Financial Advice

July 21, 2023

4 Ways to Reduce Your Monthly Housing Costs Right Now

1) Save BIG by refinancing your mortgage (even with high-interest rates):

  • Drop your house payment by increasing the length of your loan
  • Decrease the length of your loan to pay off your mortgage faster
  • Skip up to two house payments
  • Use proceeds to consolidate and pay off credit card debt ...
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Aug. 17, 2021

27 Tips to Cut Your Electric Bill in Half

Your monthly electricity bill is often the second-largest expense after your mortgage. Making some simple changes around your home could add up to big savings. 

Here are 27 tips to cut energy costs 

 

1. Shop for better electricity rates

I saved a TON of money with Energy Ogre ...

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Feb. 23, 2021

Will my property value increase by installing emergency preparedness items such as a generator, solar panels with Tesla battery bank, private water well, storm cellar?

How emergency preparedness features in your house affect your property value.

After last week's crazy-snow-apocalypse without water and electricity for days on end, we’re all asking ourselves what can we do differently to prepare so we can avoid or mitigate against those kinds of situations in the future? The ...

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March 24, 2020

1 Million Ideas on How to Make Money While at Home

Tangible and practical ways to make money at home. 

Nobody wants to believe this, but this is actually the easiest part of the whole process. Most people get stuck here though because fear and panic has already set in.

This does not mean you are incapable of coming up ...

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March 12, 2020

How to Prepare for Your Property Tax Protest, TAD Election Results, Real Estate Market Update

This past year, we protested on over 16,800 properties. We helped draft and pass a property tax reform bill with State Representative Matt Krause and we played an integral part in the Tarrant Apprisal District (TAD) Board of Directors Election - all for free. None of these accomplishments would have ...

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March 15, 2018

Will I Pay Tax When I Sell My Home - Capital Gains Explained

The IRS changed the rules in 1997 that stated you had to sell your residence and buy another house within 2 years. This rule no longer applies. Now the IRS doesn’t care what you do with your money when you sell.

Under the newest changes, you must have lived in ...

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Feb. 12, 2018

Why real estate prices crashed in January. 1 BIG Tax Protest Change. Amazon & Pillow Talk

I put together a short video with our team that covers some current issues. 

Don't have 10 minutes? Jump to the section that interests you most or scroll below the video to see abbreviated notes.

  • What's in the video: 0:00 - 0:44
  • Why real estate prices ...
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Nov. 29, 2017

Property Tax Bill in Tarrant County

Click here to view your property tax bill online.

  • Watch the video below to discover...
    • How to reduce your monthly payment
    • How to eliminate your tax burden completely

  

 

If you haven't received your property tax bill in the mail yet, you need to find out why.

Taxes are ...

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Aug. 30, 2017

6 Questions First-Time Home Buyers Never Ask Themselves (but Really, Really Should)

Realtor.com Published Our Advice in One of Their Recent Articles

http://www.realtor.com/advice/buy/are-you-ready-to-buy-a-home-first-time-buyer-questions/

 

There's a certain point in the lifecycle of renting where you say to yourself: I just can't do this anymore. Maybe it's the upstairs neighbors, who relentlessly stomp ...

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Aug. 21, 2017

For Sale By Owner VS Realtor

Real Estate Commissions Aren't Cheap, But Are They Worth It?

A new independent study by Collateral Analytics shows that Realtors are indeed worth their commission, generally speaking.

The study concludes that successful "For Sale By Owner" (FSBO) sellers achieve prices significantly below those from similar properties sold by a Realtor ...

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