The ever-changing landscape of Houston's housing market
From natural disasters to re-development areas such as EaDo, the housing market in Houston is constantly changing.
Our mission is to make sure that we're on top of the latest changes, trends, and developments.
Keeping abreast of how the market reacts helps homebuyers and investors alike.
Flooded homes appearing on the market
Even though Harvey was nearly 9 months away, there are still homes going up for sale that were never remediated or restored from the disaster.
At the same time, we're now seeing many homes that have been repaired coming up on the market and ready for purchase.
The challenge is knowing what homes to buy as a fixer upper and knowing which restored homes are a good purchase based on how well the repairs have been made.
Check out our article on Houston's increasing flooded home market.
The "Master-Lease" Rental Model
Most real estate investors that purchase houses have two options with properties:
1) Fix the home and flip it
2) Buy-and-hold, getting a long-term tenant for consistent cash flow
But there's a relatively new model that's gaining traction with all the short-term rental services such as airBnB: the Master-Lease model.
Learn about how real estate investors are using the master-lease model to more than triple monthly cash flow on rental properties.