You mention there's water damages (probably down near the bottom of the panels, probably not indicated significant flooding issues, with the panels sucking in significant amounts of water migrating up through capillary action).One problem with that kind of job in that kind of climate is that it breeds a mold factory behind the paneling.

Thus eventually your normal "stick frame built on site house" will lose value in the long run because people will be able to buy the exact same quality structure from a factory for a fraction of the cost.3.)

I know there is some industry there like Bush beans and a sonatube factory. 

Hot off the rumor mill :)Tesla revealed July 22 that it has picked Austin for a $1.1B factory that’ll employ at least 5,000 people.

Their major limiting factor is typically good lots and the cash to buy them.

Recent surveys by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas found that Texas service sector showed signs of growth in June and that factory activity rebounded as well.

From what I gather, the key factor is that she's not on the lease.

Hello, I’m Jake Andino!

I think of REI as a kickoff into being able to afford things like a good and reliable car as well as a way to build up my credit and save/invest.I'm 26 years old and make 14$ an hour at a factory job.

Theoretically, you should be able to rehab an older home to "tenant proof" it as well as ordering it that way new from the factory, but then the price starts to get up there too.