Houston home buying guides
Free guides for buying a home in Houston, from budgeting and pre-approval to option periods, inspections and closing.
Houston Mortgage Pre-Approval Checklist for Buyers: Documents, Lenders and Questions
A free pre-approval checklist for Houston buyers: documents to gather, a lender comparison worksheet, rate lock questions and ways to keep your loan on track.
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Houston Property Tax and Homestead Checklist for New Homeowners
A free checklist for new Houston-area homeowners: taxing units, the $140,000 school homestead exemption, filing deadlines and what to confirm before and after closing.
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Houston Option Period Checklist for Buyers: What to Do Before Your Deadline
A free day-by-day checklist for the Texas option period: contract dates, inspections, research, repair requests and the questions to ask your agent.
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Houston Rental Property Investor’s Guide: Evaluating, Financing and Managing Your First Rental
A free guide for first-time Houston landlords: set your strategy, run the numbers, understand financing, choose a location, evaluate the property and learn Texas landlord basics.
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Build Your Houston Closing Team: Who Does What, and When
A free guide to the lender, title company, inspector, insurer and other professionals in a Houston transaction, with a plain-English timeline and questions to ask.
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Houston First-Time Home Buyer Guide
A free, plain-English checklist for first-time buyers in Houston: budget, pre-approval, flood and insurance questions, and what to ask before an offer.
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Houston Flood Risk Guide for Home Buyers
A free checklist for researching flood risk before you buy in Houston: what to ask, what to request and what to look at on the street…
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