Dallas Home Buyers
Buying a home in Dallas, the Park Cities, and the surrounding suburbs is a lot of small decisions in the right order. These pages walk through them. When you are ready, we represent you from the first showing through closing, and your buyer representation agreement sets our fee up front. Sellers often agree to pay some or all of it, and we negotiate for that in your offer.
Buyer resources
- Eight steps to buying a home
- How much can you afford (with a calculator)
- Dallas rent vs own calculator
- First time home buyers
- Dallas down payment assistance
- Buy a Dallas home in the spring
- Home Check: flood zone, MUD tax and true monthly cost for any Texas address
Your Dallas home buyers guide
- Decide to buy. Along with ownership comes responsibility. There is no landlord to call. Make sure the timing fits your life, not just the market.
- Talk to a lender before you look. A full pre approval tells you what you can afford and makes your offer credible. Do not tour homes until you know the number. Our note on Dallas mortgage rates explains how the rate changes what you can pay, and the mortgage calculator includes Texas property tax.
- Pick the areas. Drive the neighborhoods you like at different times of day. Decide between a house, a townhome and a condo. Our community guides cover 24 areas, and the monthly Dallas housing market report shows where inventory is loosening.
- Know the true monthly cost. Texas property taxes, HOA dues and MUD or PID assessments change the payment between two houses at the same price. Run the Home Check on anything you like.
- Win the house. Good homes in Lakewood, Lake Highlands and the Park Cities still draw competing offers. Winning is rarely about bidding the most. It is about terms, timing and a clean file.
Buyer representation
Tell us what you want to walk to, where you work and what you want to spend. We narrow it to three and set up the tours. Before the first showing we sign a written buyer agreement that states our fee, which is negotiable.
Buying from out of state?
Much of the process can run remotely: video walkthroughs, digital signatures and, when the lender and title company allow it, remote online notarization at closing. Many buyers do not need to be in Dallas until move in.