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Owning & InvestingShould I sell my Keller house or keep it as a rental?
Keep it if the rent covers the true carrying cost at Keller's non-homestead tax level and you would hold for years; sell if you need the equity or the honest cash flow is negative.
Justin Brown · 5 min read
Owning & InvestingHow do I work out whether the rent will cover my mortgage, taxes, insurance, and management?
Add up the mortgage, taxes at the rental level, landlord insurance, management, HOA, a maintenance allowance and a vacancy allowance, then compare with rent from leased comps. Here is the worksheet.
Justin Brown · 5 min read
Owning & InvestingHow much should I set aside for repairs and vacant months before renting out my house?
Fund three buckets before you list: the make-ready work, a vacancy cushion of about two months of rent, and a repair fund sized to the age of the big systems. Here is how to size each one.
Justin Brown · 5 min read
Owning & InvestingCan a property manager review a DFW house before I buy it as an investment?
Yes, and the time to ask is during the option period. A manager's review covers what the inspector does not: achievable rent, make-ready cost, HOA leasing rules, tenant appeal and operating cost.
Justin Brown · 5 min read
Owning & InvestingCan a property manager help me plan for more rentals as my portfolio grows?
A manager cannot tell you how much to borrow, but a local one with your data can tell you what each house really earns, what to buy next, and what breaks when you go from two rentals to six.
Justin Brown · 5 min read
Owning & InvestingCan a property manager help me sell a rental with tenants still living there?
Selling with a tenant in place works when the showings, the paperwork and the tenant's cooperation are handled by someone who already has the lease, the ledger and the relationship. That is the manager.
Justin Brown · 5 min read
Getting StartedThe Accidental Landlord's Complete Guide
Became a landlord without planning to? The first sixty days decide most of what follows: insurance, pricing, screening, the lease, maintenance, the money and whether to hire help.
Justin Brown · 6 min read
Tenants & LeasingHow Professional Tenant Screening Actually Works
Ask any experienced landlord about their worst year and the story usually starts with "the application looked fine." Here is the professional screening method, step by step: written criteria, credit, income, rental history, background checks and the Texas rules around them.
Justin Brown · 6 min read
Pricing & FeesHow to Price a Rental Property (the Way Professionals Do It)
Every other decision in rental ownership operates inside the frame set by one number: the rent. Here is the professional method: leased comparables, honest adjustments, the seasonal calendar and a two-week market test.
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