One of the things to decide once you know you’re moving to San Antonio is whether to live in the city itself or go further afield to one of the suburbs. One of the advantages of choosing to live in the suburbs is the fact that you can get more house for your money than in the city. Another advantage to the suburbs is that they are often cities in their own right, with strong local character and traditions. If this appeals to you, be sure to check out Boerne homes. They’re within a 30 minute drive into San Antonio, yet provide a sense of peace and a very hometown feel. Visit to find out why so many people love Texas hill country.

Boerne’s 18th Annual Dickens on Main festival is happening this weekend, Friday, November 24th and Saturday, November 25th. It will be held on the historic Hill Country Mile. The festival is a wonderful way to start the Christmas season. Don’t fill up too much on Thanksgiving leftovers, because the restaurants around the Hill Country Mile will all be open. There will also be a vast array of food trucks, serving up meals, snacks, and drinks.

Everyone from Boerne Homes Enjoys the Dickens on Main Festival

There’s so much to do at the free festival. See “Bah Humbug: A One Man Christmas Carol”, as well as live music and carols. You can also see an ice sculpture demonstration--it’s a fun time with rock n roll and chainsaws. Kids will enjoy the arts and crafts and the 60-foot ice slide. There will be tons of vendors at the festival, so it’s a great time to get some holiday shopping out of the way. There will also be several paid activities, including a petting zoo, carriage rides, and photos with Santa. Get more details about Dickens on Main. 

We have lots of experience helping people moving to San Antonio find the perfect home. Give us a call at 210.860.1775 or text Homesforsale to 36260.

When you plan a San Antonio move, you should know that you’re going to a city that knows how to celebrate the holidays. This week, on Friday, November 24th, San Antonio real estate owners can ring in the holiday season at the annual Ford Holiday River Parade. It will take place at the famous San Antonio River Walk. This year’s theme is Christmas at the Movies. Parade-goers will enjoy lights, floats, costumed characters, and live music. This is a wonderful event that brings the city’s residents together every year for a night of holiday magic.

Tickets are still available to buy online, but act quickly, as last year’s parade was a sold-out event. Be sure to print your tickets and a map so you can find your way to the right gate to see the parade. There are also free seats, sponsored by Santikos Entertainment, available on a first-come, first-served basis. Fee free to bring your own chairs.

San Antonio Real Estate Owners Arrive Early to Hear Carols and Christmas Music

On the evening of parade, River Walk will close at 4 p.m. The gates will open again at 5 p.m. for ticket holders. For those who love Christmas music, be sure to arrive by 6 p.m. There will be an hour of live Christmas music. Ticket holders can enjoy music at Arneson River Theatre. Carolers will sing from the four downtown bridges, too. The River Walk Lighting Ceremony will take place at 7 p.m., also at the Arneson River Theatre. The parade itself begins at 6 p.m. The parade will last for about an hour, so the end time will depend on where you are sitting. Those who would prefer to stay in can catch the parade on TV from 7 to 8 p.m. Get more details about the Ford Holiday River Parade and purchase tickets. 

No matter when your San Antonio move will take place, we’re here to help you. Find out about homes available in your favorite San Antonio neighborhood or suburb by calling 210.860.1775, or text Homesforsale to 36260.

Moving to San Antonio, or anywhere, during the holidays isn’t anyone’s first choice, but sometimes it’s necessary. However, you don’t have to give up on having a great Thanksgiving meal just because your boxes aren’t all unpacked. On Monday, we gave you a list of a few local restaurants that are serving Thanksgiving dinner. Some people prefer to get a take out meal and eat at their new San Antonio home or have a picnic in one of the local parks. So today, we have a list of take-out options.

Let Someone Else Do the Cooking and Enjoy the Holiday Meal at Your New San Antonio Home

Checkout Blanco BBQ, especially if you need to feed a crowd. Two take-out feast options have you covered: the holiday Blanco sliced feast, for five to eight people or the holiday Blanco feast, for 10 to 12 people. Both come with turkey, cornbread dressing, and turkey gravy. If you order the smaller feast, you can also choose baked ham. Choose two sides: mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, green beans or creamed corn. Don’t forget a pumpkin or pecan pie. 

Cooper’s Meat Market has tons of choices for both traditional turkey dinners or more exotic fare. Try a fried turkey or turducken (turkey, duck, and chicken), as well as smoked turkeys. Or get a prime boneless beef roast or honey pecan pork tenderloin. Round out the meal with a few sides, including chorizo red pepper stuffing, green beans with bacon, and much more. Give yourself a complete break from the kitchen with the breakfast egg casserole or the sweet bishop bread. Take a look at the full holiday menu to see all the choices. 

