By krazytechguy December 02, 2017
Michael helped my wife and I relocate from across the country. With no knowledge of the city or its rental market he was able to find a place that met of our needs. Friendly prompt and knowledgeable service. Definitely reccomend ...read more
By krazytechguy December 02, 2017
Michael helped me and my wife relocate from across the country with no knowledge of austin or its rental market. He was able to meet all of our needs and made our move much easier. Definitley reccomend ...read more
By DeanFleming123 May 15, 2017
Everyone has been great. They are easy to get a hold of when needed and they have always responded to any issue we have needed help with. They are very prompt with maintenance issues too. Thank you!!!! ...read more
By BettySellsAustin at Sky Realty Austin July 11, 2012
Is it best to buy, build or remodel a greenbuilt home in the Austin, Texas area? Many people may ponder this question who are interested in saving money, saving our Earth and or just living a simpler lifestyle. There are many things to consider to make the right decision for you. Thankfully we have many experts and organizations right here in the Austin, Texas area! Austin Energy's Green Building Program just celebrated 20 years of helping people to live greener and is our nation's first green building program. Austin Energy's Green Building Program applies to homes in Austin Energy's range, it does not apply to other towns just outside of or even touching Austin, Texas. The U.S. Green Building Council's LEED is a national program.Building an Austin TC Green Home When building a home, the advantage is that you can createyour own personal visionof your perfect house including architectural style, room sizes, exact features and more. You can also pick the lot your new green home goes on, whether a 50 foot lot in town or 50 acres out in the country where you can have chickens and horses too. There are many architects in the Austin Texas area who know how to design a home using enough building science to create a Net Zero home. A Net Zero home produces more energy than it uses over a period of a year. A Net Zero home is built very tight so it does not lose much energy at all. Solar Panels provide energy from the sun which is stored in batteries and perhaps sold back to the electricity provider. There are also many architects and home builders in the Austin Texas area who know how to build with straw bales, ICF construction, SIP panels and more. Many production builders in our area are using foam insulation or solar panels. I am familiar with and have sold many types of greenbuilt homes. I know many builders and architects in the Austin area with expertise in green construction.Buying an Austin TX Green HomeWhen buying an Austin TX Green home you are limited only by what homes are on the ground or under construction at the time you are shopping. We have many different types of green built homes as well as many different locales where greenbuilt homes are located in the Austin TX area. Straw Bale, ICF, SIP and just really tightly built or retrofitted homes are available for purchase. Many homes have total rainwater collection or auxillary rainwater collection as well. Some homes may be older homes that have been retrofitted to become much tighter and more efficient perhaps even adding a solar array. I am familiar with and know how to find the greenbuilt homes in and around Austin, Texas. Allow me to help you in your quest.Remodeling an Austin TX Green HomeYou may want to buy an Austin TX area home and remodel it or remodel the home you are now living in. I am currently in the process of doing that and my home will eventually be for sale. My home for example, is a Scott Felder production home not of any energy efficient design. However, it is south facing and does have double paned windows as well as many mature trees for shading in Summer. I have added more ceiling fans, Energy Star roof shingles and plan to add foam insulation and much more efficient HVAC systems. I have added xeriscaping, a very water wise yard as well as turned my yard into a National Wildlife Federation Certified yard as well. When adding foam insulation as a retrofit, it creates a sealed attic so you cannot do this without being sure any gas appliances are vented correctly. The sealed attics are incredibly cooler in the Summer and warmer in the Winter and considered "conditioned" space. Your attic stored items will stay in much better shape and you can stand to be up there when temperatures are extreme outside because it will be nice and comfy year round. There are many retrofitted homes for sale in the Austin Texas MLS. Let me find one for you! Betty Saenz is an Austin, Texas EcoBroker®, REALTOR®, a green real estate agent who specializes in greenbuilt, energy efficient and water efficient homes. Call Betty Saenz at (512) 785-5050 ore-mail Betty SaenzEcoBroker® at Sky Realty, Austin, Texas. Betty's main website isBettySellsAustin.com and her Green website isTexasOrganicHome.com ...read more
By BettySellsAustin at Sky Realty Austin December 09, 2011
Self-storage auctions are more than just a reality show. In fact, the reality is self-storage is a $22B—yes, that's a B—industry. SpareFoot, the online self-storage marketplace based in Austin, recently launched a new nationwide auction directory website that lists more upcoming auctions than any other free service of its kind. SpareFoot observed that people had little choice but to check local print newspaper listings to discover upcoming auctions. A disruptive three-year-old start-up company that aims to make self-storage easy for consumers, SpareFoot built a live searchable database of auctions. Users can sort local search results by distance from zip code or by how many days away auctions are. The immense recent popularity of storage auctions, sparked by hit TV showsStorage Warsand Auction Hunters, helped inspire the project. Customers frequently call and email SpareFoot’s support team with questions about auctions. Tony Emerson, SpareFoot’s SEO Analyst, found search volume for the phrase“storage auctions”rivals that of broad search terms like “self storage” and “storage units.” With all this growth, SpareFoot isn’t the first to enter the auctions directory space. Competing sites either require facilities to pay a fee to be listed, or feature limited functionality and limited inventory for free. SpareFoot Auctions is the most comprehensive free storage auction list available. A major benefit of the effort is that it will help drive web traffic to the company’s website and make a branded impression on these visitors. Of the approximately 10,000 abandoned storage units auctioned off nationally every month,SpareFoot Auctionslists between 35-50% of these, and that reach will only expand. Plans include adding a Notes section to provide unit descriptions and number of units up for sale. SpareFoot will also integrate back-end functionality so facility owners and managers can easily add and promote their auctions on the site. “We’re going to keep building this and making it more functional,” Emerson said. “We eventually want to serve as a resource to help facility operators improve the auctions process to the point that they look forward to having one.” ...read more
By SmartBox Portable Storage of Texas September 23, 2011
Moving can be a stressful time. You have to worry about loading and unloading everything and a host of other duties. The most important part of moving is loading the moving truck. Planning ahead when loading the vehicle will make the mover go much smoother. ...read more
