Danielle Fountain | Austin 🏡

Data-Driven Austin Realtor | Co-Founder, The One Realty 🏡📈 | USAF Academy Grad/Vet🇺🇸 | Mom, Wife 👩‍👩‍👦✝️ I ❤️ 🏋️‍♀️& 70.3 🏊🏻‍♀️ 🚲 🏃🏻‍♀️

[Danielle Fountain | Austin 🏡 @AustinRealtor]

Is a general home inspection is enough?

Sometimes it's a No! 😳

My clients just went under contract on a $1M+ white-painted brick home!!

It’s a beautiful home that has the potential to be an expensive problem…Why‼️

Not all painted brick is created equal.

✅Done correctly, painted brick can perform well for decades.

❌Done incorrectly, it can trap moisture, damage the masonry & create costly repairs.

During the option period we brought in a masonry expert rather than relying on the general home inspector where this is outside their scope.

He looked at:
• The condition of the brick
• Whether proper prep work was done
• The type of coating / paint used
• Signs of trapped moisture or deterioration
Result?

✅ It passed

The brick was properly prepared, coated with the right materials and showed no signs of underlying issues… (He did identify some normal home owner maintenance for the future.)

❤️ Takeaway ❤️
A general home inspection is critical.
But on certain homes, the smartest money you can spend is bringing in the right specialist whether it’s a masonry specialist,
plumber to scope the line, or an arborist to look at the trees lining your property.

🏡My clients are under contract on their dream home & more importantly, they can sleep easy on their $1M+ purchase.

#Austin #austintx

[Danielle Fountain | Austin 🏡 @AustinRealtor]

@Teelig I would agree the majority of the time but I had one earlier this year where the seller chose my client that was going to be living in the home over an investor with a higher net b/c someone did the same for them years ago when they bought it.

[Danielle Fountain | Austin 🏡 @AustinRealtor]

🏆 The highest offer doesn’t always win!

I just got buyer under contract in a hyper competitive Austin neighborhood where multiple offers with less than 2 months of supply is the norm!

We won because we:
✅ Wrote a clean offer
✅ Told their story in connection them with the seller
✅ Gave the seller/agent confidence on our buyer’s ability to close

The same strategy helped another client who is closing this week…

We won b/c of the terms of our offer and the relationship we created.

We also make sure to keep this consistent attitude through the sale and work towards a mutually beneficial closing.

In a competitive market you’re not just submitting numbers but also a narrative and connection!

#austin #austintx

[Danielle Fountain | Austin 🏡 @AustinRealtor]

@follard We’ll miss seeing you on walks! Best of luck

[Danielle Fountain | Austin 🏡 @AustinRealtor]

@mckaydarren Oh I wish I had gone out to see that!

[Danielle Fountain | Austin 🏡 @AustinRealtor]

If you’re in Austin Tx right now, do yourself a favor and go outside and look at the sunset!

#Austin

[Danielle Fountain | Austin 🏡 @AustinRealtor]

@bethanyjbabcock oh that is beautiful!

[Danielle Fountain | Austin 🏡 @AustinRealtor]

@atlast_theos That’s a great goal to have daily… to see the sky painted in these amazing colors!

[Danielle Fountain | Austin 🏡 @AustinRealtor]

@lipstickandcafe that’s gorgeous

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@LoewyLawFirm If you’re in Circle C or Hyde Park those homes are flying too…

[Danielle Fountain | Austin 🏡 @AustinRealtor]

@JohnLatham @grok find who he is talking about

[Danielle Fountain | Austin 🏡 @AustinRealtor]

Painted Brick…. I have avoided having a client fall in love with a house that has painted brick until now.

I know what “google” says about what happens when brick is painted over the long term.

Now who in the field knows if there is a way to properly do it? (Besides limewash)

And if there is a way to check that it was done right…

[Danielle Fountain | Austin 🏡 @AustinRealtor]

@BrandonTucker @YIMBYLAND you should ask them if they can upgrade you to the new temporary one

[Danielle Fountain | Austin 🏡 @AustinRealtor]

@TonySkaffUSA Thanks Tony! The brick and mortar are definitely a solid white and the texture is no longer reminiscent of brick.

The sellers had a professionally done in 2024. But what difference is that if it’s still paint…

[Danielle Fountain | Austin 🏡 @AustinRealtor]

@BobbyBizScout try Pemberton Heights if you want to be closed to DT

[Danielle Fountain | Austin 🏡 @AustinRealtor]

@ZyroFoxtrot @atxREpodcast My neighbor has a tree that is literally growing/resting on a pole. The city came and looked and market it to be trimmed…

6 months ago

It’s still the same today

[Danielle Fountain | Austin 🏡 @AustinRealtor]

@Dubflip I can’t imagine what it would go for today…

[Danielle Fountain | Austin 🏡 @AustinRealtor]

Lake Travis sits at 668.58 Ft currently or 13 ft below full

Last year, before the horrific floods & the dams were opened Lake Travis was ~47 ft below full and near historic lows.

There were numerous homes on inlets/coves that had boat docks sitting on the rocks and were not selling.

This is a reminder to know research the historical water level near any lake front homes.

Water today could be gone tomorrow….

#austin #laketravis

[Avery Tomasco @averytomascowx]

FLOODGATE OPEN at Starcke Dam above Lake Travis!

3-4" of rain nearby is forcing about ~15,000 cubic feet per second to move through the dam via one floodgate opening + electric turbines. Lake Travis climbing faster as a result #atxwx #txwx

[Danielle Fountain | Austin 🏡 @AustinRealtor]

@bosleyv23 holy smokes that is an insane change

[Danielle Fountain | Austin 🏡 @AustinRealtor]

@AtxCobia People were getting amazing deals in the famine stage last year if they knew they could hold out for the feast!