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What Not To Fix When Selling a House: 5 Things in 2025
The real estate landscape has transformed dramatically following the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) settlement in March 2024. These commission structure changes officially took effect on August 17, 2024, and we’re now seeing their real-world…
Selling a House Without a Realtor in Texas: An Essential Guide
Selling a home is one of the largest financial transactions most people will ever make, and doing it without a realtor adds another layer of responsibility. While skipping the agent can save you thousands in…
7 Simple Steps for Selling Your Home FSBO in Texas
Forgoing the traditional route of hiring a real estate agent when selling your home can feel empowering, if not a little daunting. For Texas homeowners, the option to sell their homes as For Sale By…
Tech Roundup: The Best Real Estate Software for Investors
For any real estate investment, efficiency is king. A significant aspect of efficiency is managing your budget and costs. Inefficient expenses range from relying on a conventional listing agent to spending too much on holding…
How For Sale by Owner Is Changing in Texas
The real estate market has undergone many changes in the past few years. Areas like the DFW metroplex have seen a 25.9% increase in home prices over the past three years, and inventory is still…
How to Sell a House by Owner in Texas: 4 Steps To Get Right
The traditional way of selling homes (hiring real estate agents) is slowly giving way to a more profitable option: selling by owner, also known as FSBO (For Sale By Owner). This do-it-yourself model has been…
Do You Need Property Value Analysis Software?
There’s an old saying in real estate: You make your money when you buy, not when you sell. But buying and selling are so strategically interwoven that you can only make good decisions on buying,…
Digital Home Sales: How to Sell Your Home Online in 7 Steps
Selling your home no longer means you have to put up yard signs, organize open houses, or even hire a listing agent. Instead, you can learn how to sell your home online at a fraction…
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…
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…
