
13 June 2018 | 0 replies
https://www.har.com/content/newsroom/Houston Real Estate Highlights in May: Single-family home sales rose 1.0 percent year-over-year, with 8,157 units sold, the second largest one-month sales volume of all time;Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes increased slightly from 51 to 52 days;Total property sales edged up 0.6 percent with 9,721 units sold; Total dollar volume increased 2.0 percent to $2.8 billion;The single-family home median price rose 3.4 percent to $243,000, which represents an all-time high;The single-family home average price increased 1.3 percent to a record high of $305,511;Single-family homes months of inventory was flat at a 4.0-months supply, the highest level since last August and equal to the national inventory level;Townhome/condominium sales fell 6.4 percent, with the average price up 2.5 percent to $213,912 and the median price up 3.0 percent to $170,000;Leases of single-family homes declined 1.8 percent with the average rent up 3.7 percent to $1,845;Volume of townhome/condominium leases dropped 22.6 percent with the average rent up 1.0 percent to $1,580.

15 June 2018 | 9 replies
@Dennis Rootes I also want to add that in Houston you’ll have flooding issues potentially but also in other parts of Texas you get a lot of hail and increased flood damage that makes your insurance more expensive.Just FYI

15 June 2018 | 7 replies
I'll assume that I can increase rents to $1100 on all four units.

14 June 2018 | 7 replies
Now I want to refinance the HELOC so I can pull out the additional equity that has increased over the past few years since I opened it.

13 June 2018 | 1 reply
I’ve been wholesaling for about 6 months now, and I’m just looking for ways to increase my network and take my real estate journey to the next level.

18 June 2018 | 14 replies
We'll definitely put that into consideration.

19 June 2018 | 16 replies
As the renters leave I will do some rehabs and increase the rents.

19 June 2018 | 1 reply
HUD data shows that this median income figure increased 17.5% from 2013-2018.

14 June 2018 | 3 replies
My total cash to purchase the property will be $6,500 + closing.With a contract for $43,500, I don't think there's much room for a wholesale opportunity & a 30 year loan would increase my cashflow by about $40/mo but I can't seem to find one right now.The property is a 3/2, 1,000 sq. ft. the lease renews in August, month to month, at $825.

27 June 2018 | 45 replies
Thanks for the consideration to put these out to the community!