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Sell your commercial property in Dallas

We buy commercial real estate across Dallas–Fort Worth, as-is, for cash. Direct principal, no listing, no commission.

Dallas at a glance

Metro population
8.5M
Job growth
+1.1%
Transfer tax
None
Eff. property tax
1.45%

Data current as of

Market conditions

What's actually happening in Dallas

Our read

Dallas–Fort Worth is a big, fast-moving industrial market, and the tension for an industrial seller here is that demand is real but you are rarely the only option a buyer has. Developers have been building bulk distribution in the southern inland port for years, so a vacant or short-term-leased box competes with new product.

Infill industrial in places like Great Southwest is a different conversation: there is little land left to build on, and buyers pay for that. Retail demand follows rooftops, and this metro keeps adding them. Office depends almost entirely on submarket: the corporate campuses in Plano and Frisco behave nothing like older office elsewhere in the metro.

We publish vacancy and absorption figures only once we have a source we can cite. We underwrite your building on its lease and its location, not on a metro-wide average.

Aerial view of green field and body of water during daytime

Our read · Dallas

“Dallas–Fort Worth is a big, fast-moving industrial market, and the tension for an industrial seller here is that demand is real but you are rarely the only option a buyer has.”

Photo: Conner Baker

Valuation

What your Dallas property is worth

How we price it

Your building is worth its net operating income divided by the cap rate a buyer will accept, and most of the negotiation is about that second number. Lease term, tenant credit, rent relative to market and the escalation schedule decide where in the range you land.

But Dallas has a wrinkle that matters as much as any of those, and it is the single most common thing sellers here get wrong: property taxes. Texas appraises at market value every year, and your buyer models the tax bill on what they pay you, not on your current appraisal. If your appraisal is stale, the higher bill comes straight out of the NOI they are capitalizing, and the offer moves with it.

That is why a Dallas offer can look light for the quality of the asset. It is not a discount to the market. It is the tax, and we will show you the line in our math where it lands.

Capital markets today

10-yr Treasury
5.24%
4.12% a year ago
SOFR
3.87%
4.2% a year ago
30-yr mortgage
7.28%
6.3% a year ago
CRE loan delinquency
1.53%
1.57% a year ago
CRE prices, YoY
6.58%
-2.7% a year ago

Sources: FRED DGS10, 2026-10-01 · FRED SOFR, 2026-10-01 · FRED MORTGAGE30US, 2026-10-01 · FRED DRCRELEXFACBS, 2026-04-01 · FRED COMREPUSQ159N, 2026-01-01

Texas tax & legal

Texas has no transfer tax and no personal income tax on your gain, but Dallas County's effective property tax rate is 1.45%, and your buyer underwrites taxes on the price they pay you.

Transfer tax
None
Property tax (eff.)
1.45%
1031 conformity
Yes
Closing
Title state

Dallas property tax vs. the 50 states

  • Metro Dallas
  • Texas
  • Other states
  • Median state
  • Effective property tax rate

    0.29%1.88%

    1.45%

    Higher than 45 of 50 states

Effective rates as cited on each state's page; every state's sources include Tax Foundation.

View all states as a table
StateEffective property tax rate
Metro Dallas1.45%
Arizona0.48%
Texas1.40%
Florida0.78%
Alabama0.37%
Alaska0.94%
Arkansas0.56%
California0.70%
Colorado0.50%
Connecticut1.54%
Delaware0.54%
Georgia0.79%
Hawaii0.29%
Idaho0.50%
Illinois1.88%
Indiana0.76%
Iowa1.33%
Kansas1.21%
Kentucky0.74%
Louisiana0.55%
Maine0.98%
Maryland0.92%
Massachusetts1.00%
Michigan1.19%
Minnesota1.00%
Mississippi0.58%
Missouri0.89%
Montana0.61%
Nebraska1.44%
Nevada0.50%
New Hampshire1.50%
New Jersey1.88%
New Mexico0.63%
New York1.30%
North Carolina0.66%
North Dakota0.92%
Ohio1.36%
Oklahoma0.79%
Oregon0.81%
Pennsylvania1.26%
Rhode Island1.12%
South Carolina0.49%
South Dakota1.00%
Tennessee0.52%
Utah0.48%
Vermont1.51%
Virginia0.78%
Washington0.75%
West Virginia0.51%
Wisconsin1.32%
Wyoming0.53%

Statutes

  • Tex. Const. art. VIII, § 29
  • Tex. Const. art. VIII, § 24-a
  • Tex. Tax Code § 23.01
  • Tex. Tax Code § 23.231

Texas is a genuinely low-friction state to sell in, with one large exception.

There is no real estate transfer tax, and the Texas Constitution has barred new ones since 2016 (art. VIII, § 29). There is no personal income tax either (art. VIII, § 24-a), so your gain is taxed federally and not again by Texas. Closing costs are title, escrow, and recording, and that is essentially the list.

