Choosing An Agent

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Is Your Real Estate Trustworthy? How to Vet a Texas Real Estate Agent in 10 Minutes

An "Active" license means someone passed a background check at some point in the past. It does not mean anyone has checked on them since. Last updated: July 2026 I am a TREC licensed real estate agent in Texas and I want you to know why you shouldn't treat a TREC license as your only measuring stick of an agent's trustworthiness. The people best positioned to show you where this system stops...

ChatGPT just introduced ads, will this destroy their credibility the same way it did for Google? Here's how to protect yourself when using AI

ChatGPT Ads Are Here – Signaling the End of Trust?

By Bobby Franklin, REALTOR® | North Texas Market Insider™ | Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team Published May 2026 | Reading Time: ~22 minutes If you’ve been using ChatGPT to research a home purchase, asking it which neighborhoods to consider, which agents to trust, which markets are worth your money, something changed on February 9, 2026 that you need to understand. That’s the...

Here’s something most agents won’t tell you upfront: the Texas Attorney General just opened a formal investigation into residential solar companies and if you own or are buying a home with solar panels in North Texas, that changes the conversation you need to have before you sign anything.

The Texas AG Is Now Investigating Solar Companies: Is Solar Still Safe?

Here’s something most agents won’t tell you upfront: the Texas Attorney General just opened a formal investigation into residential solar companies and if you own or are buying a home with solar panels in North Texas, that changes the conversation you need to have before you sign anything. I’m not writing this to scare you out of solar. I’m writing this because the buyers and sellers I work...

Learn about the hidden cost behind builder mortgage rate buy downs and how to know if it's a good fit for you. Learn more with Bobby Franklin, the North Texas Market Insider. Bobby Franklin is the best realtor in Waxahachie

Are Builder Mortgage Buydowns a Lifeline or a Trap?

If you’re shopping for new construction in Waxahachie, Midlothian, Red Oak, or anywhere across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, you’ve walked into model homes seeing interest rates advertised as low as 1.99%, 3.99%, or 4.99%. Builders are pushing these rate buydowns harder than I’ve seen in years, approximately 60-73% of major builders are offering them right now. But here’s what nobody’s...