Real Estate in Spring, Tomball, Magnolia, Cypress, NW Houston and the Woodlands

North Star Estates is a located off Zion road in Tomball TX, a hometown with a heart.  There are not many subdivisions that are actually in Tomball and this is one of the few.  North Star Estates is approximately 30 to 35 minutes from Houston.   It is a small quiet neighborhood with towering pines, oaks and nicely landscaped yards.

North Star Estates was developed in the mid 1990’s by Partners in Building.  With only about 200 homes it is a fairly small subdivision.  The homes range in size from 1855 square feet to 4700 square feet.  Many homes have over-sized lots.  The subdivision is fairly well built out but there are a few lots left that can still be built on.

Typical amenities include game rooms, 3 to 4 bedrooms, 2.5 to 3 bathrooms, separate formal areas and large windows.  North Star Estates has a HOA.  There is a community pool and a small park with walking trails.  A number of homes back up to the park.

Homes sales are currently in the $165,000 to $375,000 range.  The subdivision is NOT in a MUD district but is in the actual city of Tomball.  The tax rate is $2.78 per 100 home value.  This helps to keep the property taxes fairly reasonable.  Being located in Tomball the subdivision has all the Tomball city amenities such as water, trash, sewer and gas.

The subdivision is in the highly acclaimed Tomball ISD.  The High School is Tomball, the middle school is Beckendorf and the elementary is Tomball.

For all your Tomball TX Real Estate needs, contact me today!
Marchel Peterson
Results Realty
Cell:               832-721-8332       

Rosewood Hill is located just to the west of Tomball off of 2920.  Jack Frey developed this subdivison some 30 years ago; it was one of the first subdivisons he developed.    As is typical of Jack Frey developments it  provides a relaxed country lifestyle to its residents.  It is getting harder to find acreage communities with Tomball schools.  With its wooded acreage home sites and winding country roads it is one gorgeous community.

There are approximately 300 home sites.  Home sizes range from 1700 square feet to over 4000 square feet.  Most homes are on one acre lots although some home sites have a little larger acreage.  The homes range in age from 1979 to 2003. 

There is a recreation center with a community swimming pool and tennis courts for the use of the residents.  The lakes that surround Rosewood Hills really adds to the ambiance of the communuity  There are several community lakes for the use of the Rosewood Hills property owners.  The lakes are surrounded by large trees and beautiful foliage.  Rosewood Hillsa allows catch and release fishing  in the lakes for the residents.  The day I was there several young people were fishing in the lake.  A picnic area is located at one of the lakes.

Rosewood Hills is in the highly acclaimed Tomball ISD.  If you are looking for an acreage community in Tomball with Tomball schools this could be just the community for you.

For all your Tomball TX Real Estate needs, contact me today!
Marchel Peterson
Results Realty
Cell:               832-721-8332       

Wimbledon Falls is located just to the south of the Woodlands in Northwest Harris County off of Kukendahl.  The community is small and has amenities that you normally only find in much larger communites.  It is designed around water and boast a scenic waterfall, walking trails, greenbelts and a reservoir.   The clubhouse has a room that can be used for private parties, a beautifully equipped work out room and a community pool.  The falls are a wonderful place to relax.  The day I was there taking pictures someone was doing a photo-shoot.  I was dodging them as I was wanting pictures of the falls and he was taking a photo-shoot of the gal around the falls. It is a gorgeous community and also abounds with towering pines and hardwoods. 

Homes are currently priced between $170,000 to $300,000.  The subdivision is still being developed; the current builders are Imperial Homes, Gehan Homes and Plantation Homes.  Wimbldeon Falls is only a few years old so all the homes that are in the subdivision are recent.  The good news about this subdivision is that they are keeping the trees.   It is unusual to find a newer subdivision that is still keeping trees; most of the newer subdivisions have started clear cutting.  I am never thrilled to see the clear cutting that goes on so to me that is a huge plus for Wimbledon Falls.

Wimbledon Falls is in the highly acclaimed Klein ISD.  The elementary is Metzler Elementary (one of our recent elementaries), Hildebrandt Intermediate and Klein Oak High School.

Wimbledon Falls is located in unincorporated Harris County just minutes from the county line.  It has a Tomball mailing address but is just minutes from Spring and just 5 minutes north you have all the amenities of The Woodlands.

