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The Importance of Schools When Investing in Real Estate

With so many factors to consider when investing in real estate, it’s sometimes easy to overlook one of the most important — local public schools. The Dallas-Fort Area is dotted with different school districts, each offering a different level of quality in education. And sometimes the quality of elementary and middle schools within a school
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10 Inexpensive Ways to Update Your Investment Property

Are you considering making updates to your investment property? If you’re like many rental property owners, you’re most interested in updates that are inexpensive but that increase the amount of rent you can charge or the asking price when you choose to sell. In short, you’re looking for updates that bring real value to your
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The 10 Benefits of Using a Property Management Company

No real estate investor wants to add to his or her list of expenses. That’s why many choose hands-on, do-it-yourself property management. Hiring a property management company would just be another expense, right? Yes, third-party property management is an expense. But it’s better to look at management costs as an investment that pays out a
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6 Tips for Air Conditioning Maintenance

Your rental property’s air conditioning is one of its most important (and expensive) systems. This is especially true in Dallas, where tenants expect a high-functioning AC system in the midst of summer and the triple-digit temperatures it can bring. Properly maintaining an AC system should be a partnership between the landlord and the tenants. Together,
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DFW’s Best Areas for Real Estate Investment

Rental properties are a huge opportunity for investors who want to put their money to work, enjoy cash flow possibilities, and get a nice return upon resale. And the Dallas-Fort Worth area is one of the best markets in the country for real estate investing. But the Dallas-Fort Worth area is also made up of
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7 Important Skills a Property Manager Can Develop

There’s nothing easy about property management. If there were, more and more people would invest in real estate and manage day-to-day operations. But investors can master property management by developing a series of skills that are uniquely suited to owning and operating real estate investments. At HUNTAHOME, we’re intimately familiar with these skills, because we
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10 Curb Appeal Ideas for Your Rental Property

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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5 Spring Lawn Care Tips for Landlords

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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