Residential and Investment Properties in Dallas - Fort Worth
by Elena Garrett, January 2026 You’re a rental investor in North Texas — maybe a few deals in, maybe a portfolio owner. You’re looking for deals that cash flow, don’t turn into rehab black holes, and let you sleep at night. 🧭 Why This Article Exists Some investors swear by Read more…
By Elena Garrett, January 2026 If you’re a buy-and-hold investor shopping in North Texas for potential deals under $250,000, you already know the hardest part isn’t finding houses. It’s finding rentals that actually make sense. Most investors spend hours each week opening listings, estimating rent, running quick numbers using various Read more…
We all know the secret to New Year’s resolutions actually coming true: make them realistic, make them specific, and break the big “life overhaul” dreams into small, manageable steps. (Because “reinvent myself by February” rarely survives past Week One.) So if you’re staring at a blank page thinking, “Okay…but what Read more…
By Elena Garrett, December 2025 Across the DFW real estate market — buyers, sellers, landlords, builders, and flippers alike — many people are still mentally anchored and longing for to the COVID-era market of 2021–2022. Not just the memories, but the expectations that those conditions were somehow “normal” — while Read more…
By Elena Garrett, December 2025 Most flippers think this: “If I buy a house under 70% ARV (after repair value)… and then install the right countertops… put in new gray LVP floors… paint everything in white/gray… add canned lights… replace the old windows/toilets/doors… and don’t overspend or make mistakes… I’ll Read more…
By Elena Garrett, Dec 2025 One of the biggest challenges I see with first-time and newer real estate buy-and-hold investors isn’t lack of enthusiasm or motivation—it’s lack of clear “no” criteria in their search for homes. Most people start their search by scrolling listings that look good, like clean photos, Read more…
Home Market Prices in North Texas – What Exactly Happened? Most home sellers are asking themselves: “Why aren’t prices going up like they did in 2021?” Here’s what the numbers show: 2021–early 2022: Prices jumped fast Multiple offers were common Buyers rushed and overpaid Late 2022–2025: Prices stopped climbing Prices Read more…
Have home prices reached their lowest point at the end of the 2025? Maybe. Most buyers these days are asking themselves: “If I buy now, am I going to overpay?” We looked at real sales prices in Dallas–Fort Worth area (Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant counties) over the last three years, Read more…
by Elena Garrett, Nov 2025 1. Renting Isn’t the Problem — Staying Stuck In a Rental Rat Race Is If you’re renting because life threw you a curveball — income interruption, medical bills, credit dings, divorce, job change, self-employment, immigration status, whatever — you’re not alone. But you are losing Read more…
by Elena Garrett, November 2025 Here’s a quick roundup of what’s been moving in the real estate and mortgage world as we head into the holiday season. 1. Home Sales Picked Up Again in October 2025 October marked the second straight month of growth in residential closings.Buyers took advantage of Read more…
Hi, my name is Elena Garrett, and I am a real estate agent with Keller Williams Central 75 brokerage in Dallas – Fort Worth. I work with both residential and commercial real estate transactions.
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