As your portfolio grows, keeping one good easy-to-finance property free and clear can be a nice safety net.

If Houston is like Phoenix I know A/C was considered a critical need, health and safety I think was the terms they used.

If it is a safety issue, you probably don't have a choice.

Fortunately, I have a natural tendency to do the right thing and in a timely manner so his complaints to have "safety" issues addressed are not too much of an inconvenience for me (although the renter himself is an annoyance). 

Just some food for thought.

Expendable income attracts all the cool food joints, breweries, yoga studios, etc. that millennials love.Love prices + cool stuff = millennials crack.And before you know it the area has been "gentrified 2.0" and blows up like crazy.

We're the location for the upcoming World Equestrian Games, being held at the Tryon International Equestrian Center.You can find great artists in the River Arts District using many different mediums for their expression.We have mountain views, hikes, state/national parks, the French Broad River, Kayaking, Fly Fishing, Mountain Biking, good food, beer, and wine. 

Just food for thought.

I've got my day job to roll the dice, im in REI for the "safety".

The kind I do not like are passed on from their parents who never learned to work so they expect you take care of them.There are some restrictions and annual inspection most have to do with safety(railing), smoke alarms, and sanitation....