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The Best Paint Sprayers You Can Buy Now
As landlords, real estate investors need to repaint properties often. These might be touchups between tenants, full paints to update a property, or updating specific components of a property –…
What is an Underwater Mortgage?
For many of us, our home is our biggest asset, but like other assets we invest in, such as stocks and bonds, property values fluctuate over time due to various…
Selling a Home with Solar Panels
If you’re a homeowner with solar panels installed on your house to reduce your environmental impact, utility bill, or both, here’s what you need to know when you’re ready to…
How To Find Out If a Property Has a Lien
Just because you’ve owned a house for a long time doesn’t mean you know everything about it. Homeowners are not always notified when liens are placed on their property, so…
What You Need to Know about Deeds in Texas
Texas is one of the few states that is a “deed of trust” state. While many people take out a mortgage to purchase real estate, which is a loan borrowed…
What is a Lady Bird Deed?
Texas is one of only five US states that authorizes a Lady Bird deed. This type of deed allows a property owner to transfer ownership to a beneficiary at their…
Real Estate Appraisal Types Explained
An appraisal is an expert valuation of what a property is worth, and there are two types of appraisals in real estate. There’s a property tax appraisal, which is used…
Evaluate Potential Real Estate Investments Using DealCheck
Before you buy an investment property, it’s crucial to have your numbers crunched right. While you can’t control rehab costs and after-repair value (ARV), you can control your purchase price…
How to Stop Foreclosure at the Last Minute
Having to go through a foreclosure is an unfortunate situation for anyone to have to face. But life happens and a divorce, job loss, medical condition, or another circumstance can…
What Is an Easement in Real Estate?
An easement is an arrangement granting one person or group—known as the easement holder—the right to access the property of another person or group. Whether or not the property owner…
What Happens to a House if the Owner Dies Without a Will?
In an ideal world, all matters of inheritance would be decided by a will clearly stating the wishes of the deceased. However, death can come unexpectedly, and it’s not uncommon…
What Is Adverse Possession in Real Estate?
If a person spends a long enough time occupying someone else’s land, they may be able to claim that land for themselves through a principle known as adverse possession. Adverse…
What You Need to Know About Galvanized Plumbing
If your house was built during or before the 1960s, or in the early 1970s, there is a good chance it has galvanized plumbing. While it was once the norm,…
What is an Earnest Money Deposit in Real Estate?
If you’re selling a home, you no doubt want to get it off the market in a timely manner. But, settling for the wrong buyer can cost you more time…
Paperwork Needed to Sell a House By Owner in Texas
When selling your home, it’s only natural to want to make as much profit as possible. Using a real estate agent makes the sale process run more smoothly, but it…