Buy and Sell with Betty
Work with a Texas REALTOR® experienced in green homes, historic properties, acreage, ranches, sustainable living, and Central Texas real estate.
Central Texas Realtor With An Organic Lifestyle.
I am a Central Texas REALTOR® and I love to help people buy, sell or build homes, land, ranches, etc. I specialize in properties to live the ORGANIC lifestyle. I have a long term experience with greenbuilt homes and concepts.
As a child, I always loved nature. I loved being close to nature as I rode horses, swam and fished in our ranch ponds as well as identified, ate and used native trees and plants at our 1,000 acre ranch in the Sand Hills near Seguin, Texas.
I studied “Stalking the Wild Asparagus” by Euell Gibbons in the 1970’s for more information. Very interested in ecology in the 1970’s and reading Mother Earth News I longed for the simple, efficient life then and still do.
I did my first Energy Audit with blower door test on a home we owned in 1983. My late husband and I had a custom log home designed by the President of the Coastal Bend Solar Energy Society, architect Dietrich Braun.
It was Passive Solar with transom windows at the higher interior elevation areas to let heat out serving as a thermal chimney. We built our own solar collectors for a solar hot water system in 1981. I’ve lived on a farm and was producing home grown meat, eggs and goat milk. I have also trained horses and ponies to both drive and ride.
My commitment to sustainability extends to both my personal lifestyle and my real estate practice. My yard is filled with native plants that create a welcoming haven for pollinators and other wildlife. I grow organic vegetables, fruits, and herbs in both my front and back yards, and my property is proud to be a National Wildlife Federation Certified Wildlife Habitat.
I also make environmentally conscious choices in my daily life, including driving a hybrid Honda CRV for my real estate business. Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to represent some of the Austin area’s exceptional green homes, including homes designed and built by Peter Pfeiffer of Barley & Pfeiffer Architecture. These thoughtfully designed homes incorporated sustainable principles into both its architecture and construction. Built using Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF), it offered excellent energy efficiency, while an innovative rainwater collection system served as its sole source of water.
About Texas Organic Home
Betty Saenz not only talks the talk but walks the walk. Betty chooses to home office rather than driving into her main office everyday and drives a 43 plus mpg vehicle thus reducing her carbon footprint as a EcoBroker or GREEN REALTOR.
Betty recycles her printer toner drums and buys recycled toner drums. Almost all of Betty’s paper, cardboard, glass, plastic (hard and stretchy), metal and food waste is recycled. Betty has rainwater collection and a xeriscape for water conservation.
Betty composts, practices organic gardening methods, grows some of her own food, even in her front yard. Betty has retrofitted her 1990’s home with spray foam insulation in the attic roof decking creating a sealed envelope and 2-16 SEER HVAC systems with 90% efficient furnaces and an Energy Star roof shingle. Betty’s yard is also a National Wildlife Federation Certified Wildlife Habitat.
Here are some of the signs I proudly display:
My Specialties
Green Built Homes, Wildlife Habitat Land, Prairie Restoration Land, and Organic Farms
Sellers please call, text or e-mail Betty early. She can save you money and time and get your house on the market fully prepared so it will bring the highest dollar in the shortest amount of time. Betty has been helping sellers get homes ready to sell since 1997. She has the skills to negotiate multiple offers and get you the best terms in today’s real estate market place.
Buyers Betty knows how to write winning offers, she has winning lenders to choose from in this tough seller’s market. If you want to buy a great house, you need the inside information to compete against multiple offers.
Betty cares about others as she does the Earth and all its creatures. You will be treated with respect and concern. You can reach Betty Saenz EcoBroker REALTOR at 512-785-5050 or by e-mail to discuss your Real Estate needs.