The exception is property tax. Dallas County's effective property tax rate is 1.45%, and appraisal districts value property at market value every year (Tax Code § 23.01). For tax year 2026, non-homestead property appraised at $5,320,000 or less has a 20% cap on annual appraisal increases (§ 23.231), but that cap ends once the property changes hands and is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2026. Your buyer is pricing the step-up into their offer.

If your current appraised value is well below what you are asking, expect that gap to surface in negotiation. It is not a tactic. It is arithmetic.

With no personal income tax, there is no Texas tax for a 1031 exchange to defer; federal 1031 treatment applies as usual.

What this means

If you're selling in Dallas

  1. No transfer tax to budget for

    Texas charges no real estate transfer tax, so the largest single closing-cost line in many states does not apply here. On a multimillion-dollar sale that is real money staying with you.

  2. Closes through title, no attorney required

    A title or escrow company handles closing, title insurance, and recording. That usually means a faster close and one less party to coordinate.

  3. 1031 exchange defers state tax too

    Texas conforms to federal like-kind exchange treatment, so a properly structured 1031 defers both. You must have a qualified intermediary in place before closing — it cannot be arranged afterward.

  4. How the sale affects assessed value

    There is no acquisition-value base to reset: appraisal districts value property at market value every year (Tax Code § 23.01). Non-homestead real property appraised at $5,320,000 or less has a 20% cap on annual appraisal increases for tax year 2026 (§ 23.231); the cap ends when the property changes hands and is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2026.

Demand drivers

The Dallas economy

Population

8.5M

Pop. growth

+1.5%

Job growth

+1.1%

Unemployment

4.4%

Net domestic migration

+18,197

Housing permits YTD

43,526

Permits vs last year

-6.7%

Median household income

$93K

How Metro Dallas compares

  • Metro Dallas
  • Texas
  • Other states
  • Median state
  • Job growth, year over year

    -0.9%+1.6%

    +1.1%

    Higher than 41 of 50 states

  • Population growth

    -0.3%+1.5%

    +1.5%

    Higher than 50 of 50 states

  • Unemployment rate

    2.0%5.1%

    4.4%

    Higher than 36 of 50 states

  • Median household income

    $59K$105K

    $93K

    Higher than 39 of 50 states

View all states as a table
StateJob growth, year over yearPopulation growthUnemployment rateMedian household income
Metro Dallas+1.1%+1.5%4.4%$93K
Arizona+0.6%+0.9%4.9%$81K
Texas+1.1%+1.3%4.4%$80K
Florida+0.6%+0.8%4.5%$78K
Alabama+1.1%+0.6%3.4%$67K
Alaska+1.3%+0.1%4.3%$96K
Arkansas+0.6%+0.6%3.9%$62K
California+0.8%-0.0%5.1%$100K
Colorado+0.2%+0.4%4.0%$97K
Connecticut+0.9%+0.4%5.1%$96K
Delaware+0.1%+0.9%4.7%$88K
Georgia-0.1%+0.9%3.2%$80K
Hawaii+0.2%-0.1%2.7%$101K
Idaho+0.9%+1.4%3.6%$81K
Illinois+0.2%+0.1%4.7%$83K
Indiana-0.5%+0.6%3.3%$72K
Iowa+0.0%+0.3%3.2%$76K
Kansas+0.5%+0.4%3.8%$76K
Kentucky-0.1%+0.5%4.7%$65K
Louisiana+1.6%+0.1%4.2%$61K
Maine-0.1%+0.5%3.2%$76K
Maryland-0.2%+0.3%4.1%$103K
Massachusetts+0.2%+0.2%4.3%$105K
Michigan+0.2%+0.3%5.0%$72K
Minnesota+1.4%+0.6%4.4%$87K
Mississippi+0.4%+0.1%3.4%$59K
Missouri+1.1%+0.4%3.5%$72K
Montana-0.9%+0.6%3.2%$75K
Nebraska+0.2%+0.6%2.9%$76K
Nevada+1.3%+0.9%4.8%$81K
New Hampshire+0.2%+0.5%2.8%$100K
New Jersey-0.2%+0.4%4.3%$104K
New Mexico+1.6%-0.1%4.7%$68K
New York-0.0%+0.0%4.3%$86K
North Carolina+1.3%+1.3%3.5%$74K
North Dakota+0.5%+0.8%2.2%$78K
Ohio+0.2%+0.3%3.3%$72K
Oklahoma+0.7%+0.6%4.3%$66K
Oregon-0.8%+0.2%5.1%$85K
Pennsylvania+0.6%+0.1%3.7%$78K
Rhode Island+0.1%+0.4%3.7%$84K
South Carolina+1.6%+1.5%4.1%$72K
South Dakota+0.2%+0.9%2.0%$77K
Tennessee+0.5%+0.9%3.4%$72K
Utah+1.0%+1.0%3.5%$97K
Vermont-0.3%-0.3%2.6%$83K
Virginia-0.9%+0.7%3.6%$92K
Washington+0.4%+0.9%4.9%$99K
West Virginia-0.3%-0.1%4.0%$61K
Wisconsin+0.6%+0.3%3.2%$77K
Wyoming+0.8%+0.3%3.0%$76K

