Parking is a major source of frustration for people in large cities, including Houston. Although it’s convenient to live in an apartment that’s within walking distance of downtown areas, the downside is minimal or expensive parking.
30 Sep
Archives for September 2019
27 Sep
How Reasonable Landlords Handle Late Fees In Houston
In a perfect world, tenants would pay rent on time and make no excuses when they’re late. In the real world, sometimes it doesn’t work that way.
25 Sep
7 Reasons to Buy Investment Property In Rural Houston
Investing in a rural property in the Houston area offers perks you won’t find in the city. If you haven’t considered rural investing, here are seven reasons that might change your mind.
23 Sep
6 Smart Ways Landlords Reduce Liability
Although investment properties often yield a predictable cash flow and healthy margins, they can also open you to substantial levels of risk. Those risks are significant enough that some people just avoid this form of investment.
20 Sep
Landlords: Don’t Make Things Harder Than They Have to Be
Nobody becomes a landlord thinking, “I sure wish I had something else on my plate right now.” No … in most cases, people invest in rental properties with the dream of generating passive streams of income that require little work or effort.
18 Sep
8 Reasons You Probably Aren’t Cut Out to Buy a Fixer-Upper
If you binge-watch enough 30-minute TV episodes, or spend a substantial amount of time scrolling through Pinterest boards, you might eventually be tempted to buy a fixer-upper for your next home.
16 Sep
Buying a House: It’s Not For Everyone
Conventional wisdom says, “Buy a house! It’s the American Dream!” Indeed, millions have found this works for them over the years … but many have also had the opposite experience.
13 Sep
When Is It Appropriate to Make an Offer Over Asking Price on a Home?
For the most part, properties are priced at an amount slightly to moderately higher than the true value of the home. This is because most real estate agents and homeowners expect buyers to make a bid that is less than the “true” value of the home, allowing there to be some room for negotiation. It also increases the likelihood of someone paying the asking price, which results in higher profitability for the homeowner.
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11 Sep
What Does It Take to Flip a Property Successfully?
New property investors often gravitate toward the idea of property flipping, because it sounds very enticing. The idea is to buy a house that’s either in poor condition or is being offered at an extremely attractive price, fix it or improve it in some vital ways, and then sell the home again, sometimes mere months after buying it, for a profit.
It all sounds good on paper, but the realities of property flipping are much more complex.
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9 Sep
The 10 Phases of Selling a House
Selling a home for the first time can be nerve-wracking, especially if you’re looking to buy a new house and aren’t sure how the timing is going to work out. The process can get complicated, which is why it’s important to work with a selling agent (and possibly a lawyer), but the better you understand it, the better you’ll be able to manage the stress of selling a home.