Our team works with hundreds of home sellers every year and the first thing I tell our prospective listing / marketing clients is that almost half of the homes in Dallas, TX that go on the market don't sell.  I know this sounds shocking, especially in a real estate …

In a recent post a real estate research blog stated that, on average, 12,000 homes sell every day in the United States. In the same post they looked at how many people are qualifying for mortgages. What they found was 72% of transactions involved someone obtaining financing. (Harney, 2012 …

Do you want to know a secret that can make Dallas home buyers and sellers thousands of extra dollars?  This is a secret that generations of men and women have known, but the vast majority of folks, especially in Dallas real estate, have overlooked. This is a secret that …

There are many reasons to buy a home in Richardson, TX.  Below is a list I've put together to help paint a picture of why Richardson is such a great place to live.

• Richardson is a small family oriented town.
• Richardson is the first city north of Dallas …

If you subscribe to the Dallas Morning News then you may be familiar with their survey of DFW’s Top 100 Best Places to Work.  This is a competition in which companies can apply to be tested based on survey results answered by their own employees. Companies use this …

This is an excerpt from Todd's book Live Free - The Art of The Two Year House Flip which can be purchased here.

Chapter 5

Marketing the Home for Sale

You will want to use a professional in order to effectively market your home for sale.  Your REALTOR® …

Last time I wrote, we took a look at the importance of a title company and how there are many more things to consider when putting together an offer than just price.

Today I'm going to take a look at options and how they affect the home buyer.

The …

This real estate video discusses the topic of closing costs. Closing costs are the financial commitment that each party has made that will be settled up at closing. Closing costs consist of the items that will be required to legally and ethically transfer ownership of the homes title. Sellers generally …

If you watch the news you'll no doubt notice a disproportionate number of stories about the so called failing housing market, rising unemployment, and consumers lack of confidence with the economy. But sometimes the news shows a different kind of story. One that isn't solely focused on a …

This real estate video gives an overview of the process of selling a home. If you’re not selling it by owner you’ll want to choose a trusted real estate professional. You’ll want to review the agents marketing plan and game plan for getting your home sold for top dollar …