Dallas–Fort Worth has about 8.5 million residents and is growing 1.5% a year. Over the latest year it gained a net 18,197 residents from other states. Unemployment is 4.4%, the metro added jobs at 1.1% over the past year, and median household income is $92,733.

The metro's real advantage is positional. DFW is an inland port with intermodal rail, two major airports, and highway access to much of the country, which is why bulk distribution keeps choosing it. It is also a headquarters market: American Airlines, AT&T, Texas Instruments and Toyota's North American operations are based here, and recent moves include Caterpillar to Irving and Public Storage to Frisco.

American Airlines, Walmart, Texas Health Resources, Baylor Scott & White and Bank of America are among the region's largest employers, and the health systems underwrite a deep medical office market. On the residential side, residential permits are down 6.7% year to date.

Largest employers

  • American Airlines GroupAviation10,000+
  • WalmartRetail10,000+
  • Texas Health ResourcesHealthcare10,000+
  • Baylor Scott & White HealthHealthcare10,000+
  • Bank of AmericaFinancial services10,000+
  • AmazonE-commerce & logistics10,000+

Industries driving demand

  • Logistics

  • Financial services

  • Aviation

  • Corporate HQ

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, August 2026 · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics (total nonfarm, YoY), August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (residential units, year to date), January–August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, 2024

Submarkets

The Dallas submarkets

Map of Metro Dallas with 4 submarkets marked: South Dallas / Inland Port, Legacy / Frisco, Great Southwest / Arlington, Uptown / Oak Lawn
Metro Dallas
  1. 01

    South Dallas / Inland Port

    Bulk distribution in southern Dallas County, around the Union Pacific intermodal terminal in Wilmer.

  2. 02

    Legacy / Frisco

    Corporate campus corridor in Plano and Frisco, home to headquarters such as Toyota Motor North America.

  3. 03

    Great Southwest / Arlington

    Older infill industrial between Dallas and Fort Worth, close to DFW Airport.

  4. 04

    Uptown / Oak Lawn

    Dense urban retail and office just north of downtown, next to the Southwestern Medical District.

Recent activity

What we've underwritten in Dallas

Anonymized from our own pipeline. These are cap rates we actually underwrote, not survey averages.

Warehouse — White building

Warehouse · Q2 2026

5.95%cap

Infill industrial in Great Southwest. 28-foot clear, fully leased to a regional 3PL with 7 years remaining.

Gas Station — A gas station at night with no people around

Gas Station · Q1 2026

7.10%cap

Dealer-guaranteed site with an aging single-wall tank system. Priced for the tank replacement and the environmental tail.

Property types

What we buy in Dallas

Each property type has its own underwriting playbook: how we value it, what we check in diligence, and who it backfills to.

Process

How selling to Dizposition works

The full process
  1. Day 0

    01

    Send us the property

    Address, asset type, and the lease if there is one. That is enough for us to start.

  2. 02

    We underwrite it

    Our underwriting runs the income against current Dallas market pricing and the cost of capital. No lowball anchor.

  3. 10 minutes

    03

    You get a firm offer

    In 10 minutes, with the math shown. You will know exactly how we got there.

  4. As fast as 30 days

    04

    Close on your timeline

    As fast as 30 days, or as slow as you need. We are the principal, so the date is yours.

FAQ

Selling commercial property in Dallas

Do I pay transfer tax when I sell commercial property in Texas?

No. Texas has no real estate transfer tax, and its constitution has barred new ones since 2016 (art. VIII, § 29). There is no personal income tax on the gain either (art. VIII, § 24-a). Your closing costs are title, escrow, and recording.

How do property taxes affect what a buyer will pay for my Dallas property?

Directly. Texas appraises at market value every year (Tax Code § 23.01), and Dallas County's effective property tax rate is 1.45%. A buyer models the tax bill on the price they pay you, not on your current appraisal. If your appraisal lags the market, the higher bill comes out of the NOI they are capitalizing, and we show you that line in our math.

Does the 20% cap on appraisal increases carry over to the buyer?

No. Under Tax Code § 23.231, the cap on non-homestead property appraised at $5,320,000 or less (the tax year 2026 threshold) ends on January 1 of the first tax year after the owner sells. The cap itself is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2026 unless the Legislature extends it.

Does selling reset the property tax assessment in Texas?