For all your Tomball TX Real Estate needs, contact me today!
Marchel Peterson
Results Realty
Cell: 832-721-8332

This post is about the Texas “option fee clause” in the standard Texas “1 to 4 family residential contract” and what this clause has to do with home inspections.  I have lived in four states and each state has handled the home inspection process in a different manner.  In Texas all residential contracts have an “option fee” clause. This clause allows buyers and sellers to negotiate a specified time during which the buyer can fully evaluate the house.  For this right, they buyer pays the seller a nonrefundable “option fee”. 

So let’s say you have finished negotiations everything is signed and you are under contract.  If you chose to have an option period you are now going to be in your option period.  (Personally I think everyone should take this right).  Everything is negotiable but usually you will have put $50 to $100 down for a 5 to 10 day option period.  This period gives you the time to do your home inspections and if you get cold feet this option also gives you the right to back out at anytime during that option period and all you lose is your option check and any money you may have paid on inspections. 

When doing inspections time is of the essence.  You will need to quickly find an inspector to inspect the home.  If you would like more information about finding an inspector and what to ask check out my post on “What to ask your home inspector”.

The primary purpose of the inspection is to educate you so you can make an informed purchasing decision.  If you are buying a re-sale home I can almost guarantee you that the inspector will find something; that is what you are paying them for.  The big ticket items you will want to keep in mind are the foundation, the heat/air and the roof; almost everything else is small stuff.  Should you find something that needs to be repaired during the inspections you can either ask for repairs or negotiate an agreed upon price so that you can do the repairs yourselves.

If the repairs are more than what you want to do, or maybe you just got cold feet,  remember because of that Texas “option fee clause” you can back out for any reason during this option period.  As I said earlier the only money you will lose is the money you put down for the option and the cost of your inspections. The earnest money will be returned to you in full as long as you provide the owner a termination letter in the agreed upon days.  Again time is of the essence!

For all your Spring TX Real Estate needs, contact me today!
Marchel Peterson
Results Realty
Cell: 832-721-8332

High Meadow Ranch is often advertised as where the city meets the country.  This is a great way to describe High Meadow Ranch; as it is conventient to Tomball and Magnolia.  If you work in the city it is a failry easy commute; especially with the overpass through Tomball almost finished.  You can enjoy a true rural lifestyle in this golf course estate community located in southern Montgomery County just north of Tomball off 1774. The landscape could not be more gorgeous with gently rolling hills, tall pine trees and hardwoods. High Meadow Ranch sits on the site where Lester Goodson (dealership owner) used to raise champion quarter horses. It has now been turned in to a country master planned community. Homes range in price from $350,000 to well over a million.

High Meadow Ranch is country estate living at its finest.  There are three different areas you can choose to live in. 

The High Meadow Ranch area is divided in to 2 to 10 acre home sites. This is the area in High Meadow Ranch where you can have horses. You are permitted one horse per acre. There are various trails you can ride on throughout the subdivision. 

The Village of High Meadow Ranch is located adjacent to High Meadow Ranch. This area has the same beautiful rural country setting among the tall pines, oak trees and gently rolling hills. This area features 160 one acre home sites.

Oak Falls at High Meadow Ranch is an exclusive golf course community. The home sites all sit within one of three, six hole loops that make up the golf course. There are 34 home sites in this area and they all enjoy a golf course view. The falls enjoy the privacy of a central restricted recreation area.

High Meadow Ranch Golf Course is a premier daily fee golf course. The 18-hole golf course is routed around three, six-hole loops. The terrain varies from loop to loop and this unique cloverleaf design offers a variety of golf course experiences. The course has several practice areas and putting greens. There is a golf shop with all the latest golf equipment. There are teaching programs with PGA professional staff. If you get hungry Ogie’s grill is a full service bar and grill.

The development has many amenities from swimming, tennis, sports courts. There are numerous walking trails and places to take nature hikes. There is even a community fishing lake.

This is another beautiful Jack Frey Properties Development. Jack Frey Properties have been developing communities in the Northwest Harris and Southern Montgomery County areas for the last 30 years.

The community is in the highly acclaimed Magnolia Independent School District.  The elementary is Magnolia elementary the intermediate is Magnolia junior high and the high school is the new Magnolia West.

High Meadow Ranch Resources

For all your Magnolia TX Real Estate needs, contact me today!
Marchel Peterson
Results Realty
Cell: 832-721-8332

Indigo Lake Estates is located just to the west of Magnolia off of Nichols Sawmill.

