http://dallasplumhomes.com Serving Dallas, specializing in the Park Cities, Lakewood, Uptown and the M Streets Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:17:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Being a Successful Landlord These days, some homeowners are choosing to rent out all or part of their home to help pay for their mortgage costs. But being a successful landlord is more than just sitting back and collecting the rent. Here are some tips to help if you ever ... http://dallasplumhomes.com/2010/03/01/advice-on-being-a-successful-landlord/ Last Week in Review "LIKE SLUGGISH WATERS THROUGH A MARSH..." The poet Sir Walter Scott wasn't talking about the economic recovery, but his words paint a pretty vivid picture...and after last week's economic reports, perhaps a pretty accurate one on the state of the recovery. Last week's Gross Domestic Product ... http://dallasplumhomes.com/2010/03/01/economic-review-and-forecast-for-the-week/ Here is the Dilemma.... Yes, we are still in a buyers market, but what we are seeing in the Dallas area and surrounding subdivisions is a dilemma between first-time Homebuyer's and Sellers: Let's address the Sellers First SELLERS: 1st Scenario: just want to get rid of the home and do not want any updates ... http://dallasplumhomes.com/2010/02/23/the-situation/ Addison develops an edgy side with new apartments 09:03 AM CST on Friday, February 19, 2010 By STEVE BROWN / The Dallas Morning News stevebrown@dallasnews.com Prospective tenants who walk through the front doors of Addison's new Savoye apartments usually do a double take at the eye-popping design.A wall in the lobby is ... http://dallasplumhomes.com/2010/02/19/is-addison-the-next-uptown/ Most people that don’t work in the mortgage market don’t have any idea how mortgage rates work. I would venture to say that a majority of the Realtors in the business don’t understand what it is that causes changes in mortgage rates from day to day or sometimes during ... http://dallasplumhomes.com/2010/02/10/mortgage-rate-increase-is-approaching/ Great Article on Renting vs. Owning! What is the best option for you? Here are some facts that can help those who can buy understand why NOW is a great time to buy a home. 1. The Housing Affordability Index hit an all time high ... http://dallasplumhomes.com/2010/02/04/less-than-90-days-left/ Yes, the new changes in HUD do matter! The mortgage officer and title company will need a new relationship that is closely tied to one another so smooth closings can occur! Here is a link to the changes:  http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/federal_housing_administration/docs/fromthe%20deskofJanuary.pdf http://dallasplumhomes.com/2010/01/18/hud-changes/ 2013 Chatsworth Rd in Carrrollton is a cute, updated home that would be great for your First time Homebuyer! Check out the Virtual tour http://c.vrguild.net/c/star.pl?U=1001181137012750# http://dallasplumhomes.com/2010/01/18/new-listing-in-carrollton/ Uptown has rapidly grown from 10k to over 20k in population throughout this decade...downtown has grown but not as rapidly due to all the developments in the Uptown area. We hope to see with the continuing plans in the Woodall Rogers Park area that downtown will see the continuing improvement that ... http://dallasplumhomes.com/2009/12/27/uptown-vs-downtown/ Most people ask me this question, and it depends on your situation and what you are willing to do/not do during the Holiday season: Are you traveling? Do you have a Realtor? Can you keep your home clean for showings? What s your situation? http://dallasplumhomes.com/2009/12/07/should-i-take-my-home-off-the-market-for-the-holidays/