Too many real estate investors assume that curb appeal doesn’t matter. After all, renters just want a clean, affordable place to live, right? That may be true in some cases. But curb appeal means that you can attain higher rental rates and better tenants, and curb appeal also means you get a greater return on
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Lawn care is tough for real estate investors. It’s hard to get tenants to properly care for a lawn (even when that’s in the contract), and handling lawn care on your own cuts into monthly cash flow. But a healthy lawn is an asset, both when it’s time to lease a property and when it’s
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You’ve bought that first rental property. You filled it with tenants. You even enjoy a positive cash flow. Congratulations! You’re a successful real estate investor. But what does it take to develop a portfolio? The most successful real estate investors know how to scale their early success and add more properties. Adding more properties can
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The Dallas-Fort Worth area remains one of the hottest real estate markets in the country, and it’s only going to heat up more with summer around the corner. This summer, families will be looking to move while school is out of session. Prices will tick up slightly, and, while inventory is relatively low, there will
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Home sellers have two objectives in mind: 1) to sell the home quickly, and 2) to sell the home at its peak value. Of course, the biggest factor in achieving these two objectives is a home’s price. At HUNTAHOME, we work each day with owners who are putting up homes for sale in Dallas, TX
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Dallas Homes for Sale! The Dallas-Fort Worth real estate market is sizzling right now. Need proof? Zillow just named DFW as the nation’s No. 7 hottest market, joining a list that includes several jaw-droppingly expensive California markets (San Jose, San Francisco and San Diego). And that’s one reason why it’s such a great time to
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Repairs are a fact of life when you own rental properties. A dishwasher quits working. An electrical outlet shorts out. A sink or tub backs up. But those are relatively minor issues with relatively simple solutions. There are three big areas, though, where you want to avoid repairs at all costs: Roof Foundation HVAC Roof,
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No one wants an April surprise when they file their taxes, discovering that they owe a lot more than they expected (and a lot more than they are able to pay). This is especially true for real estate investors, who are often making large investments and closing big transactions with tax implications. How can you
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As 2018 turns into 2019, it’s the ideal time for property owners and landlords to think about their portfolios and what they hope to accomplish in the New Year. Perhaps you want to add new properties to your portfolio. Maybe you want to improve your existing properties in order to increase rents. Or it could
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Have you been coming oh-so-close to achieving the cash flow you want out of a rental property — only to fall a little bit short each month? It’s a common problem for real estate investors to face, but, luckily, there are a number of possible solutions you can try. When you’re looking for ways to
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