I am in the Houston area and my primary goal is to become financially free and look to enjoy more quality time with my family as I do want to move away from the day to day desk job.

<<Space shuttle blows up>>Houston: " Pick 7 more astronauts, put them in that rocket and send an other one up. 

But with prices rising in cities like Austin, Dallas, and Houston, do you think the market is still a smart investment or is it getting too expensive for returns?

Good evening,I purchased a townhome in Houston, Texas in August 2020, locked in at a 3% rate with a low 5% down payment on a conventional loan for $284k. 

Lets look at how many of these people are doing today: we all remember applesway or whatever it was in houston who was a sumrock student.

I have targeted Houston Texas ( Harris county), but the competition is extra ordinary.

I am an Asset Manager with a portfolio of 11 distressed Multifamily assets in Houston.

I took a look at the listings on their website.Most of their inventory is 30+ min from the 'downtown' area.Seems like they charge $400 - $600 a bed in Dallas and Houston + a move-in fee to the guest.It would be interesting to know what their management fees are.You should be able to make money based on those numbers if they have a nice occupancy rate.I personally wouldn't rent from there because I prefer my own space but there are definitely people out there that like to save a couple hundred on rent or even enjoy having roommates(Company) around.Best of luck!

Research the MarketLocal Trends: Texas, particularly Austin and Houston, has been experiencing significant growth.

I am in the Houston area and while I'm not new to real estate in general, I am brand new to investing.