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Floor Plan Friday- Merlot by Lennar Homes

Jun 9, 2017 | Floor Plan Friday

Let’s look at a luxury home this rainy Friday! The Merlot floor plan with Lennar Homes offers spacious room with elegant features. With 5 bedrooms and 4 baths in 4,275 square feet, this floor plan has it all! As you walk in, you are welcomed by the curved staircase and large open foyer. The luxurious master suite is a retreat sought after with a 2-person shower in the master bath. Downstairs you will find a guest suite tucked away near the back of the home after walking through the open living and kitchen area. Perfect floor plan for entertaining! Upstairs is a beautiful balcony overlooking it all with 3 bedrooms and a game room area upstairs. In Villages of Stonelake all floor plans have standard theater room and 3 car garages with Lennar Homes…definitely a must-see!

Lennar Homes is currently building the Merlot floor plan in Villages of Stonelake Estates community in Frisco. This community is located in Frisco ISD and offers many great amenities including greenbelt, basketball court, playground, pool, and walking trail. So many great amenities, this community is beautifully built with beautiful homes to see. Call us today at 214-620-0411 for your VIP tour! Rain or shine, we are happy to help show you homes!

Homes For Hero’s Savings

Jun 6, 2017 | Real Estate

We are proud to announce we are now a local affiliate for the Homes for Heroes program in honoring our local heroes by providing commission discounts and rebates through this program when buying or selling homes with us. Local heroes that are eligible for this program include military, law enforcement, fire rescue, teachers and health care workers. A portion of the funds are also sent to the Homes for Heroes Foundation that provides financial assistance for wounded and homeless veterans. We are so proud to work with and honor these heroes.

Let your heroes know about this program and have them contact us for all the details or sign up here: HOMESFORHEROES.COM/AFFILIATE/TINA-MARR

M/I Homes Design Center Sneak Peek

Jun 5, 2017 | Real Estate

M/I Homes Design Center sneak peek!

This beautiful design center is a must-see! The Grand Opening of M/I Homes Design Studio is on Wednesday, June 14th from 4pm – 8pm located at 405 State Highway 121 BYP in Lewisville. Give us a call, we would love to meet you there!

Results are in!

May 31, 2017 | Real Estate

Your REALTOR^® may not personally sell your home, but should be the reason your home sells.You can probably find other realtors that may give you a higher listing price or a lower commission rate.

When choosing the right agent to sell your home, be sure to consider a few important things. Consider an agent’s marketing plan to expose your home to the market, their communication plan, their professionalism, reputation, trustworthiness and their RESULTS.

In 2016, Marr Team Listings sold at an average of 100.78% to list price with an average days on market of 17.

In addition to sharing our results, we would love to share more about how we can help you. We are your go to real estate team, give us a call if you need help to buy or sell a home today!

Memorial Day 2017

May 29, 2017 | Holidays

A day for spending with your family while enjoying the blessings we have thanks to those who have lost their life while serving our country.

Floor Plan Friday- Plan 544 by Highland Homes

May 26, 2017 | Floor Plan Friday

This beautiful one story floor plan 554 with Highland Homes is a must see!! 2,248 square feet offering a study, 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms is perfect size with just enough room. You are welcomed into a long entry way with two bedrooms with bath at the front of the home. The large family room has option for formal dining and breakfast seating great for entertaining. The master suite has over-sized closet with many options in bathroom to have larger shower in place of tub. The fourth bedroom is tucked by garage and there are many options here as well. Bedroom, entertainment room, storage space…whichever one you pick there is even option to add a third bath as well! So many great options with this beautiful floor plan!

Highland Homes is building this floor plan in the amazing master-planned community of Trinity Falls. This community is in McKinney as well as McKinney ISD. You will find several great amenities including clubhouse, parks, pavilions, pool and trails. Fun for everyone! Call us today at 214-620-0411 to view this community, any builder or floor plans!

Mustang Lakes Amenity Center

May 9, 2017 | New Neighborhood Spotlight

As a member of the VIP Realtor panel for Mustang Lakes, The Marr Team got a sneak peek of their new amenity center that opens next week!! The beautiful 12,000 sq ft amenity center welcomes guests with several lounge areas, inside and out, as well as a fitness center! They are still working on the community pools, but they will be ready soon. The beautiful trees and lake surrounding this amenity center are beautiful. This community located in Celina but is in Prosper ISD is a must-see, call us today for your VIP tour!

Floor Plan Friday- Grayford by Drees Custom Homes

May 5, 2017 | Floor Plan Friday

The Grayford is a beautifully appointed home with an open and inviting design. The two-story foyer welcomes you and leads into the spacious kitchen and great room, which features vaulted ceilings and a fireplace. Natural light streams into the space from the porch. The first floor owner’s suite is a luxurious oasis with a spa bath. Upstairs entertain family and friends in the game and media rooms.

Light Farms 50s in Celina is a Prosper ISD community that features this floor plan as one of their models. Call us today at 214-620-0411 and we will give you the VIP tour!

Protesting your Tax Assessments!

May 4, 2017 | Real Estate

The bill has come and the tears have been shed – now what? Make time to protest your tax valuation. Protesting your taxes may only save a small increment on your taxes every year, but continually keeping your tax valuation low will be off over time exponentially. Statistics show only 1 in 7 owners will file a protest, but the process can be easy it just takes a little time and strategy.

You can begin the protest process online and you must file by the deadline typically May 31^st.

There are two ways to generally protest the value given to your home. The first is based on “Incorrect Appraised (Market) Value”. This is simply that the appraiser put a higher price on the valuation of the home than what it could be sold for. This is the easiest way to protest and was a hands down winner in past years, but not anymore. With recent market values rising 10% or more the past few years the incorrect value method is harder to prove. Our team can provide you the market valuation numbers you need to see if this method will work for you. There are other ways to show your home is not as high in value as the appraisal office thinks. Be sure to check the information on appraisal district website – is your square footage correct? Are the other details correct? Do you have repairs that need to be made on your home? Do you need exterior paint? New Flooring? These types of needed repairs will affect the valuation on your home. Photos are a great way to demonstrate your home is below the current valuation.

The second and less commonly known way to protest your taxes is “Value is Unequal Compared with Other Properties”. This means that the tax assessor has valued your home higher than other similar homes in the neighborhood or area. This take a little work to find similar homes for comparisons so you can review the appraisal district website to see if the homes are equally valued. If yours is higher than others you have grounds to protest. If you need help finding similar homes for comparison, please let us know and we can help provide those addresses for you to look up.

The Marr Team is happy to discuss strategies and answer questions as you move forward with the process – we are also always happy to hear of your successes or ways homeowners could improve to help lower values next time so we can all improve together. We wish you luck as you work to try to save you some of your hard earned money this year and maybe we will see you at the appraisal office!

Summer Camp Ideas!

May 2, 2017 | Real Estate

Summer is fast approaching and many are looking for fun Summer camp ideas for their children. Check out these fun, local camps!

Prairie Adventure Camp at Chestnut Square – Downtown McKinney

Lego Camp – Bricks 4 Kidz in Plano, Frisco, or Prosper

City of McKinney Camps

Any of these would be great Summer Camp choices, but there are many more out there! If you know of any great ones, feel free to share in comments below. Summer Camps are a great way to keep those kiddos busy while having fun!