Elena Garrett, Realtor in Dallas Texas - My Blog

Residential and Investment Properties in Dallas - Fort Worth

Elena Garrett, Realtor in Dallas Texas - My Blog

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Renting has many disadvantages: increasing rents, difficulty having repairs done right, lack of privacy and control over your own living space. The most important disadvantage, however, is the fact that none of the money you spend on rent every year is generating any return on investment for your family. Many Read more…


DFW Tax Property Rates (2020)

DFW tax rates 2020

DFW 2020 tax rates by county Source of tax rate date: https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/property-tax/rates/ DFW 2020 tax rates by ISD DFW 2020 tax rates by city Contact me for information (use the chat option) – the file is too large to post here Find Out Why 2021 Might Be the Best Year For Read more…


Buyer Representation Agreement

Texas Buyer Representation Agreement

Buyer Representation Agreement is a standard form prescribed by the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) to formally describe the relationship between a home buyer and a real estate agent. It describes both sides’ rights and obligations and allows the agent to be paid commission from the sale. Signing a Buyer Read more…


Gain a home buying SUPERPOWER by becoming a cash buyer TODAY

Elena is partnering up with innovating mortgage companies to find creative solutions to daunting problems facing homebuyers in DFW. If your credit is 620 FICO or higher and you can qualify for a conventional loan, you can now gain the same leverage as the investors and the wealthy. Need help Read more…


House Shopping? SAVE TIME! Use #Elena’s List!

How NOT To Spend Hours Looking at Houses Online Create A Customized List of Houses Instead! Tired of scrolling through Zillow or Facebook Marketplace for hours on end? STOP WASTING YOUR TIME! Most of the websites featuring homes for sale have very generic search parameters that are designed to make Read more…


Need Help With Your Home Purchase Strategy?

Try #Elena’s 7-Steps to Home Ownership Plan to go from dreaming about a house to walking into your new house with keys in hand!


Rejected from Divvy Homes Program? Read this…

Divvy Homes is a pretty good rent-to-own program, but it has pretty strict applicant selection guidelines. About 90% of the applicants to Divvy homes, in my limited experience, are rejected either during the initial pre-qualification or during the more in-depth underwriting process. So, what should people who cannot use Divvy Read more…


Credit Score-Based House Purchase Options

Ok, so you are tired of renting. But what should be your next step? Should you rent-to-own? Or buy using seller financing? Or apply for a mortgage? Or keep renting? What do all those terms mean? Which one is better for you? Nothing is absolute, but we can set some 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

seller financed residential homes in north texas

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…