Houston is diverse with metropolitan areas and suburban areas as well.

Hi @Timothy Casallas, once you identify a market you can explore further by drilling down into the demographics like population growth, jobs and wage growth, employment diversity and supply and demand.

Both are strong cash flow markets but also have growing populations, growing jobs and modern, diverse economies which a lot of other popular cash flow markets don't have.

I am part of several composed of a diverse and growing base. 

Job growth, population growth, landlord friendly, Diverse Economy, pretty much an up-trending area.

Don't be shy about joining several groups at once just to get more diverse information.I am originally from San Diego but moved to Indianapolis about 5 years ago to start investing - California dollars go a bit farther in the midwest markets.

Look for markets with population growth, employment center diversity, and stable employment.

Look into secondary markets that have a rise in population, stable employment, and diverse employers.

The numbers work, but I dont have that kind of cash to start-out.As such, as far as markets, I look for small cities and suburbs of bigger cities where I can find some combo diverse businesses with large offices or factories and/or contain or are near to a couple colleges or universities.

My hometown (location), diversity, growth