tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27486169Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:10 +0000Real Estate Investing - an active Investors perspective.http://txrex.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com (Real Estate Solutions of Texas)Blogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27486169.post-7633811968368483130Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:40:00 +00002009-07-26T10:13:31.038-05:00the woodlandsstatisticslease prices2009rental marketdomJuneHow is the rental market in The Woodlands? A common question asked of me by investors and owners of residential lease property. Let's take a look at Lease Sales Statistics of The Woodlands Rental Market for June 2009.The charts below focused on single family homes and town homes/condos leased during June 1 to June 30 2009. Properties were grouped by number of bedrooms (2 or more) and sub-groupedhttp://txrex.com/blog/2009/07/woodlands-rental-market-june-2009-stats.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Real Estate Solutions of Texas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27486169.post-1356063564696987071Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:50:00 +00002009-07-23T20:50:41.540-05:00When I bought my first house in 2001, I didn't have a clue on how to go about it.  I sure didn't know of any government funds I could use to help make my down payment or pay closing costs.  Maybe there were, but neither I or my Realtor knew about them.  So I did what any good young adult would do, asked Mom! (jk. but Im sure she would have helped!)Today the first time home buyer (or buyer who hashttp://txrex.com/blog/2009/07/8000-tax-credit-and-more-down-payment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Real Estate Solutions of Texas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27486169.post-9006236533992239889Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:39:00 +00002008-07-01T09:46:59.347-05:00the woodlandslease pricesrental marketdomstastics2nd quarter2008How is the rental market in The Woodlands? A common question asked of me by investors. Let's take a look at Lease Sales Statistics of The Woodlands Rental Market for Quarter 2, 2008.The charts below focused on single family homes leased during April 1 to June 30 2008. Homes were grouped by number of bedrooms (3 or more) and sub-grouped by the year the home was built. Data used was provided byhttp://txrex.com/blog/2008/07/woodlands-rental-market-quarter-2-stats.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Real Estate Solutions of Texas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27486169.post-293958689324696911Sun, 11 May 2008 11:55:00 +00002008-05-11T07:27:23.480-05:00real estateInvestmentagencyacquisitiontransactionbrokerbuyerinvestorsinvestingagentI work with a lot of buyers and investors. There is a common misconception I find amoung new Buyers/investors and some seasoned ones, that I would like to address. Buying real estate without the use of a Buyers Agent does not mean you will receive a discount on the home. And here is why:A seller enters into a Listing Agreement with a Broker to sell their property. A price is set and a sales http://txrex.com/blog/2008/05/buying-real-estate-use-buyers-agent.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Real Estate Solutions of Texas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27486169.post-5767418715981040303Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:27:00 +00002008-03-09T08:27:32.666-05:00renterstenantsinvestorsMore than one million households joined the ranks of renters in the last two years, according to a new report by the National Multi Housing Council, a Washington-based group representing the multifamily rental housing industry.View Original Articlehttp://txrex.com/blog/2008/03/ranks-of-apartment-dwellers-increase.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Real Estate Solutions of Texas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27486169.post-270983145262468976Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:50:00 +00002007-12-21T08:52:43.448-06:00taxforeclosureshort salesDaily Real Estate News | December 21, 2007President Signs Mortgage Tax Relief Bill Into LawPresident George W. Bush signed legislation into law on Thursday that will ease the tax burden for home owners who have had debt forgiven on a mortgage due to a foreclosure, short sale, or deed in lieu of foreclosure. The bill — Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act — has been supported by NAR since http://txrex.com/blog/2007/12/short-sales-tax-burden-no-more.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Real Estate Solutions of Texas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27486169.post-4462309121005792293Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:56:00 +00002007-03-05T21:55:47.904-06:00 Below is an analysis of homes that sold in the last 6 months and homes that are on the Market.  