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Guides to selling, ROI and real estate investing
Plain answers to the questions homeowners and investors ask us most, including the Texas rules behind them.
Selling
- Selling
How Do Cash Home Buyers Calculate Their Offers?
How investors and cash home buyers work out an offer: after-repair value, repair costs, holding and selling costs, and why the 70% rule is only a starting point.
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How Long Does It Take to Sell a House for Cash?
The steps and timeline of selling a house for cash in Texas: offer, contract, title work, and closing, and what can slow it down.
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Can You Sell a House As-Is in Texas?
Yes, you can sell a house as-is in Texas. What “as-is” means, the Seller’s Disclosure Notice, and your options: list as-is or sell directly to a buyer.
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How Much Does It Cost to Sell a House in Texas?
The typical costs of selling a house in Texas: agent commissions, title policy, closing costs, repairs, concessions and holding costs, compared with a direct sale.
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How Long Does Foreclosure Take in Texas?
How Texas non-judicial foreclosure works: the notice of default, the 21-day notice of sale, first-Tuesday courthouse sales, and your options before the sale.
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How Do You Sell an Inherited House in Texas?
The steps to sell an inherited house in Texas: probate or heirship, who signs, multiple heirs, the stepped-up basis, and selling as-is.
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Investing
- Investing
What Is Wholesaling in Real Estate?
Wholesaling explained: how a wholesaler contracts a property and assigns it to an investor, what sellers should ask, and how it works under Texas law.
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How Do You Calculate ROI on a Real Estate Investment?
How to calculate return on investment for a fix-and-flip or rental property: ROI, cash-on-cash return and cap rate, with simple illustrative examples.
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How Do Investors Find Off-Market Properties?
Where off-market real estate deals come from: direct-to-owner marketing, wholesalers, probate and pre-foreclosure lists, agents and networks, and how to evaluate them.
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