Sonya Miner - Realtor

09/03/2026

Your roof is one of the most important components of your home, and it needs inspecting twice a year. Keep your family safe and dry with this guide to inspecting your roof yourself.

A sound roof is crucial to your home’s most essential function: shelter. Good maintenance of your roof protects you from the elements and expensive repairs.

09/01/2026

Title insurance is an essential tool to protect your investment in your home. Check out this guide to learn why title insurance is so vital.

When you close on the purchase of a home, you’ll be issued a title insurance policy. What is title insurance, and why is it so important for you to have it?

08/30/2026

If you are looking to add some hardscaping to your yard on a budget, consider stamped concrete. There are many designs and colors to choose!

08/29/2026

When selling your home, you do all you can to make it as attractive as possible. But what your neighbors do can affect how quickly you sell, and you may have little or no control of the problem. Read about six ways your neighbors can sabotage your sale and some possible solutions.

Here are six ways your neighbor can sabotage your home sale, as well as some suggestions for resolving such situations with minimal conflict.

08/27/2026

You can save money by closing off air vents in your home’s unused rooms, right? Think again! Shutting vents could cost you big time. Here’s how.

Shutting the heating and air conditioning vents to unused rooms should save on energy costs, right? Cutting off airflow to rooms could cost you money.

08/25/2026

You want to jump into the real estate investment business but need capital. Here’s a short tutorial on available sources of money.

The challenge to enter into investment real estate is raising the capital necessary to buy and renovate. Here’s how to finance your investment property.

08/23/2026

Does your home have a separate office space? If not, do you want one?

08/22/2026

One great way to give your home an appealing update before listing is to clean and re-stain any exterior decks. This article will guide you through the process of this weekend project.

Wood decks need periodic refinishing to extend their finish and texture for many years to come. Here’s how to restore your deck’s beauty.

08/20/2026

Nature’s fury wreaks millions of dollars of damage to homes every year. Here are steps you can take to minimize the impact of water, wind and severe storm weather.

Every year, major storms wreak destruction in different parts of the nation. What can you do to protect your home from nature’s wrath?

08/18/2026

Some states have a real estate contract provision called the active option, or option period. This gives the buyer a designated time period to inspect the property and decide whether to move forward with the sale. Here's how they work.

Real estate sales contracts in Texas and several other states include a provision known as the active option. Here’s how a contract works.