Dallas Real Estate and Short Sale Blog

4 Bedrooms | 3.1 Baths | 3 Living | 2 Dining | 2-Car Garage | 2936 SF/Tax Dallas TX Home For Sale - Updated single-level Preston Hollow home on large lot. Over $500k in updates. Bright kitchen has granite counters, stainless appliances, built-in refrigerator, and wet bar. Master suite has garden...

I recently sold a property out in the country. The home sits on about 7 acres and 6 of them have an agricultural exemption meaning the owner is using the land to produce a crop and the county does not tax the land used for crop production. This saves the owner about a thousand dollars in taxes e...

I received an email from Kellie Fitzgerald today with a copy of an audio memorial she had put together for a small radio station in Massachusetts. Kellie wrote: "I knew the young woman whose voice is on the last message in the first piece. A reminder that all our connections, however brief are p...

Ridgeview Ranch is a master planned golf course development of about 885 homes located in the heart of north Plano. The community consists of four distinct communities – The Villages at Ridgeview Ranch, The Estates of Ridgeview Ranch, The Manors at Ridgeview Ranch, and Ridgeview Ranch West. Comm...

4 Bedrooms | 2.1 Baths | 6.46 Acres with Pond | 3-Car Garage | 2013 SF/Tax Farmersville TX Home For Sale - Custom designed home, 6.5 acres, trees, and pond! Slab on 36-pier foundation. Geothermal HVAC for true energy savings. Extensive hardwood flooring in all high traffic areas. Large family ro...

I was chatting with a past client this morning. They love the house we found for them but they are unhappy with the lawn. The grass under the trees has all died off despite heavy watering. It’s not a water problem; it’s a sunlight (really a lack of sunlight) problem! When they purchased the home...

With the shift from home ownership to leasing brought on by the aftermath of the mortgage crisis, more people see the long-term investment and cash flow potential of residential real estate as a good place to invest their money. We’ve all heard the horror stories about the “tenants from hell” wh...