Investor + Flippers Guide to FHA Flipping Guidelines

Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans are becoming an increasingly popular option for buyers all across the home market. And as home prices have climbed higher than ever in the past three years, many prospective homeowners are turning to FHA loans due to the increased assistance and down payment requirements they…

Financing for your next real estate investment deal

ListingSpark works to help our investor clients get their next deal funded. There are plenty of creative ways to do this, from all cash to zero down. Here we will explore what we’ve seen work best for our clients, and point you to some of our favorite ways to find…

MLS Access for Investors: What You Need to Know

Real estate investing can be a profitable industry. Buying and holding rental properties, purchasing raw land in areas with predicted growth, and flipping run-down properties in popular neighborhoods are all excellent business avenues. In fact, despite rising prices and high levels of competition, flippers saw a gross profit of 27.5%…

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 much in profit based on the likely future sales price. During that moment of buying…

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 or upfront capital requirements, deciding on a liquidation strategy, and dealing with market fluctuations. Many…

Unlocking Investment Opportunities: Exploring MLS Access for Investors

Real estate markets across the country are normalizing, but the industry is still incredibly profitable for new and experienced property investors. Texas continues to represent one of the strongest markets, home to two of the top ten cities for real estate: Dallas/Fort Worth and Austin. By searching in and around…

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 since 2017, that represents an ROI that’s fallen by more than half of its 2017…

Maximizing Real Estate Investments with Flat Fee Listing Services

When Investors Should Use a Flat Fee Listing Service

As a real estate investor, you understand that one of the biggest costs is the transactions themselves. When you’re buying a property in Texas, the closing costs are relatively small at 1.5% of the purchase price. But the cost of selling is significantly steeper, coming out to around 10% of…

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, cost of repairs, and final sales price. While the house is the biggest line item…