Taylor Dasch

Rent vs. buy in Temple, TX — the honest 3-year math. With property taxes near 2.3% and $15–25K in costs to buy and later sell, renting can leave you about $15,000 ahead over three years (up to ~$26K if you invest the difference). Buying wins if you'll stay 6+ years, rent it out, or buy 5%+ under market. I'm an agent, not a lender — these are Temple/2026 numbers. Thinking about a move to the Temple area? Message me and I'll run your numbers.

Taylor Dasch | EG Realty

Real pros of Fryers Bend in Temple, TX. No two homes share a layout — every build is custom. And the neighborhood park is one you actually want to spend time in. For a 10+ year hold, the price tag becomes less important than the property and the neighborhood. That's the conversation in Fryers Bend.

Inside a Fryers Bend home in Temple, TX. Fully custom builds — GE Cafe appliances, beam ceilings, no two layouts the same. This is what custom actually means in South Temple.

Most people relocating to Temple, TX don't realize how close the lakes are. Belton Lake and Stillhouse Hollow are both inside 25 minutes — and it shows up in the weekend rhythm of life here. Honest take on what they're worth.

54% of Temple, TX listings have cut their price. Sounds like a buyer's market. It only is in half the cases.

I pulled the Temple MLS on May 14. There are 856 active listings, 459 of which have had at least one price reduction. But the homes that actually close are closing within 4% of the original list price.

That means there are two completely different pools of homes on the market:

— The reducer pool: sellers who priced ambitiously, sat 30+ days, then dropped. These have real negotiation room.

— The closer pool: homes that move within a few weeks at near-list. Press hard on these and you'll lose the property to the next buyer.

Knowing which pool a specific Temple home falls into — and how to tell at a glance — is the entire game right now.

Message me if you want the breakdown by price band and Temple neighborhood.

For physicians relocating to Baylor Scott & White Temple — Fryers Bend in South Temple is one of the neighborhoods that consistently comes up. About 10 minutes from BSW, easy I-35 access, custom builds. Worth a look in your initial neighborhood shortlist.

Miller Springs Nature Center is one of the most underused outdoor amenities in West Temple, TX — real hiking, water, hill terrain. If you're house-hunting on the west side, proximity to this is a quiet value-add.

Parents of incoming UMHB students: there's a real buy-vs-rent play in the area around University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, TX. Here's the honest math from someone who closed one of these deals last month.

Legacy Ranch is Temple, TX's quiet luxury enclave. Gated, custom builds, specific buyer profile, and a price tier most people don't realize exists in our market. Honest snapshot.