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Modern FSBO Listing Services: Innovative Tools You Can Use
The conventional pathway to selling your home is hiring a listing agent who represents you in the transaction and manages the marketing that requires a real estate license—namely, listing your property on the MLS. This…
How to Navigate the Home Selling Journey With Flat Fee MLS
The MLS is one of the most useful tools available for marketing a home you want to sell. The Multiple Listing Service (MLS) is made up of regional databases across the country, where people can…
FSBO Listing Services: How to Sell Without Traditional Agents
Selling a home in Texas is expensive. Sellers can expect to spend up to 8.7% of the home’s value on closing costs—putting the cost of doing business at $26,850 based on the median home value.…
How to Get the Most ROI From Property Investment Software
Margins are tightening for businesses all throughout the real estate industry, and property investors are also squeezed by rising property, renovation, and service costs. While the gross profit for flips has incrementally increased by $2,900…
Investment Success: The Role of Brokerages for Savvy Investors
Strategic property investors look at both the liabilities and assets columns when they’re assessing their business processes. However, many real estate investors focus on the property price above all else, including the initial purchase price,…
2024 Texas Real Estate Housing Report
This article offers insight in to the state of Texas real estate housing market and predicts what we might see in the future
Smart Tools for Success: Top Apps for Real Estate Investors
Flipping homes is as popular as ever. In the first quarter of 2023 alone, real estate investors flipped 72,960 homes. In the real estate investment market overall, activity remains high and profitable—even reaching measurably above…
Investment Success: The Crucial Role of Brokerages for Investors
Real estate investors face a lot of challenges, even in Texas markets that are showing a strong ROI for flips and sales. Some of the dominant challenges in the recent real estate market are financing…
Crunching Numbers: Using an Investment Property Closing Costs Calculator
As the saying goes, in real estate investments, you make your money when you buy, not when you sell. After all, the purchase price is the set point. From there, you can only realize so…
4 Strategies for Selling Your Home Without a Realtor
Texas is a great place for real estate investors and homeowners looking to sell. For one, you’re not required to have a lawyer present during a home real estate transaction. In fact, homeowners can sell…