There is no acquisition-value base to reset: appraisal districts value property at market value every year (Tax Code § 23.01). Non-homestead real property appraised at $5,320,000 or less has a 20% cap on annual appraisal increases for tax year 2026 (§ 23.231); the cap ends when the property changes hands and is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2026. The effective property tax rate in Texas is about 1.45%.

Does Texas follow federal 1031 exchange rules?

Yes. Texas conforms to Section 1031, so a properly structured exchange defers state income tax on the gain as well as federal. The 45-day identification and 180-day closing deadlines are federal and apply the same way.

Who handles a commercial real estate closing in Texas?

Texas is a title state: a title or escrow company typically runs the closing, with attorneys optional. We open title with a national underwriter as soon as terms are agreed.

Is demand for commercial property growing in Dallas?

Dallas's population is growing 1.5% a year and over the latest year it gained a net 18,197 residents from other states. Employers added jobs at 1.1% over the past year, with unemployment at 4.4%, and residential permits are down 6.7% year to date. Those are the inputs behind tenant demand; what they mean for your property depends on its submarket and lease, which is what we underwrite.

How long does it take to sell a commercial property to Dizposition?

You get a firm written offer within 10 minutes of sending us the property. If you accept, you can close in as little as 30 days — most of that is title work and your own timeline. There is no listing period, no marketing, and no waiting on a buyer's financing contingency.

Can I sell my property as-is?

Yes. We are the buyer, so there is no lender requiring repairs and no inspection contingency to renegotiate against you. Deferred maintenance, a failing roof, an aging tank system — we price it into the offer rather than asking you to fix it first.

Can I sell with a tenant in place?

Yes, and in most cases a tenant makes the property more valuable to us, not less. We will ask for the lease, a rent roll, and any estoppel certificates. You do not need to deliver the property vacant.

What if my lease is short-term or about to expire?

Short remaining term is one of the main reasons owners come to us. A conventional buyer needs lease term to get financing, which is why short-dated assets sit on the market. We underwrite the real estate and the backfill prospects rather than the remaining term alone.

What if the property is vacant?

We buy vacant assets. Pricing shifts from an income approach to what the building and land are worth to the next user, which is a different calculation — but it is one we do routinely rather than one that disqualifies the property.

Do I need a broker to sell to you?

No. We buy directly, and there is no commission because there is nothing to market. If you already have a broker, we will pay them. Selling without one saves the commission, but you should understand you are also giving up price discovery — a broker's job is to find out whether someone will pay more than we will.

What documents do I need to get an offer?

The address and the lease are enough to start. To finalize, we will want the rent roll, the last two years of operating statements, the title commitment, any existing survey, and any environmental reports you already have. You do not need an appraisal or a broker package.

How do you determine your offer?

We underwrite in-place income against what the space would re-lease for, adjust for capital needs and any environmental tail, and apply a cap rate supported by comparable transactions. We show you the inputs. If you disagree with an assumption, we would rather argue about the assumption than about the number.

What are typical seller closing costs?

Title and escrow fees, any transfer or recording tax owed in your state, prorated property taxes, and payoff of any existing debt. Because we are the buyer, there is no commission and no marketing cost. Transfer tax varies significantly by state and is often the largest single line.

Will I owe capital gains tax when I sell?

Usually yes, on the gain above your adjusted basis, and depreciation recapture is taxed separately from appreciation. State treatment varies. This is a question for your CPA before you sign, not after — the structure of the sale can change the answer.

Can I do a 1031 exchange?

Yes. A 1031 exchange lets you defer federal capital gains by reinvesting in like-kind property, subject to a 45-day identification window and a 180-day closing window from the date you sell. You must have a qualified intermediary in place before closing — it cannot be arranged afterward. Most states conform to federal treatment, but a few do not.

Can I sell if I am behind on payments or facing foreclosure?

Yes, and speed is the reason to move early rather than late. We can close on a defined date, which is what a lender or a receiver generally needs to see. Send us the payoff figure and any notices you have received.

Can I sell a property I inherited or that is in probate?

Yes. Probate sales take longer because the court timeline governs, not ours, and multiple heirs need to agree on the price before anything can close. We are used to working around both. Inherited property also generally receives a stepped-up basis, which can change the tax math substantially.

What if there is environmental contamination?

Send it anyway. Environmental history is one of the most common reasons a conventional sale falls apart, and it is one of the reasons owners call us. We price the remediation and the residual liability into the offer rather than walking away at the Phase II.

Is there any cost or obligation to get an offer?

None. There is no fee, no listing agreement, and no obligation to accept. If our number does not work for you, you keep the underwriting we showed you and we part ways.

10-minute offer

Ready to sell in Dallas?

Send us the address and the lease. You'll have a firm offer, with the math shown, in 10 minutes.