Sherry's Austin TX Real Estate Blog: June 2008

I was recently surprised at how many agents were not familiar with a product called Tech Shield. It is a radiant barrier best installed when a home is being built. The cost for an average home is around $300-$500 dollars. It blocks 97% of the heat coming into a home. Savings are usually 17-20% per month on heating and cooling bills.  Not only are we doing a great service to our clients, we are saving resources.  I personally feel that every home built today should automatically have it.  I am surprised at how many "green builders" don't use it.  It pays for itself within months, and will save thousands of dollars in the long run.  I have found only about one out of 50 clients have ever even heard of it!  I have yet to meet a builder (who doesn't automatically have it any home they build), even mention it while doing other upgrades in a home. Guess because it is not the big dollar upgrade they are wanting.  But it is the one upgrade my clients are thanking me for as we leave the builders office.  They are just thinking about the money saved every month by the one tip their agent gave them, and are so happy they decided to use me instead of just walking into the new home center by themselves.