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Arjun P.
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Buy a Residential lot and build a house

Arjun P.
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Dallas
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I'm considering purchasing a residential lot in the DFW area to build a house. I've noticed there are many homes for sale from large construction companies in North Fortworth, but not as many in the  areas like Euless, Hurst, and Bedford. Do you think it's worthwhile to buy a lot and build a house to potentially sell for profit? If so, could someone explain how construction loans work and share their experiences? Thanks!

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Andrew Postell
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Andrew Postell
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  • Fort Worth, TX
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@Arjun P. thanks for posting!  Always great to hear from a fellow Texan.  

Building homes is very different than rehabbing homes.  For financing a new build, every lender will require experience building new homes.  Until you have that, you won't be able to receive a new construction loan.  However, with rehabbing loans...experience is suggested but not a hard requirement. 

Hope that helps in some way but feel free to reach out if you want to talk anything through. 

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