About Us
Hometenders was conceived in 1988 in the depressed real estate market of Houston, Texas. When the price of oil fell to $12 a barrel, the foreclosure rate on homes in Houston area was over 2,000 a month. Home prices in some areas fell as much as 30 percent. Average time on the market for a single family home was in excess of 220 days and most houses where vacant.
Founders Susan Tinsley and Steven Hartstein saw a need to improve the marketability and reduce the distressed connotation of vacant homes. They formed a unique service for anyone with a vacant home to market and sell. The concept was ingeniously simple: At no cost to the Homeowner or Realtor, find a qualified Hometender who could occupy the home, agree to keep the home in impeccable condition, ready to show seven days a week.
We now have over of 37 years experience in marketing and managing vacant properties. Hometenders have regularly been used by the areas largest real estate companies including Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, Gary Greene, Keller Williams, RE/MAX, Compass Real Estate, Martha Turner Sotheby's International Realty, Greenwood King Properties, Bernstein Realty to name a few. Our services have helped sell over one billion dollars in real estate and have worked with over 1000 Realtors who continue to provide repeat business. 75% of our business is referral to us by Realtors, proof of our success and commitment to quality service.
