San Antonio's far northwest side with 24/7 guarded entry, custom homes on one-acre-plus lots, and environmentally preserved…
Canyons at Scenic Loop in San Antonio: Neighborhood Guide
Canyons at Scenic Loop is a gated custom-home community on the far northwest side of San Antonio, set into Hill Country terrain along Scenic Loop Road…
Bentley Manor in Shavano Park: Neighborhood Guide
Bentley Manor stands out in Shavano Park primarily because of its lot sizes and price-per-square-foot ratio. Most homes here sit on half-acre to one-acre parcels, which…
Elm Creek in San Antonio: Neighborhood Guide
Elm Creek is a keypad-gated master-planned subdivision on San Antonio's far west side near Highway 151 and Loop 1604, offering newer construction at price points roughly…
Best Gated Communities in San Antonio
San Antonio's gated communities span four tiers, from ultra-luxury enclaves like The Dominion listing between $700K and $10M+ to keypad-gated neighborhoods in Stone Oak starting closer…
Best Neighborhoods in Austin for Families
Mueller, Circle C Ranch, and West Lake Hills consistently rank as Austin's strongest family neighborhoods, covering everything from walkable urban living to master-planned suburbs to luxury…
Closing Costs for Cash Buyers in Texas
Cash buyers in Texas typically pay 1% to 2% of the purchase price in closing costs, roughly $2,000 to $6,000 on a $300,000 home. That total…
