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The Dallas–Fort Worth single-family market for wholesalers, landlords and the agents who work with them: what changed, what the law says, what the numbers show, and how we got here. Short reads with sources. No guru.
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· 3 min read
DFW Housing Market, September 2026: Pending Sales Fall 19%
DFW housing market, September 2026 MLS data: median price $385,000 (down 1%), pending sales down 19%, 4.3 months of inventory and 62 days on market.
DFW marketMarket dataWholesaling
· 9 min read
Institutional Buyer Ban and DFW Wholesale Deals: 2027 Rules
From Jan. 7, 2027 federal law bars investors with 350 or more single-family homes from buying more. Who can still buy in DFW, and what to do with your contract.
Institutional buyersFederal lawDFW
· 7 min read
Is Wholesaling Real Estate Legal in Texas in 2026?
Yes, with written disclosures to the owner and the buyer. What Property Code 5.0205 and Occupations Code 1101.0045 require, and what changed since 2024.
Texas lawWholesalingTREC
· 7 min read
How to Check Out a Dispo Desk or JV Partner in Texas
Five checks before you hand a contract to a Texas dispo desk or JV partner: the license lookup, the written agreement, who pays whom, daisy chains, the buyers.
DispoJVTexas law
· 5 min read
Texas Memorandum of Contract Rules Since Sept. 2025
Property Code 12.020 sets what anyone recording a one-sided memorandum of contract on a Texas home must do since Sept. 1, 2025, and how an owner releases one.
Texas lawMemorandum of contractWholesaling
· 6 min read
Where Institutional Buyers Are Buying in DFW
The Dallas–Fort Worth submarkets where fund buyers concentrate, the suburban ring pattern behind it, where they do not buy, and what it means for your contract.
DFWInstitutional buyersSubmarkets
· 5 min read
Cash Offer on an Investment Listing in Texas: An Agent's Guide
How a licensed Texas agent gets an investment listing to fund and cash buyers: what to send, how a licensed desk routes it, and how fees stay in writing.
AgentsTexasCash offers
· 6 min read
Assignment Fee vs. Double Close in Texas
How an assignment and a double close work in Texas, the written disclosures Property Code 5.0205 requires since 2024, and what the title company needs.
Texas lawAssignmentDouble close
· 7 min read
Institutional Buyer Buy Box in DFW: The Desk's Screen
The typical institutional buy box for DFW houses: year built, size, beds and baths, price band, repairs, yield, HOA and flood zone. Screen your contract first.
Buy boxInstitutional buyersUnderwriting
· 5 min read
How to Dispo a Wholesale Deal in Dallas–Fort Worth
The sell side of a wholesale deal in DFW: what fund desks need in the file, why blasting a buyer list burns you, and when a dispo desk earns its cut.
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