Count the moves.

Many people who sell a house and buy another one end up making two. Out of the old house and into something temporary, then out of the temporary place and into the new house a few weeks later.

We plan for one.

Here's …

Almost never.

And the few times a lowball offer looks like it worked, the buyer usually pays for it later.

Here's the short answer. A lowball offer is an offer far below the asking price with no reasoning behind the number. In Dallas-Fort Worth, it rarely gets a …

Usually, no.

A job change by itself rarely costs anybody a mortgage approval.

Changing jobs without telling your lender is another story.

Here's the short answer. A job change affects mortgage approval when it makes your income look less stable to a lender. Moving to a …

“Should I buy a house now, or should I wait for the market to get better?”

We hear some version of this question all the time.

It makes sense. Buying a home is a major financial decision. You don’t want to buy right before prices fall. You …