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Are You a Tired Landlord?

You may have been managing your own properties forever, but the COVID-19 years may have taken most of the fun (and profit) out of it for you. Maybe you are just over it. You enjoy the extra income, or at least you used to. But you just feel tired and discouraged. Perhaps it's time to let me help. My team and I manage nice homes and we manage them well. Even during COVID, all our residents paid their rent. In fact, since I started McCourt Property Management in 2002, I have never been in eviction court and no resident has ever lived in one…

Buying New Home From a Builder!

You can often save a significant amount of money if you purchase a home directly from a builder. Some builders don't even require that you use a REALTOR, which is fine, that's money that you keep in your pocket. But do not, DO NOT buy any home, ever, without having it inspected by a competent home inspector, hired and paid for by you. Let me explain. Most builders are great. Lord knows that we need more housing in the Permian Basin and we have begged them to come here. It is a business for them and they must turn out the houses rapidly. The…

Lowering Your Home's Humidity Can Drastically Lower Your Air Conditioning Cost

I was watching television this morning as our local weather experts shared that we are again having a triple-digit week. In fact, today, is supposed to be a record breaker in the Permian Basin as we break our record of 103 degrees today! What's funny is that humidity in our area is also high...something extremely unusual for the dry West Texas weather. This blog is designed to present actionable tid-bits that makes your life better, saves you money, brighten your day and delivers valuable info. When we're talking "triple digit" weather, I know…

Great Residents are the Key to Asset Appreciation!

When I bought my first home I was so excited! I loved it. In fact, I used my very first bonus check to buy a new chandelier for the dining room! A few years later when I moved away and turned it into a rental property, it became more to me than Just a home; it became an ASSET. An asset is not like a car or a dress or a new set of headphones; an asset APPRECIATES. Instead of gradually becoming worthless, a home will spend many many years increasing in value. Now, in order to make the best of this, you want excellent residents. Great reside…

School Districts and Real Estate

I'm surprised when I hear local Realtors who do not know all of the educational institutions in the community that they work. In our Midland community, it's important for any Realtor to know what the ATC is (Advanced Technology Center --not an alternative school as some have described it); the Carver Center, the Magnet schools along with having a really good understanding of the school district's ratings and service improvement plan. There's so much to think about when you're purchasing residential real estate and even your home. With the 200…