Field Notes
The questions, answered properly.
The explainers we found ourselves giving over coffee, written down — no jargon, no sales pitch, honest hedges where the answer is "it depends."
- What Actually Grows Here A planting guide for Central Texas yards — privacy, shade, fruit, and the two kinds of dirt you might own.
- MUD Taxes, Explained Why that new community's tax rate looks high, where the money goes, and how to read the real number.
- Protesting Your Property Taxes The annual Central Texas ritual — how the appraisal cycle works, what evidence lands, and when to hire it out.
- Builder Contracts Are Not Resale Contracts The paperwork in the model home was written by the builder's attorneys — here's what that changes, clause by clause.
- Moving to Greater Austin: The Honest Version The orientation we give every relocating client — the map, the surprises, the schools, and how to shortlist without forty browser tabs.
- Where Seller Prep Dollars Come Back (and Where They Don't) The honest math on pre-listing prep — the short list that pays you back, and the long list that quietly doesn't.