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Jordan Decuir
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WHERE to buy cash-flowing rental properties (Houston area)

Jordan Decuir
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Katy, TX
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I'm looking to start picking up single-family rentals in the Houston area, and am curious as to the types of areas in a given city that yield the best prospects for cash-flowing SF homes.

What should I be looking for in terms of demographics that may represent better prospects for cash-flowing properties?

Should I be looking in areas where the "working class"/blue-collar workers represent a large proportion of the population?

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Sharon Tzib
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Sharon Tzib
  • Real Estate Broker
  • Cypress, TX
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A realtor can tell you by neighborhood what the % of owner occupied to rentals there are, white vs. blue collar, and household income, although that data can lag. 

I prefer to see a fairly even mix of rentals to o/o's, which means people like renting there, but my resale won't strictly be limited to investors down the road when I want to sell. I also like h/h income above the median, for obvious reasons. 

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