Looking for referrals and opinions on Fort Worth area

[Sharon Rosendahl]

Hey All,

We are about to sell one of our properties in Washington state and want to relocate our money to a more landlord friendly state. We will be doing 1031 so will be short on time and are preparing ahead of listing the houses. We normally purchase in what we call fringe areas, places that are commutable to a metro area but not so close that they are congested. We are simple country people who don't do well with crowded cities and don't really understand what that type of people are looking for in a unit.

To begin with, I need an investor friendly Realtor who can help me with finding the right property and a PM as I can't really manage a property so far from my home base.

I have chosen the DFW area for multiple reasons, not just the better legal situation. I spent 16 years east of Albuquerque so TX isn't a far leap. DFW doesn't have the awful humidity in the Gulf Coast. It is closer to home than Florida which is choice #2, although also very humid. I don't care much for hot and humid. I also feel that the area has had pretty steady growth over my lifetime and isn't likely to have fluctuations like some places that have a single industry.

So please offer your opinions on agents, PMs and towns.

Thanks

Sharon