Off-market leads in DFW, from the records
How to find and work off-market sellers in Dallas–Fort Worth: probate, tax suits, pre-foreclosure, code complaints, cash buyers and more — from the county records, with live counts.
October 2, 2026 · 7 min read
Where DFW House Flippers Are Buying Now
Flips held steady in the first half of 2026 at 2,448, up 2% on 2025. Southern Dallas, Arlington and Mesquite are the most contested ZIPs, and Collin is the only large county gaining.
September 29, 2026 · 6 min read
DFW Assumable & Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Tracker
This week's mortgage rate against the assumable FHA, VA and USDA loans and the adjustable-rate mortgages we can see in Dallas–Fort Worth, county by county, from recorded deeds of trust, MLS closed sales and public HMDA mortgage data. Refreshed weekly.
September 29, 2026 · 5 min read
Assumable Mortgages in DFW: How to Find the Homes With a 3% Loan Already Attached
Rates are stuck above 6%, but thousands of Dallas–Fort Worth owners carry FHA and VA loans at 3–4% that a buyer can legally take over. Here's how to find them, county by county, and how agents and investors are working them.
September 26, 2026 · 7 min read
Who Owns DFW? LLC Landlords, Trusts and Wall Street, by the Numbers
We classified every residential parcel on 13 North Texas appraisal rolls by who holds title. How much is LLC-owned, how concentrated it is, how much sits with institutional landlords, and what that means if you are mailing owners — with live counts, refreshed weekly.
September 25, 2026 · 6 min read
Texas SB 140: What DFW Investors Need to Know Before Cold Texting a Seller
Since September 1, 2025, a marketing text to a Texas consumer is a telephone solicitation. Registration, the $10,000 security, the private right of action, what the Attorney General exempted, and the outreach channel that carries none of it.
September 25, 2026 · 6 min read
DFW Distress Report — October 2026
Trustee sales posted for the October auctions across nine North Texas counties, year-to-date tax suits and probate filings, and who the posted owners actually are — from the courthouse records, refreshed weekly.
September 22, 2026 · 8 min read
How to Find Probate Leads in Dallas County (2026 Guide)
Where Dallas County probate leads actually come from, how to match a filing to the house, when the executor can sell, and how to reach them without being a vulture. Live counts from the probate courts.
September 22, 2026 · 8 min read
Off-Market Properties in DFW: 11 Public Records Most Investors Never Pull
Off-market houses in Dallas–Fort Worth aren't hidden — they're sitting in 11 public records: probate dockets, tax suits, code complaints, trustee notices, deed books. Here's each one, with today's counts.