what website do i go to to renew my license?

Hi. You can renew and pay online at the Texas Real Estate Commission website: http://www.trec.state.tx.us/licenses/default.asp\n

if an agent is working with renters, can that agent pull the credit and background report to see if the renters qualify for the lease so that the agent doesn\'t waste his or her time if the renters don\'t qualify and charge the renter for the report?

I\'d recommend having them pull their own credit check and background check. They need to confirm where they stand before making a bunch of applications to rent. Also, a lot of mom and pop landlords will take a copy from the renters. However, the more reputable management companies typically will insist on pulling the credit report themselves - because the only way they can be sure the credit report isn\'t forged is if they pull it straight from the credit bureaus themselves. Also, if you pull the credit report yourself, you would incur a bunch of privacy protection duties under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

My range is $150k-$155k and I do not see many better looking houses which I used to see few months back. If I see anything good they are selling at higher price than they are listing for? is that true?

Generally, the supply of available homes peaks in the summer months and is at its lowest in December / January. While new homes are always coming on the market, you\'ll see the total number of homes start to decline as we head into fall and winter. Basically, people don\'t like to move in the middle of winter, or if they have kids, they don\'t want to move in the middle of the school year.