Buying and Investing in Dallas, Texas
Dallas city has a population of 1.2 million people, is the third largest city in Texas and the 12th largest in the USA. The Dallas-Fort
Worth-Arlington MSA area or Metroplex has a population of 6.3 million people. The Metroplex covers 9,286 square miles making it larger than
the states of Rhode Island and Connecticut combined.
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is the 3rd busiest airport in the world (aircraft movement) and 7th busiest for passenger numbers. It
covers almost 30 square miles, employs 60,000 'on-airport' staff and is responsible for 305,000 full-time jobs. DFW airport is larger than
Manhattan!
| Company | Details |
|---|
| AMR Corporation (American Airlines) | 85,500 Employees worldwide, headquarters in Fort Worth employing 22,000 staff |
| Exxon Mobil | 79,900 Employees worldwide, headquarters in Irving employing 6,500 staff |
| J.C. Penney | 5,000 Employed in headquarters in Plano, over 10,000 employees worldwide |
| HP Enterprise Services (previously known as EDS) | Employs 139,000 employees worldwide, headquarters in Plano |
| Texas Instruments | Employs 26,000 worldwide, headquarters in Dallas employing 8,000 staff |
| AT+T | Provides work for 12,000 people locally |
| Wall-Mart | 20,000 employed in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex |
| Lockheed Martin | 15,000 employed locally in aircraft design and production |
| Citigroup | 15,000 employed in Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex |
Texaplex
The term Texaplex covers the region from Dallas-Fort Worth in the North, down to Houston and over the San Antonio and Austin. The video below
has some amazing facts:
The video was made in response to the credit crunch and the US recession. Texas didn't officially go into recession until late 2009 whereas the
rest of the US went into recession late 2008.
Property For Sale in Texas
| Image | Property Details | Location | State | Built | Price | Rent | App. Rate | Cap. Rate | |
 | 1,396 Square Feet, 3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom | Seagoville, TX 75159 | Texas | 2004 |
$ 109,000
|
$ 14,700
| 4% |
8.1%
|
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 | 1,725 Square Feet, 3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom | Lancaster, TX 75134 | Texas | 1999 |
$ 115,000
|
$ 15,000
| 4% |
7.7%
|
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