No real estate investor wants to add to his or her list of expenses. That’s why many choose hands-on, do-it-yourself property management. Hiring a property management company would just be another expense, right? Yes, third-party property management is an expense. But it’s better to look at management costs as an investment that pays out a
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Your rental property’s air conditioning is one of its most important (and expensive) systems. This is especially true in Dallas, where tenants expect a high-functioning AC system in the midst of summer and the triple-digit temperatures it can bring. Properly maintaining an AC system should be a partnership between the landlord and the tenants. Together,
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Occupancy is the engine that drives month-after-month of cash flow for real estate investors. But occupancy can be elusive at times, often because of market conditions. When occupancy is struggling at your properties, choosing the right incentives can help you find or retain quality tenants. At HUNATHOME, we serve as the leading provider of property
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Rental properties are a huge opportunity for investors who want to put their money to work, enjoy cash flow possibilities, and get a nice return upon resale. And the Dallas-Fort Worth area is one of the best markets in the country for real estate investing. But the Dallas-Fort Worth area is also made up of
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There’s nothing easy about property management. If there were, more and more people would invest in real estate and manage day-to-day operations. But investors can master property management by developing a series of skills that are uniquely suited to owning and operating real estate investments. At HUNTAHOME, we’re intimately familiar with these skills, because we
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Too many real estate investors assume that curb appeal doesn’t matter. After all, renters just want a clean, affordable place to live, right? That may be true in some cases. But curb appeal means that you can attain higher rental rates and better tenants, and curb appeal also means you get a greater return on
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Lawn care is tough for real estate investors. It’s hard to get tenants to properly care for a lawn (even when that’s in the contract), and handling lawn care on your own cuts into monthly cash flow. But a healthy lawn is an asset, both when it’s time to lease a property and when it’s
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You’ve bought that first rental property. You filled it with tenants. You even enjoy a positive cash flow. Congratulations! You’re a successful real estate investor. But what does it take to develop a portfolio? The most successful real estate investors know how to scale their early success and add more properties. Adding more properties can
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The Dallas-Fort Worth area remains one of the hottest real estate markets in the country, and it’s only going to heat up more with summer around the corner. This summer, families will be looking to move while school is out of session. Prices will tick up slightly, and, while inventory is relatively low, there will
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Home sellers have two objectives in mind: 1) to sell the home quickly, and 2) to sell the home at its peak value. Of course, the biggest factor in achieving these two objectives is a home’s price. At HUNTAHOME, we work each day with owners who are putting up homes for sale in Dallas, TX
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