Monica Fuentes with Fathom Realty

10/14/2026

Owning rental properties is a great wealth building investment, but finding good tenants is crucial. Here’s a guide to getting - and keeping - great tenants.

Great renters make your investment pay off, but to get them, you must also put time and money into screening tenants and keeping them.

10/12/2026

Accents of terracotta and warm red make for the perfect autumn living room. Do you decorate for this season?

10/10/2026

Art can be the perfect inspiration for a room's design - keep this in mind when staging your home.

10/09/2026

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.

10/07/2026

The need to work remotely from home during the pandemic has led to cloffices - offices carved out of closets. Here’s how to create an effective workplace in a tiny space.

Tucking an office into a closet space carves out a dedicated workstation but uses minimal space. Here are some tips for creating a “cloffice.”

10/05/2026

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.

10/03/2026

Would you change anything in this beautiful home?

10/02/2026

Most of us don’t sell a home very often, so we’re not familiar with the specifics of agent listing agreements. Check out this tutorial so you’ll know what that contract you’re signing means.

Selling a home with an agent requires you to sign a contract with certain terms. Here’s our guide to help you understand the details of listing agreements.

09/30/2026

A plumbing emergency is a nightmare. Minimize the possibilities of one with ongoing plumbing care.

Water in the wrong places in your home can be disastrous. Keep your pipes flowing — not flooding — with this guide to plumbing maintenance.

09/28/2026

From stucco to brick, this handy guide will help you sort through the details of selecting your home's exterior choices when building.

Brick, stone, stucco, vinyl -- the choices can be overwhelming when building a home from the ground up. What type of look are you trying to achieve? And does that aesthetic appeal meet your budget and hold up to the weather conditions in your neck of the woods? Here are some things to consider befor...