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How to List on MLS commission-free (without a realtor)
Wether your buying or selling a house, getting access to the MLS (multiple listing service) Selling without a Realtor, it’s all about Location, Location, Location Anyone who knows anything about real estate knows it’s all…
7 Reasons to Work with A Flat-Fee Real Estate Broker
Are Flat-Fee Real Estate Firms Worth It? Increasingly more home sellers are contemplating whether they should skip the standard 6% real estate agent commission and find something cheaper. For Sale by Owner (FSBO) is one…
What’s The Best Cheap MLS Listing Service?
Why Do You Need a Cheap MLS Listing Service? More people than ever are moving – moving away from real estate agents who charge an arm and a leg for their services – to selling…
How to Sell A House By Owner: 2 Options
How to Sell Your House by Owner and Save Thousands Selling a house without a realtor isn’t as hard as you may think and the reward can be worth the effort. According to the National…
Should I List My Property As a Coming Soon?
Recently a few MLS’s around Texas (specifically Austin and DFW) have started utilizing a Coming Soon status in the MLS for up to 14 days prior to going Active. Essentially, this is meant to be…
How Important is the Seller's Disclosure Notice?
How important is the seller’s disclosure notice for a home seller? Short answer, VERY! More issues arise for home sellers after closing from failing to disclose a latent defect than anything else. Often times it…
Listing Checklist for Home Sellers
A lot goes in to selling a home. Here is a comprehensive home seller checklist to keep you on track through each different phase of the home selling process. Pre-Listing Checklist Pricing Analysis: Pricing is…
The Home Appraisal Blues
One of the worst things that can happen for any home seller is catching the home appraisal blues. You have navigated nearly every pitfall imaginable to get to this point. Getting your house ready to…
Are we saying goodbye to a seller’s market in Texas? Should you sell you home in Texas now?
We have seen the chatter about Austin and Dallas being two of the most over-valued markets in the country. For the last 5+ years we have enjoyed the spoils of being in a seller’s market.…
The Hoarder House – A case study
Recently we did an interview with Yale Hamrick; a North Texas investor who recently made over $50k in profits from a property he bought for only $112,000. This case study is rather short and gets…
