One thing is for sure. When you are searching for North Texas real estate in the Metroplex, the territory is fantastic, the options are incredibly rich, and you will be surprised at the hidden gems in the area. One of the first steps to purchasing the perfect North Texas home for your family is choosing a city and neighborhood. As you become familiar with the different towns and neighborhoods in North Texas, they will start to come to life with distinct personalities. Our lifetime knowledge of the area around Southlake TX real estate goes a long way to acquaint our clients with the subdivisions, schools, extracurricular activities, and tax bases that may affect your home-buying decision.
Before we talk about the North Texas real estate in Dallas, Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Flower Mound, Coppell, North Richland Hills, Bedford, Keller, Irving, Argyle, Arlington, Westlake, Grapevine, Watauga, and Hurst, Trophy Club, Southlake, Euless, Colleyville, and more blossoming communities near our offices, we will talk a bit about the journey to the heart of the Metroplex.
Fort Worth real estate offers wide-open plains to the west and rolling black prairieland closer to real estate in Dallas—with 32 miles in between the downtowns. That is a good distance to keep, considering the centuries-old Dallas-Ft. Worth rivalry mellowed by the infusion of both cities with a love of culture. Dallas used to be the “glamorous” city and Ft. Worth the “cow town.” However, now the Metroplex is home to more than 25 of the best fine arts museums found anywhere in the world, along with countless galleries.
Another mellowing factor in the relationship between the complementary cities is the DFW International Airport. The decision to build the airport in 1965 created a major link forcing the rivals to work together to invite tourism, individuality, and a unique quality of life. Since then, a wide variety of conference facilities, businesses, master-planned communities, neighborhoods, green spaces, and homes grace what used to be farmlands.
Back to locating the best city and neighborhood…you can always modify and house, but the neighborhood and town are a bit more difficult to change.
Therefore, we will leave the discussion about types of homes to another discussion. There are single-family homes, of course, but now there are high-rise downtown lofts, garden homes, condominiums, and zero-lot line homes. In the meantime, make a list of all of your requirements including size and recreational amenities. If you are making a corporate move, consider taking advantage of renting in corporate housing to give yourself enough time to investigate different areas, school districts, and living options.
One thing to note is that Texas real estate laws protect the places of residence for families from forced sale by general creditors. According to the Texas Constitution, a person can only lose homestead rights by death, abandonment, sale of property, or foreclosure of a lien against the homestead. There are urban and rural homesteads. To qualify for homestead exemptions, owners must be living in the property by January 1 of the year of application—unless the property already has a homestead exemption. If a homeowner moves out of the property and rents it out, the homestead exemption is automatically void.
Contact Dave Warden at dave@davewarden.net or call (817) 706-3291 for excellent service and information when relocating to the area.
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