The same criteria was used as before:   77382, 2 or 3 BR, < 1800 sf   A - 3 Properties Found   SqFt Beds FB HB LP/SqFt List Price SP/SqFt Sale Price SP/LP % DOM Min 1656http://txrex.com/blog/2007/03/sales-statistics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Real Estate Solutions of Texas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27486169.post-2604555543923979901Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:12:00 +00002007-03-05T21:00:20.005-06:00the woodlandsrental market<?xml:namespace prefix = o /> Below is a basic analysis of the Market Rents and DOM for The Woodlands. This is broken down by zip code, #brs and square foot ranges. A little about how the Woodlands was built will help you understand these numbers better: The Woodlands started in Zip code 77380, the first Village was Grogan’s Mill. Panther Creek was the next village. It lies in zip code 77381.http://txrex.com/blog/2007/03/income-property.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Real Estate Solutions of Texas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27486169.post-2909000268435809319Sun, 18 Feb 2007 02:11:00 +00002007-02-17T21:08:20.004-06:00houstoninvestingmarketsA question I am often asked from investors new to our market is, Where would you recommend investing? If only there were an easy answer to that question. The answer is an open ended one: It all depends... Most people I deal with are investing in residential property, so we will tackle this area and leave the commercial properties out of it.To answer that question, you need to know what your http://txrex.com/blog/2007/02/where-to-invest-what-to-buy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Real Estate Solutions of Texas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27486169.post-8967680765797241158Tue, 23 Jan 2007 05:13:00 +00002007-01-22T23:16:25.856-06:00InvestmentSpringI made a three hour tour of some foreclosure in Spring today. The homes need work, but are in good rental areas. Larger homes. 4br bring in $1000+. Rent them on Section 8 in get $1100 and up. Check out the Spring TX homes in this bloghttp://txrex.com/blog/2007/01/spring-investment-properties.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Real Estate Solutions of Texas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27486169.post-812537113283402206Sun, 21 Jan 2007 04:21:00 +00002007-01-20T22:25:57.198-06:00InvestmentTXConroeI went out looking for some new properties today in the Conroe city limits. I found three that looked interesting. All three are on the east side of Conroe, within the 336 loop. Two are just a mile or so from I-45. You can check them out in a new blog I started for the Conroe area. http://txrexconroe.blogspot.com/http://txrex.com/blog/2007/01/conroe-investment-properties.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Real Estate Solutions of Texas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27486169.post-116546323282101054Thu, 07 Dec 2006 03:47:00 +00002006-12-06T21:47:13.036-06:00Good site to retrieve the latest indexes for non-traditional mortgages. We use the MTA Option ARMS often (see previous post).Mortgage Indexes: CMT, Treasury Bill, MTA, COSI, COFI, LIBOR, CODI, CD, Prime Ratehttp://txrex.com/blog/2006/12/mortgage-indexes-cmt-treasury-bill-mta.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Real Estate Solutions of Texas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27486169.post-116488942594375440Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:04:00 +00002006-11-30T06:25:00.473-06:00When I first started investing in real estate, I was like many other newbies, clueless to how important financing is to a real estate deal. When I bought a property, I would invest 10% of the purchase price plus closing costs and finance the other 90% with a 30 year fixed, traditional principle and interest note. I thought this was a great strategy for conserving my limited capital. It was http://txrex.com/blog/2006/11/financing-real-estate-with-option-arm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Real Estate Solutions of Texas)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27486169.post-115837738516231790Sat, 16 Sep 2006 02:49:00 +00002006-09-15T23:20:08.446-05:00DTI or Debt To Income Ratio. This is one formula an investor needs to master if they want to generate unlimited wealth buying real estate with bank financing. What is it? Well Wikipedia defines it as:Debt-to-income ratio is the percentage of a consumer's monthly gross income that goes toward paying debts. It is usually expressed as two numbers. The first number indicates the percentage of http://txrex.com/blog/2006/09/debt-to-income-ratio.