Bill Miller BBQ has several delicious options for take-home Thanksgiving meals. The turkey hen meal starts with a 9 to11 pound bird, which is cooked and chilled, along with ready to bake cornbread dressing and heat and serve giblet gravy. For a crowd, go for the turkey tom meal, which starts with a 17 to 19 pound bird. You can also choose a honey baked ham. Let Bill Miller handle everything and order a small party pack for 10 or a large party pack for 20. Choose from a couple of different entrees, dressed with cornbread stuffing, giblet gravy, with either mashed potatoes or green beans on the side, along with dinner rolls, a pie, and iced tea. You even get plates, cups, and flatware. 

If you’re moving to San Antonio and need a real estate agent, give us a call at 210.860.1775 or text Homesforsale to 36260.

If your San Antonio move coincides with Thanksgiving, this might be a good year to go out to eat. Fortunately, we’ve got a list of some of the best restaurants in the city serving Thanksgiving dinner. One of the great things about owning San Antonio real estate is the incredible variety of amazing restaurants. This is a great time to start sampling them!

The San Antonio Riverwalk is well-known for its many excellent eateries. Boudro’s specializes in fine Tex-Mex cuisine. For Thanksgiving, they’ve got a delicious special menu, starting with either pumpkin butternut squash bisque or a baby spinach and frisee salad. For the main course choose either herb roasted turkey breast or mesquite smoked pork tenderloin. The cost is $40 per person and $18 for children. The regular menu will also be available. Visit Boudro’s for more details. 

Find Great Restaurants All Over San Antonio Real Estate

Make reservations at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar and enjoy their delicious prix fixe menu. The first course is a choice of either Fleming’s salad or lobster bisque. The main course is a mixed herb roasted turkey breast with savory turkey gravy. It will be served with cranberry, orange, and cinnamon sauce and sage and brioche bread stuffing. For the side, choose between sweet potatoes, green beans, or Yukon Gold mashed potatoes. Save room for dessert and choose pumpkin cheesecake or carrot cake. Children can order from a special menu just for them. The regular Fleming’s menu will also be available. 

Crumpets is also taking reservations for Thanksgiving dinner. Start with a mousse truffle paté, smoked salmon with cream cheese and croutons, or puff pastry with white mushroom sauce. There are four choices for the main course. Go traditional with roasted turkey and baked ham. Or spice things up with either tenderloin of beef, veal scallopini, or fresh rainbow trout. 

Find out more about homes available for your San Antonio move by calling 210.860.1775 or text Homesforsale to 36260. We have many years of experience working and living in San Antonio, and we’d love to help you make the city your home.

Once you’ve decided to make a San Antonio corporate move, it’s time to think about what sort of San Antonio home is going to suit you. Of course, in a city with as much history and diversity as San Antonio, there are tons of choices. Go downtown for a sleek condominium? Discover the historic neighborhoods with fabulous architecture--everything from Spanish adobe to Victorian gingerbread houses? Or head to the edges of the city to enjoy the famed wide-open spaces of Texas?

Any of these choices could be a good one. You just have to figure out what matters most to you. Maybe you’ve been commuting long distances for many years, and you’re hoping a San Antonio corporate move can mean a shorter commute. In that case, it’s probably best to check out the neighborhoods close to your job. Even if you’re limiting yourself geographically, you’ll find you still have plenty of choices. Since San Antonio has been growing so much over the past few years, there’s plenty of newer construction, as well as brand new houses, throughout the city. But there have also been a lot people refurbishing older homes.

Find a Newly Built San Antonio Home for Quick Move-In

If you’re moving to take a new job, you have to think about how much time you have between leaving your old house and arriving in San Antonio and starting your job. If you don’t have lots of time, a newly built home might be your best bet. Everything will be fresh and new, and you can just move your stuff in without having to worry about ripping out old carpet or redoing a dark kitchen.

Finally, consider your long-term plans. Are you hoping to stay in San Antonio and put down roots? Consider the space you might want to have in the next five years. If you’re pretty sure you won’t be staying, you can prioritize what works for now without having to consider future contingencies. Either way, the good news is that San Antonio has an expanding real estate market, so you’re making a great investment by buying now.

