News from Green Residential and around the world of Property Management and rental homes in Houston and Austin.
On paper, property management seems like a kind of golden ticket. If you have the right investment properties in your portfolio, you can sit back, relax, and watch the cash roll in. All you have to do is handle a handful of maintenance requests now and then, and your tenants will send you tons of
How would you describe yourself as an investor? Are you extremely risk tolerant and aggressive with your strategies? Or are you a more defensive and cautious player, only investing when you feel reasonably certain of the potential gains? In the rental property investment world, it’s possible to be successful with a wide range of different
Most people buying a house for the first time are primarily interested in a single-family home – a traditional house that was designed to provide shelter to a single family, with a single unit. But there are also multifamily homes available for sale, including duplexes. Duplexes are multifamily houses with two individual units; if you
If you want to sell your house as quickly as possible, you’ll be willing to consider a wide range of different marketing and sales tactics – including offering an open house. In an open house environment, prospective buyers can freely tour your house, talk to your real estate agent (if applicable), and even make bids.
In a free market, prices contain valuable information. They can tell you about supply and demand in a given environment. They can sometimes indicate quality and value. And, of course, they can help you determine whether a purchasing or economic decision makes sense for your unique situation. One of the first things you’ll study when
A Homeowners Association (HOA) is a governing body that establishes restrictive covenants designed to maintain property value and keep a neighborhood attractive. It’s run by a board elected by members of the community and is supposed to serve those within the HOA. Anyone who owns a home controlled by an HOA must abide by a