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It’s no secret that the housing market is incredibly competitive right now. Currently, we only have one month’s worth of inventory here in Dallas and Fort Worth. This means that if we were to stop listing houses on the market, we would run out in a month. Not only are houses selling way over the […]
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In one of our recent podcast episodes, we mentioned that houses lose value over time. This is called depreciation. Today we are going to take an in-depth look at depreciation and how you can actually take advantage of it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syu4EPmiav8&ab_channel=Tom%27sTexasRealty The Value in Losing ValueThe Tax Code allows for investors to depreciate a house because
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In recent years, the real estate market has been incredibly competitive. We have very few houses and the ones we do have sell for way above the asking price. However, we may have seen our first indicator that things are finally slowing down. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGQmNtplfMM&ab_channel=Tom%27sTexasRealty The First Indicator?Mortgage applications are down 63% from last year in
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I recently had someone ask me if there is a way to avoid paying capital gains and I thought this was a great question, so I wanted to talk about it here. Let’s break this down. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5BJjXdlpkY&ab_channel=Tom%27sTexasRealty What Are Capital Gains?There are two types of taxes that most of us generally have to deal with.
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Ever since the start of the pandemic, the housing market has been in a weird and crazy place. One of the most common concerns that you might have heard about is the rate of foreclosures on homes. Today, I want to examine just how much the pandemic has had an effect on foreclosure rates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT-CcxGDcSo&t=334s&ab_channel=Tom%27sTexasRealty
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One of the most common questions I hear from people who are looking to buy a home is whether or they should buy a new or pre-owned house. Let’s talk about it. Today, I want to look at the advantages of buying a new house compared to a pre-owned house. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-uhW8GpuAw&t=1329s&ab_channel=Tom%27sTexasRealty PriceThis should come as
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Many people would tell you that if you want to invest in something, you should invest in the stock market. I’m not most people. Personally, I think that real estate is a much better investment than stocks. Let me explain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPgwe4UK2Qs&t=1647s&ab_channel=Tom%27sTexasRealty Supply and demandThis is my own personal theory, and let me preface this by
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For the past year, the housing market has been crazy. Prices have been way up and the amount of houses available has been low. Today, we are going to give you an update on where the housing market is currently and where we think it may go in the future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSNNBYPCY0M&ab_channel=Tom%27sTexasRealty The market currentlyIn short,
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What’s one thing you can almost always count on when it comes to property taxes?They are always increasing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoVdn70Bsqs&t=1s&ab_channel=Tom%27sTexasRealty Here in Dallas-Fort Worth, that’s exactly what we’ve been noticing. On average, housing prices have shot up 19% and we’ve seen a similar increase reflected in property tax bills. Jack and I were curious if there was
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I’ve never bought health insurance before.While it certainly may work better for some than others, my experience in the world of healthcare has often shown me that it’s often not worth it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6r2-ORvlIg&t=668s&ab_channel=Tom%27sTexasRealty Let’s first start at the pricing basics. A quick search of any healthcare plan cost will provide the option of a cheaper plan with
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