Jim Rooks

I'm a:	Real Estate Professional
Company:	Keller Williams Heritage
Location:	San Antonio
Web sites:	My Website
	http://jimrooks.yourkwagent.com/
Phone:	(210) 844-9589

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San Antonio real estate since 1993. Licensed by the Texas Real Estate Commission.

Testimonials

""Jim worked very hard to sell my home, and I very much appreciated his zealous efforts throughout the marketing & selling process. He has a very effective marketing plan. For example, the flyers he personally produces are very attractive and emphasize the positive features of the home. When I was trying to get the house ready to put on the market, Jim gave me some good advice and helped me find professionals who could get the house ready to sell economically, such as a very reasonably priced landscape company. Once I had offers on the house, Jim helped me make an objective evaluation of those offers. And, when the buyers made their offer contingent upon quick possession, Jim went out of his way to help me coordinate last minute items, such as meeting repairmen, inspectors, rubbish removal company and others. In sum, Jim is the hardest-working and most effective realtor I’ve ever worked with (& I have worked with over a dozen realtors in several moves)""
Jon Fri May 9

""Jim was a terrific real estate agent. He was extremely knowledgeable and helped me tremendously with buying my first house. He provided me with all the information for me to pick the right house in the right location and for the right price.""
Jim Fri May 9

""Jim provides excellent service, attention to detail and wonderful follow-through....whether selling or buying your home. I am a three-time client of Jim's -- he's great to work with! Highly recommended.""
BJ Fri May 9

""Jim's insights on the San Antonio market, neighborhoods, and schools was of huge importance to us. His commitment to researching different options to accommodate our immediate family of four with the additional potential of housing an elderly parent was so appreciated. Given his help and knowledge, I am confident we made the right choice for our family! With our hectic lifestyle, Jim took on the burden of uncovering just the right fit to meet our needs. I appreciated Jim's professionalism, his prompt follow through, his emails to expedite the search and the late night, weekend or "lunch" appointments he set to meet our schedules! Should our family housing needs change, rest assured we will be giving Jim a call again!""
Stephanie & Chuck Fri May 9

""Jim Rooks is competent, reliable, and very experienced. We had a home on the market for almost a year with another realtor, then we hired Jim. He made some suggestions, put together a marketing plan, and sold the house in less than 30 days. We will always use Jim in the future and have recommended him many times over to friends in the area.""
Michelle Fri May 9

""When we were ready to sell our home, Jim helped us set the price which brought both a quick sale and a good return on our original investment""
Jim & Wylaine Fri May 9

""When we were relocated to San Antonio in 1997, Jim went out of his way to help us find the perfect community and the perfect home. We love it! So, when two of our sons followed us down here, Jim was the one to help them find their homes as well!""
Pam Fri May 9

""I had a rather challenging house to sell, at a rather challenging time. I tried a couple of Realtors without any luck. Then I tried Jim. He did a little bit of marketing and boom, he got it sold. I was a happy camper!""
Darrell Fri May 9

""We have sold and bought houses with Jim. Jim knows the market, is great with the financial aspects of buying and selling and is easy to work with!""
Vickie Fri May 9

""Jim came highly recommended and still exceeded all my expectations. He was on top of everything from the very first meeting, and made the entire process painless.""
Raj Fri May 9

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who can i contact for information? please call irene 210-584-0103

Asked earlier today by Irene - San Antonio - Home Buying - 2 answers

Jim Rooks answered:

If you subscribe to the RealtyTrac database or find an agent who is, there may be additional details. I can tell you that there are 12 homes in the tax database on that street. The tax appraised values run from about $84K to $123K.

I've never been able to figure out how RealtyTrac makes their estimates - perhaps based purely on the recorded initial mortgage amount. I'd be surprised if it went for the $21,000 noted, but I guess stranger things have happened!

Jim - Earlier today

This site shows that no homes have sold in the 78258 area code in the last 60 days. Is this correct?

Asked Tue Sep 16 2008, 19:06 by Aneta - 78258 - Market Conditions - 7 answers

Jim Rooks answered:

I'm away from the office for now, but the answer is no. Sold data in Texas does not automatically propogate to sites like Trulia. The "owner" of the listing must post any sold data and it's likely that no one has. - Tue Sep 16 2008, 19:32

Should I just reoccupy the home.?

Asked Mon Jun 30 2008, 03:50 by Tracy - San Antonio - Home Selling - 11 answers

Jim Rooks answered:

I hate to see a family have to split over long distances, but sometimes that's a harsh realty.

If your husband is likely to be deployed overseas with you remaining here, the answer gets simpler.

If not, you could consider renting the property here to mitigate the loss you're currently experiencing. Being a landlord comes with its own risks, though.

There was a Friday announcement of the relocation of the AT&T headquarters. 700 employees are affected. I anticipate a short term excess of inventory in the over $250,000 market. There are possible impacts on the under $250,000 market should many people decide to take this opportunity to move up in home and as a result put their home on the market.

When AT&T (then southwestern Bell) moved from St. Louis to San Antonio, it actually triggered an increase in market activity in St. Louis - I believe because of move up buyers - during the slowest market time of the year. The primary difference there, though, was the almost non - existent spec activity by builders with resultant low new home inventories.

The impact from this is really anyones best guess, but most will guess that the market will be further surpressed for a period of time.

Lastly, should you decide to move back, be sure to check the terms of your existing lease. If you can't terminate it in the near term, you may find that you don't save anything in making the move right now.

Jim - Mon Jun 30 2008, 06:22

What is the average time a single family home stays on the market until being sold in san antonio?

Asked Thu Jun 19 2008, 14:09 by Matt - San Antonio - Home Selling - 8 answers

Jim Rooks answered:

Try http://www.sabor.com/images/upload/mls-stats0508.pdf for current MLS statisitics by type of sale.

For single family homes, it's currently 87 days versus 66 a year ago. To be honest, I'm not sure if they still use average or if they've converted to median, but should be resosnably close for large amounts of data.

As stated by the previous posts, individual homes within the same subdivision can vary significantly, so the average for the whole market is pretty much just an interesting number when considering a specific situation.

Jim - Thu Jun 19 2008, 14:53

where can I find crime statistics for TX 78236?

Asked Fri Jun 6 2008, 15:21 by Sharon Wood - 78236 - Crime & Safety - 10 answers

Jim Rooks answered:

Go to http://jimrooks.featuredwebsite.com/community_info.asp and click on Community Reports. Enter your zip code of interest. You can also enter a second zip code for comparison purposes. Click on View Community Report. On that page will be a map. Right below it is a pull down menu with a number of choices including Crime. Choose that one for a bar graph comparing selected stats.

Let me know if I can be of help with hunting for a home!

Jim Rooks
JimRooks@Realtor.com - Fri Jun 6 2008, 16:24

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