Category Archives: realtor

A common question I get regarding real estate investing is whether the investor needs his or her real estate license to successfully be an investor? The short answer — no. We have been investing for about 10 years now and I have only had my real estate license for the past two or three years. Since then, having my license has been handy but far from necessary. The main reason to get your license is it’s worthwhile financially. Let’s go through the costs first. $500 — the cost an online […]

The headlines are all about real estate these days with journalists asking all the right questions. Have prices finally peaked? Are homes overvalued now? Are we going to have another housing bubble like in 2008? Or will home prices stabilize now that interest rates have gone up, reducing what buyers can afford?     As an investor, let me tell you what I’m seeing on the ground here in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Houses that are in good condition and listed at reasonable prices continue to sell quickly. For those homes, I’m […]