To get more information on buying in San Antonio, please call 210.860.1775 or text Homesforsale to 36260.

If you know you’re going to be moving to San Antonio in the near future, or even if you’re just in the first planning stages, having a clear plan of how to organize your move is key to make the process as low stress as possible. As soon as you know you’re moving, start planning. If you have a month or more before your move, start packing up rarely used items, including seasonal clothing or decor. Start to pare down what you have in your regular rotation of clothing, linens, and dishes. You also have time to sort through your stuff and get rid of what you don’t use often enough to justify taking it with you. Clothes that don’t fit, books or movies you’re not excited about anymore, extra dishes, or furniture that’s rickety are all candidates for the thrift store.

Whether You’re Doing a San Antonio Military Move or Are a Civilian, a Moving Company Is a Must

For a San Antonio military move, you’ll have a company come to help you pack. For everyone else, decide whether to hire a moving company. For long distance moves, it’s a good idea. Book the company as soon as you can, as they tend to be scheduled pretty far in advance. Check with the company about what kind of insurance they offer if something gets damaged. Call your insurance company and find out what they offer for moving insurance. Be sure that you have utilities scheduled to be on for when you arrive at your new home.

As you pack in preparation for moving to San Antonio, think about how you want to unpack once you arrive. You’ll want to be able to fall into bed after a long day of unpacking boxes and getting things organized, so label for each box, detailing what’s inside and which room it should go in. You’ll also want to have weather-appropriate clothing. Label those boxes carefully as well, or just pack a suitcase for each person that will go with you in the car or on the plane. You’ll definitely want to order take-out for a few days, and it will be fun to discover great eateries close to home. However, you also want to have your kitchen unpacked quickly so you can cook and eat at home. Have your everyday dishes, utensils, most-used pots and pans, as well as small appliances labeled clearly as well.

Feel free to get in touch with our office to get more pointers on an easy move. To get help finding the right San Antonio home for you, call 210.860.1775 or text Homesforsale to 36260.

Moving is never a simple process, but a San Antonio military move during the holidays is perhaps more daunting than most moves. However, with a little advance planning, you can still make great memories this holiday season. The first thing to remember is what a military-friendly city San Antonio is. It hasn’t been nicknamed Military City USA for nothing!

Next, if at all possible, schedule your move on a weekday and avoid the holiday weekends if you can. Traffic is worse, moving companies have scheduling difficulties, and there’s a greater chance of something going wrong.

Have Gifts and Decorations Ready to Unpack First at New San Antonio Real Estate

Third, for those of you who move close to Christmas or other gift-giving holidays, consider how you want to do presents. Will you be on the road? Or will you be settling into your San Antonio real estate? One option is to order presents early, and pack them separately so you can get to them easily. If you know where you are going to be to celebrate the day, have gifts shipped there. Also consider how you want to decorate. Maybe you’ll skip it altogether. But it will probably be nice to have a few favorite decorations, packed and labeled clearly so you can get them out right away.

On to some practicalities that are involved with your San Antonio military move. Families with kids will want to make sure that everything is lined up with their new school. Get immunization records ready, as well as report cards, transcripts, and testing or special education plans. Be sure to call the new school as soon as you know you’re moving to get a checklist of documents needed to enroll your children.

Finally, round up all your moving documents, insurance papers, identification, and other important documents and put them all into a binder. Keep paper and pens in it, too, so you can take notes and write down phone numbers or other contact information.

To get help with a San Antonio move, whether over the holidays or after, call our office at 210.860.1775 or text Homesforsale to 36260.

If you’re considering a San Antonio move, you have a lot of choices about where to live. From downtown condos to more rural suburbs, San Antonio has it all. One of the places that is getting a lot of attention is Helotes. Originally a farming community, the population of Helotes has doubled in the last five years. Business Week has called it the best small town in Texas to raise kids. Here are the top five reasons to live in Helotes.

1. Affordable housing prices. While San Antonio is known for the affordability of its housing market, there’s still a lot of variability. The median house price in Helotes is well below that of San Antonio. This means that most people are going to get way more house for their money in Helotes than in the city itself.

2. An easy commute. It’s around 30 minutes from Helotes to San Antonio, and there are several routes, so traffic isn’t usually too bad. Helotes is a great place to live, whether you are working in downtown San Antonio or one of the military installations. Both Lackland Air Force Base and the medical center are within 20 miles of Helotes.

