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7 Best Apps for Real Estate Investors in Texas

Listing Spark

Real estate investors who want to stay nimble in this market (especially as inventory stays low and prices stay meteorically high) need to adopt every tool at their disposal to stay informed and to quickly assess homes just entering the marketplace. Real estate investors need to have immediate access to both information and actionable steps.

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Pros and Cons of Selling Your Home As-Is

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

For some homeowners, extensive renovations can present a challenge in terms of time and finances, particularly if you plan to move out of your home soon. However, sometimes properties may have specific problems that are too serious and can’t go unnoticed at an open house. No need to spend money on repairs.

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Mortgage rates are the highest they’ve been this year. Did loan officers expect this?

Housing Wire

Many investors had expected the Fed to cut benchmark rates as early as March, and loan officers had hoped to see a decline in mortgage rates that tend to move in tandem with long-term yields. More than 20 of his LOs produced at least $1 million in volume during the opening month of this year and 10 of them topped $2 million.

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Investment Success: The Crucial Role of Brokerages for Investors

Listing Spark

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.

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A Step-By-Step Guide for How to List on MLS Without an Agent

Listing Spark

In Texas, anyone can sell their home without a real estate agent or an attorney, so many people do so: former realtors, property investors, and people wanting to explore the market on their own. Additional services on an a la carte basis: Some high-quality providers will offer auxiliary services that make selling your home easier.

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How LOs, mortgage execs are preparing for 2024

Housing Wire

I think they need to have all systems firing, meaning they’ve got to do the traditional stuff where you’re doing broker open houses, you’re going to open houses, you are doing coffee clutches and breakfasts and all that. A successful loan officer in this market needs a very capable qualified assistant.

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Can 3-D printed homes help solve the housing crisis?

Housing Wire

“I don’t know if these companies can steward housing beyond pilot projects,” said Tyler Pullen, a researcher at the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at the University of California-Berkeley. All of their material seems more geared toward investor pitches and media buzz generation.”. 3-D home printing companies.