I sold my car and took public transportation for 6 months and it was a great idea.

It is also sometimes a pain in the butt trying to rehab a unit in a high rise since you need to reserve elevators frequently for contractors to use to throw away trash, bring in deliveries, transport supplies, etc. and the doormen get annoyed.

They had just arrived in town, were staying at a motel, and using the moving van for transportation while they looked. 

Looking for suggestions for other areas near public transportation that work well.

Manolo I actually anticipate a market correction in the next year or two but the neighborhood I'm in ain't no North Dakota it's a long established family working class neighborhood on the upswing. new gas stations and developments close to the house and very close to public transportation (Marta) I don't anticipate any huge depreciation or appreciation in value or the rents anytime soon but I am prepared for it mentally.

So he was rehired immediately, but had no banking or transportation priviledges.

We once got a U-haul truck and workers and physically helped a tenant get their stuff out and transported to the front yard of her grandmother's house.

If you move to more than one railroad stock, you spread your risk across several companies, but you don't eliminate the industry, market, and economy risk.So, in theory, you would also buy a basket of stocks that have nothing to do with railroads or transportation or anything that the railroads might carry like coal.

Houston is a different animal than really any other city I can think of in terms of companies with deep pockets and the need to maintain and service process plants and transportation infrastructure.I mean if Marathon or Exxon needs to get a refinery back and running, would a 2K/Month or 4/Month rent for a house make a difference to them?

Couple that with the planned extension of the Bart public transportation system = a good time to acquire my first property.