For those selling in these areas, what trends are you seeing in buyer preferences?

I commented a couple weeks ago but I just want to be sure I offer assistance to anyone who needs it. 

But prefer longerVirtually any bank or CU I know requires tax returns.

One buddy had to wait two years before he was allowed to open up another credit card with them, a couple others had to only wait one year.

Couple things I wish someone told me when I rented out my primary in Katy:- your taxes will go up dramatically over time - cash flow is inconsistent- while Katy is a fantastic rental market it's still competitiveTo answer your questions: - yes, the homestead exemption will increase your taxes at a faster rate but you can protest them either yourself (I don't recommend as I've tried and it was a pain) or with a professional service- To start, you're either going to pay for books, classes, etc. or pay the school of hard knocks.

Generally speaking HELOC rates are higher than a conventional loan on a primary residence though so I prefer to leverage the new purchase with 5% down payment conventional loan.

  I haven't done before, and would prefer not starting with attorney help, at least to start with, unless absolutely necessary. 

I’ve actually done deals with & been business partners in commercial deals & hes bought a couple properties from me as an agent thus far so trying to figure out the best way forward to make it win win for for everyone 

I’ve been enjoying listening to Bigger Pockets podcasts for a while and read a couple Bigger Pockets intro books to real-estate/house-hacking.

I'm currently considering whether to 1031 a couple of rental SFH's I have in the DFW area over to Vegas.Having lived in an owner-occupied house here for 3 years now and looking at my Clark County bill:- The assessed value is only 25% of the current "quick and dirty" market value (Redfin, Z)- There's a line item where property tax rate appears to be 3% of the assessed value- ... however, another line item subtracts a lot from this because of the lag from owner-occupied increase cap percentage of 3% annually (if I'm understanding correctlyAlso, despite changing hands 3 years ago, it's interesting that the assessed value didn't get re-assessed to the purchase price back then.