One of the things we see in the Dallas Fort Worth market right now is that pricing on homes has gone up significantly. Values are much higher than they were five years ago. A lot of our clients have a rental property, which they’ve owned for a few years, and the worth has gone up. […]
Rental real estate investing often requires nontraditional loans, and today I’m talking to Cary Donham from Capital Concepts. Cary is my most trusted advisor when it comes to mortgages. So, here’s the conundrum: I’ve got 10 houses. What do I do when I want to buy my 11th house? If I go to a bank, […]
Often, people will find a property that’s a great deal, but because so much work is needed on the home, it’s hard to pull the deal together financially. If rental property financing is an issue, there may be a way to overcome the problem. Today, we’re talking to Cary Donham with Capital Concepts. They provide […]
If you’re wondering how does property management work, we have a client with us today who has been working with us for a while, and we just finished up a remodel. We’re taking this opportunity to ask him about our relationship and what it’s like to work with us as an investor. […]
A lot of the clients we work with are from out of town and they don’t know where to buy rental property in the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. There’s no right or wrong answer about the best places to buy – it depends on the investment plans. There are two options to consider. You’re […]
One of the common questions we get is about flooring for rental property. Landlords and property owners are replacing floors all the time in their rental properties, and they want to know how they can prevent this. It gets expensive when you have to put down new floors between every tenant. So, we’ve asked our […]
At McCaw Property Management, we manage properties all over the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. One of the things we are always coming up on is needing to make rental property upgrades. Either tenants are rough on the properties or the property is just old and dated. So we are talking about what you can […]
A lot of the questions property owners ask us are about insurance. They want to know what kind of insurance they need and they want to know what should landlord insurance cover? These are very good questions because you don’t want a claim or incident to arise, and then find out that you’re not covered. […]
A common question we get from landlords is around renting and pets, and whether they should allow tenants with animals. The short answer to that question is – yes. The long answer to that question is that renting to people with pets makes financial sense. When you have a pet policy for tenants, allowing people […]
We often talk to rental property owners who have a hard time collecting rent from tenants. When you have a system in place that makes it easy for tenants to pay, you’ll be more effective at getting your rent on time. […]