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

How is land-only better than other forms of Real Estate investing?

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.

I am from Long Island and will have a tough commute.

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

I live on Staten Island and have spoken to both TD and Northfield as of now.

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.

I was stationed there in the Navy for about 9 years at NAS North Island on Coronado lsland.

The subject property is located just 3 blocks from stoney island and near the Jackson Park golf course.

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