Month: September 2020

Hi Folks,

I’m trying to buy a lot inside the loop and build on it. I already have funding secured, and am looking to submit offers.

There are a few cleared lots (no structure) that I’m interested in that have been sitting on HAR for a few months and have already had pricing reductions, and I’ve noticed that they are listed at far more than the HAR value for the land.

I was under the impression that HCAD was pretty on-point for land prices, but the structure valuation was much more subjective (so when you protest taxes, you’re really focusing on protesting the improvements/structure values).

So, with that said…am I off base for wanting to basically offer the HCAD appraised value as my offer on the lot, especially since it’s been on the market for months? (also since we’re in a pandemic where lot loans are hard to get and there’s a huge lumber price spike?)

I’m lost when it comes to commercial real-estate. Googling returns places that seem insanely expensive to me, so I must be doing it wrong.

I’m looking for ~1500 square feet of storage, preferably climate controllable even if I pay utilities myself. Am I down to buying a lot and installing a metal building myself or are there reasonable options and if so how do I find them? Again googling returns businesses that are often hundreds of thousands of dollars.

If so, can ya let me know the line you see when you get there, I’m trying to pick me up a 3090 and I wanna gauge what kind of line to expect when I get there, and how early I should be there as well. Appreciate any comments!

Edit: Angry boomers downvoting? lmao