It is a convenient commute from Tomball and has fairly easy access to Houston.  Located on over 2500 wooded acres Indigo Lake estates has over 400 existing homes; this might be just the country community for you.  Horses and Indigo Lake Estates go hand in hand.

The homes in Indigo Lakes are on from 1 to 17 acres with most being in the 2 to 3 acre size. The homes range in size from 2000 square feet to over 6000 square feet.  As I said if you are looking for a country subdivision that allows horses this could be the subdivision for you; horse and nature trails surround the subdivision.  The restrictions allow for 1 horse per acre.  There is a total of 6 miles of riding and hiking trails.

Home prices currently range from $200,000 to over a million. The subdivision is not in a municipal utility district (MUD). The subdivision is on community water and each home has its own septic. This helps to keep the tax rate low.

There is an actual lake that goes with the name of Indigo Lake Estates.   It is a 160 acre private lake big enough that you can water ski on it but only if you are a resident or the guest of a resident.  Unlike most subdivision lakes which are for looks only you can boat, swim and fish in the lake.  There are three lake parks surrounding the lake.  The lake parks have picnic areas, barbecue grills, playgrounds, beach volleyball areas.

Indigo Lake Estates is in the highly acclaimed Magnolia Independent School District. The Elementary school is Nichol Sawmill, the Intermediate is Magnolia and the high school is the new Magnolia West.

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Indigo Lake Estates Resources

• Indigo Lake Estates Community Highlights
• Magnolia TX Volunteer Fire Department
• Magnolia Chamber of Commerce

For all your Magnolia TX Real Estate needs, contact me today!
Marchel Peterson
Results Realty
Cell: 832-721-8332

Coventry is located in Northwest Harris County just south of The Woodlands off of Kuykendahl.  When I say just south I mean it literally; as it is just south of the new Creekside subdivision.  It is not part of Augusta Pines but it is the subdivision that you drive through to get to Augusta Pines Golf Club.  It is located a mile off of Kuykendahl, you take Augusta Pines Blvd. to the stop sign.; you will see the Coventry Club house at the entrance to the subdivision.  Because it is so far from any main roads you don’t hear much street noise in the subdivision.  It gives you the feel of living out in the country when you are really in a subdivision.  There are not street lights instead each home has their own yard light.  This gives the subdivision a certain ambiance at night that you just don’t get in other subdivisions.

With only about 300 homes it is a relatively small subdivision.With a history going back to the early 1980’s the subdivision really did not take off until the late 1990’s and early in 2000. The two builders for the homes built in the 1990’s  and on in to 2000 were Royce & Hampton.  They range in size from 1600 to 3200 square feet.   The homes that were built in the 1980’s were a bit larger and range in size form 2800 to 3700 square feet. There are towering pines, oaks and sweet gums through out the subdivision.  The builder tried to keep as many trees as they could. 

The club house was recently renovated by the HOA adding a full kitchen and totally renovating the outside.   The beautiful original stone is intact but the rest of the building has been updated with  with hardy plank.  A pavilion was added in front of the swimming pool; this makes for a nice place to relax and talk with neighbors in the shade. Cement walk ways were also added.  Next door to the clubhouse a playground was added with some great playground equpiment and benches to watch your children play. One of the perks of home ownership in Coventry is that you can reserve the actual clubhouse to use for personal parties or events.  You put a deposit down and when the clubhouse is left clean the deposit is refunded back to you.

Home sales currently fall in the $125,000 to $200,000 range. The subdivision is in the highly acclaimed Klein ISD. The high school is Klein Oak, the intermediate is Hildebrandt and the grade school is Metzler.

For all your Spring TX Real Estate needs, contact me today!
Marchel Peterson
Results Realty
Cell: 832-721-8332

The Preserve is a gorgeous Spring Texas community nestled in tall pine and oak trees in Northwest Harris County.  Houston is about a 30 to 45 minute commute depending on the time of day.  Augusta Pines Golf Course is within walking distance of the community.  There is a  road that connects The Preserve with Augusta Pines.  The community has easy access to all the convienences of the Woodlands. 

The Preserve is a fairly recent community  developed within the last 5 to 7 years.  It is rapidly growing and is almost completely built out.  When it is totally built out the community will have around 250 homes.  The Preserve is divided in to three different communities.

Oakmont Village is a private gated enclave.  There are 61 homes sites and the lot sizes are 60 x 120.  Castle Rock Communities is currently building in this community and there are only 4 lots left to build on.