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Real Estate Solutions of Texas)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27486169.post-115631347885051417Wed, 23 Aug 2006 06:07:00 +00002006-08-23T01:11:18.866-05:00HOUSTON (Houston Association of Realtors) – July real estate sales in the greater Houston region dipped slightly from June’s $1.9 billion but continued their streak of new monthly records. Total property sales for the month totaled 7,975, a 3.3 percent increase over July 2005. Properties sold reached a total of nearly $1.6 billion, a 10.3 percent increase compared to last year’s more than $1.4 http://txrex.com/blog/2006/08/houston-real-estate-is-still-strong.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Real Estate Solutions of Texas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27486169.post-115318371452308013Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:28:00 +00002006-07-17T19:54:52.616-05:00We have implemented a new pricing structure for our clients. Our Ala Carte Solutions were created to give buyers and sellers a choice in how a property is marketed, purchased, and sold. At Real Estate Solutions of Texas we realize the change in buyers and sellers level of sophistication and have positioned ourselves as a provider of ala carte Real Estate Solutions. We leave http://txrex.com/blog/2006/07/new-pricing-structure-announced.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Real Estate Solutions of Texas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27486169.post-115007138889997899Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:12:00 +00002006-06-11T22:04:04.833-05:00Properties are selling in a matter of hours. Available inventory is 3 months. New homes are selling faster than the builders can contruct them. The Woodlands housing market is on fire!Here are the statistics on The Woodlands available inventory by zipcode and price range:Price RangeProperty TypeMonths InventoryNumber ActiveAverage PriceZip code 77380:Under $200,000Single Family3.968http://txrex.com/blog/2006/06/woodlands-market-is-on-fire.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Real Estate Solutions of Texas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27486169.post-114670088124772847Thu, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 +00002006-05-03T19:03:22.736-05:00HOUSTON INDUSTRIAL: FOURTH IN NATIONHOUSTON (Grubb & Ellis) – Grubb & Ellis ranks Houston fourth in the nation for industrial real estate in 2006. According to Ariel Guerrero of Grubb & Ellis, Houston’s industrial vacancy rate is expected to fall to 5.6 percent by the end of 2006, compared with 6.1 percent at the end of 2005.The Port of Houston is attracting retailers, manufacturers and logistic http://txrex.com/blog/2006/05/houston-industrial-fourth-in-nation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Real Estate Solutions of Texas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27486169.post-114670065636961996Wed, 03 May 2006 23:57:00 +00002006-05-03T19:07:27.123-05:00HOUSTON HOME MARKET KEEPS AGENTS HOPPINGHOUSTON (bizjournals.com) – Last month’s home sales set a record for the month of March, according to the Houston Association of Realtors Multiple Listing Service data. Total property sales came to 8,015 or 22.4 percent more than last March. It was the third-highest month for single-family home sales in Houston.The median single-family home price was http://txrex.com/blog/2006/05/houston-home-market-keeps-agents.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Real Estate Solutions of Texas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27486169.post-114670024643333289Wed, 03 May 2006 23:22:00 +00002006-05-03T19:07:52.580-05:00The real estate market in and around the Houston Texas area is heating up. The monthly inventory of homes for sale has been trending downward at at rapid pace. In Montgomery County, the number of months of inventory has dropped 24% from last year. A downward trend in inventory is an indicator of a real estate market heating up. Prices for homes in Houston, and Texas in general, are relatively http://txrex.com/blog/2006/05/invest-in-houston-real-estate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Real Estate Solutions of Texas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27486169.post-114668478345044047Wed, 03 May 2006 18:35:00 +00002006-05-03T19:08:30.796-05:001. Education. Get Educated. Take classes. Join a local Investment Club. Read books on Real Estate Investing.2. Learn from Success. Find a Mentor or Agent that can provide hands on education in Real Estate Investing.3. Cash Flow is King. Buy properties that make money on the day you close.4. Make a Business Decision. Leave your emotions out of your decisions. Base your decision on verifiable factshttp://txrex.com/blog/2006/05/to-be-successful-investing-in-real.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Real Estate Solutions of Texas)0