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How to Build a Tiny House: From Costs to Construction

Our founder Steph decided to build a tiny house in the back of one of her investment properties. Learn how she planned, stayed on budget, and made back her investment with our Tiny House Guide.

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9 Women in Real Estate You Need to Follow

Open House was founded by women - and women are who inspire us on a daily basis. Want to check out other women in real estate? Check out our list of 9 Realtors, investors, designers, and bloggers that you need to follow.

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How I Made $84,000 Refinancing My Home in Austin

One of our founders, Kristina, used the process of cash-out refinancing to pull $84,000 from her home. So what exactly is cash-out refinancing? How did she get that much money? What will she use it for? Click to read her entire story, step by step!

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How I Bought a 1 Acre House in Central Austin in my 20s

Jenn Carey, a Open House Austin agent and investor, walks us through her process of buying a north/central Austin home that was on an entire acre of land! From the search to the cost - read all about it here!

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How to Legally Protect Yourself in a Real Estate Partnership

No matter the terms of your partnership, it is extremely important to legally protect yourself in any arrangement. Recently, attorney Lori Daves shared some tips with attendees of the Go Forth Investor Meetup on how to make sure you CYA (my words, not hers) when entering a transaction within a partnership. Here is an overview of what we learned.

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How To Buy, Renovate, and Profit from a Commercial Property in Austin as a 20-Something

My business partner, Steph, and I both house-hack at our primary residences and have also recently started to “office-hack.” What is office hacking? Office-hacking is getting others to pay for your mortgage at the commercial space that you also occupy. Learn how we turned a run down space, into our dream office/event space!

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