People Who Live in Helotes Enjoy Proximity to San Antonio, Great Housing, and Good Schools

3. Great schools. Many of the public schools earn a perfect 10 rating on greatschools.org. O’Connor High School was named as one of the best high schools in Texas by US News and World Report. Its graduation rate is 96%, and it has a 39% participation rate in Advanced Placement courses. An advantage of Helotes schools over those in San Antonio is the smaller student body population. Kids get more one on one attention from teachers, which allows them more opportunities for success.

4. Excellent local amenities and things to do. Old Town Helotes has been totally renovated and is the location of many community events. The first Saturday of each month is the Helotes Marketplace, where local vendors and artisans sell their products, and everyone gathers for great food and music. Residents also get together to celebrate holidays and festivals throughout the year.

5. Business opportunities. Though Helotes is mostly known as a commuter community, it also has its own developing business community. There are tax incentives for local businesses. Local groups including the Helotes Economic Development Corporation and Chamber of Commerce support community business people with mentoring programs and events.

To get more information about a San Antonio move, please call our office at 210.860.1775 or text Homesforsale to 36260.

Anyone who has a San Antonio military move in their future should try to get to the city for the events of Celebrate America’s Military. The celebration begins on Wednesday, November 1st and runs through Saturday, November 18th. There are events scheduled for each day. The opening event is a luncheon, sponsored by the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and celebrates soldiers who have been wounded in the line of duty. A team of athletes will demonstrate a game of wheelchair basketball.

All San Antonio Real Estate Owners Are Invited to Veterans Day Celebrations

Veterans Day has a packed schedule. Come to historic San Antonio real estate at the Alamo. All active-duty military and veterans, plus one guest each, get in for free admission. At 10 a.m. there is a ceremonial wreath-laying by representatives of each branch of the military. Plan to be in downtown San Antonio for the Veterans Parade at noon. Give a salute to the veterans participating and honor their service. There’s still time to enter the parade, too.

At 1:30 p.m., come to honor the bravery and perseverance of the Buffalo Soldiers, African-American units that were established in 1866. These units became some of the most decorated in the Army. The Bexar County Buffalo Soldiers Commemorative Ceremony takes place at the San Antonio National Cemetary and includes remarks from Major General Mark Brown.

Finish the day with football or basketball. University of Texas at San Antonio and University of the Incarnate Word are both offering tickets to veterans and active duty military for their football games that day. If basketball is your thing, the Spurs are hosting a Veterans Appreciation Night, with discounted tickets and a commemorative t-shirt.

Learn more about all the events planned for Celebrate America’s Military. 

Enlist an expert real estate agent for your San Antonio military move. We have years of experience and are always happy to be able to help those who have served our country. Please call 210.860.1775 or text Homesforsale to 36260 for more information.

There are so many great reasons to move to San Antonio. It’s no secret that we’re partial to our city! We’re no less fans of the great suburbs that are growing up around here. While San Antonio tops most lists for affordable housing, it’s true that the downtown core, as well as certain historic neighborhoods, has houses with a higher price tag. No matter what price range is in your budget, you’ll find more space as you move out to the suburbs.

Schertz real estate is known for affordability. It’s possible to get a good-sized house at a price well under what you’d pay in San Antonio proper. Families considering a move to San Antonio will appreciate the excellent schools in Schertz. They tend to have smaller class sizes, too, which helps student performance. Schertz is a convenient city for military personnel, as well as those who commute into San Antonio. Austin is about the same distance away, making Schertz a good choice for spouses who work in both cities.

Search Boerne Homes, Schertz Real Estate, and Helotes to Find More House for Your Money

Boerne homes are another excellent choice for people considering San Antonio suburbs. Boerne has undergone significant development in the last decade, transforming from a sleepy rural town into a still-rural suburb with plenty of conveniences. Boerne’s schools are a big draw, too. They also tend to be smaller than those in San Antonio. In Boerne, you’ll find both affordable family houses, as well as much grander estates.

Finally, let’s look at Helotes. The town has doubled in size over the last five years, though it still feels more like a small town. It’s closest to northwest San Antonio. One of the big draws of Helotes is the variety of housing available. Find newer homes, built in developments that focus on creating a hometown feeling. You can also still find acreage in Helotes. If you want space to keep horses, have a huge garden, or just like your privacy, Helotes is the place for you. Helotes also has very good, smaller public schools, including the top-ranked O’Connor High School.

We love helping people find the right spot in San Antonio that suits their needs. Give us a call at 210.860.1775 or text Homesforsale to 36260 so we can get started.