Today’s LVRJ has an article about invitation homes ones one of the largest SFR homes landlords.

The location on one of the largest fresh water reservoirs will provides for great long term perspective - water will remain a key ressource for many industries, not only for Foxconn.

With a population of 113,570 people and 11 constituent neighborhoods, Pearland is the 38th largest community in Texas.

https://www.har.com/content/newsroom/Houston Real Estate Highlights in May: Single-family home sales rose 1.0 percent year-over-year, with 8,157 units sold, the second largest one-month sales volume of all time;Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes increased slightly from 51 to 52 days;Total property sales edged up 0.6 percent with 9,721 units sold; Total dollar volume increased 2.0 percent to $2.8 billion;The single-family home median price rose 3.4 percent to $243,000, which represents an all-time high;The single-family home average price increased 1.3 percent to a record high of $305,511;Single-family homes months of inventory was flat at a 4.0-months supply, the highest level since last August and equal to the national inventory level;Townhome/condominium sales fell 6.4 percent, with the average price up 2.5 percent to $213,912 and the median price up 3.0 percent to $170,000;Leases of single-family homes declined 1.8 percent with the average rent up 3.7 percent to $1,845;Volume of townhome/condominium leases dropped 22.6 percent with the average rent up 1.0 percent to $1,580.

Also very important distinction between the 2 will likely be how much downpayment you are wanting to use. 

More importantly, where is the largest source of potable water in the world? 

The dining room of each unit is the largest room, and measures approximately 16 x 20.

Largest cities to expand sideways or vertically?

Your largest hurdle is usually finding a contractor.

Doing it on your own will hold the largest potential returns, but will have the most risk, since you will be learning (unless you invest with a company that is learning)