Michelle Peacock, Realtor®

Have you filled out your 2020 Census yet? If you haven't don't worry ~ there is still time! Why fill it out? ~ It's the law Completing the Census is in our Constitution! Article 1, Section 2 mandates that the country count it's population every 10 years. ~ It's funding Census results affect planning & funding for highways, first responders, health and education programs. Billions of dollars are distributed to states and communities based on the results of the Census! ~ It's your voice State Congressional Representative numbers are determined based on Census numbers. Can I still respond to the 2020 Census? ~ YES! Originally Census takers were going to go door-to-door through AUGUST 14th to try to ensure everyone would be counted. With the Coronavirus these plans may have to change but that means that everyone STILL HAS TIME to get their household Census completed for 2020! At the time of this blog, Texas i

Moving during a Pandemic... Should you? Can you?  The fact is that even during this time of COVID-19 there will be times when people need housing. ~They may find themselves changing jobs and needing to move to another area. ~They may find themselves needing to move closer to family to help care for loved ones. ~They may find their family growing and needing a larger space. ~They may find that it is time to downsize and make use of their financial investment. Whatever the reason people still need to buy, sell or rent property. Lucky for us, here in TEXAS, we are still able to do that. Here are just a few ways we can be smart about it as well. If you are needing to sell your home Take some time to prepare.  In the past people have often wanted to list their home right away and then clean out, touch up, or make repairs while they have it listed or in response to feedback they may get while it is listed. Now is NOT the time to use this tactic. Especially now, people want to