Oak Trace is located between the gated community of Oakmont Village and the estate community of Oak Hill Estates.  There are 140 home sites and they range in size from 70 x 140 to 80 x 140.  There are currently only 15 lots left to build on in Oak Trace.  Home prices range from $200,000 to $400,000. Hallmark Design Homes is currently building in this community.

Oak Hill Estates is the Estate community.  There are 59 home sites and the lots are 120 x 160.  The prices range from $400,000 to $600,000.  Numerous custom builders are building in the estate section.

The community is located in the highly acclaimed Klein ISD.  The Elementary school is Metzler, which just opend a few years ago.  The intermediate is Hildebrantdt and the high school is Klein Oak.

For all your Spring TX Real Estate needs, contact me today!
Marchel Peterson
Results Realty
Cell: 832-721-8332

Windrose is a master planned community in Spring Texas.  It is located at Kuykendahl and 2920 with easy access to I-45, the Beltway and SH 249.  It sprawls over an area of 1121 acres of land and has approximately 2000 homes. 

Within the community Windrose offers a variety of amenities such as a lake offering lakefront home sites.   Walking trails abound.    There are two swimming pools in the community one of them being a Junior Olympic pool (get ready for those swim meets).    The other swimming pool is just fun with water slides.

There’s a Meeting house for the residents to get together.  As you can tell from the sign there’s a lot of ways to get involved in the community.  Located near the Meeting house you will find tennis courts, volleyball courts and a soccer field. 

The community includes an 18 hole golf championship golf course winding through the neighborhood.  The club includes a full service golf shop, PGA golf teaching center, and full service grill. 

The fairways meander through century old Oak and Pine trees.  The Club Amenities include a Twelve acre driving range, 10,000 square foot driving green.

The area is booming with many new shopping facilities opening up. A new Wal-mart has been built at the corner of 2920 and Kuykendahl which has made shopping much more accessible.  There are all kinds of restuarants and other shopping available.

• Windrose Golf Club
• Klein Independent School District
• Harris County Appraisal District

Northampton subdivision is located in Spring Texas about 20 minutes from Houston.  The subdivision has been in existence since the 1960’s.  It has experienced tremendous growth in the last few years and now has approximately 1200 homes.  With the wonderful tree lined boulevard you won’t believe that you are so close to fast paced Houston.  It is thought that the Live Oak Tree you see when you first enter the subdivision is over 100 years old.  The Northampton story give information about the area dating back to the 1750’s.

The older homes are built in the 1960’s and 1970’s are located at the front of the subdivision.  These homes have those incredibly large lots with all the beautiful pines and hardwoods.  These homes have an elegant look that you just don’t get with the newer homes and the large yards really set them apart.  Square footage ranges from 1900 square feet to close to 4000 square feet.  I sold a home in here years ago at that 1900 square foot range but they are few and far between most homes are going to be much larger.

Located to the left and to the right of the older homes are Northampton Pines and Northampton Forest.  These homes were built since the mid 1990’s.  Sqare footage in this area ranges from 2400 square feet to 4000 square feet.  Also located at the front of the subdivision is the community center.  There’s an Olympic size swimming pool, fishing pond, tennis courts, playground and the MUD house.

Wondering to the back of the community down the tree lined boulevard will bring you to the estate section of Northampton and to the Willow Creek golf club.  This is a private golf club; it is not open to the public.  The estate section has the larger homes and most of them have been built since the early 1990’s with many of them being on the golf course. 

At the very back of the community off of Rayford you will also find a section of Northampton.  There really is nothing back there to let you know this is a part of Northampton but it is.  This is the area located off of Haverford and Giltspur.  It looks as though it would be part of Auburn Lakes but it is actually part of Northampton.  I have helped several families buy homes in this section and they have loved the over-sized lots and tree lined streets.  They now have the added convenience of Gosling Rd. opening to The Woodlands and Rayford Rd. opening up to Kukykendahl.

Northampton is located in the highly acclaimed Klein ISD.  The schools are all within walking distance from the front of the subdivision.  If you are wondering about the cows they are  the schools neighbors.  When you leave the subdivision you truly feel like you are in the country but you have all the conveniences of the city. 

For more great picture of Northampton click here to visit the Northampton Blog!

Northampton Resources

• Northampton Blog
• Northampton Municipal Utility District
• Klein Independent School District
• Harris County Appraisal District

For all your Spring TX Real Estate needs, contact me today!
Marchel Peterson
Results Realty
Cell: 832-721-8332