Elena Garrett, Realtor in Dallas Texas - My Blog

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Elena Garrett, Realtor in Dallas Texas - My Blog

THIS EVENT HAS ENDED! Online Home Buyer Workshop with Credit and Mortgage Experts

Hoping to buy a home soon? DON’T MISS this online workshop that will be PACKED with information on: assistance programs available to LOW-INCOME FAMILIES homes with 0% DOWN payment credit scores & down payment requirements needed for each program ways to overcome past CREDIT ISSUES private financing for self-employed and Read more…


Divvy Homes Rent-to-Own Program in Texas

Many people are feeling the pinch of today’s home market prices in DFW. Credit issues, no downpayment, lack of cash to bid over the asking price on homes – all of these factors contribute to many people renting and watching the home prices rise. Feel like you cannot win in Read more…


Seller Financed Houses (DUEÑO A DUEÑO) in North Texas

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I am one of the very few DFW Realtors who specialize in seller-financed transactions. Let’s work together! Follow me on YouTube, Instagram, FaceBook, or Twitter for more videos, posts, and info on buying with owner financing in Texas! Save time: Avoid pursuing strategies that will not work Avoid wasting weeks and month on FRUITLESS SEARCHES Read more…


PodGirl’s Open House COVID Fund Donation Program

How can YOU help to donate to COVID front line workers? Here are 4 simple steps.
1. Stop by any open house that I am hosting
2. Take a funny picture of yourself with #PodGirl
3. Post it on your social media
4. I will donate $5 for each person or a couple that came in.


Top 10 Reasons to Hire a Buyer Agent

1. See homes not visible online Your Realtor® can often find homes that Zillow, Realtor.com and RedFin do not see. Gain an advantage over other buyers by being the only buyer for those properties, and snatch a good price deal while the competition is busy elsewhere. 2. Avoid drowning in Read more…


Buying a home? Here are the main steps

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The process of buying a home is fairly straightforward, but it does require some understanding of the main steps that most buyers have to take to get the keys to their dream home. This is a very simplified flow chart that should give you enough information to know where in the process you are, and what will come next.


Be a part of a reality YouTube show next time you buy or sell a house!

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Make 2020 memorable to you for reasons other than making face masks, celebrating birthdays via Zoom, and gaining 10 pounds! This could be the year when instead of watching YouTube, you could actually be making YouTube videos happen! #PodGirl is going YouTube, and you are invited to participate.


DFW April 2020 Real Estate Update

Page graphic April 2020 DFW Real Estate Market Statistics and Analysis by Elena Garrett

Dallas – Collin – Tarrant – Denton counties of North Texas Good morning, North Texas! It is the 2nd week of May 2020, we are STILL in the midst of the COVID-19 epidemic, and although the shelter-at-home restrictions are slowly being lifted, the number of people who perished from COVID Read more…


Safety giveaways from Realtor In A Pod

I have put together a small collection of fashionable yet practical house hunting 2020 supplies and accessories that you can ask for – at no charge to you!


Applying for a Mortgage? Read this First! (COVID-19 Update – April 3, 2020)

As per advice from Katie Andy from Interlink Mortgage Services, if you have applied for a mortgage (or thinking about it), these are the top 3 things you need to know right now: Your eligibility for the loan or for your preferred interest rate might have changed Your closing costs Read more…