I'm seeing signs that the oil industry is beginning to spin up again, Exxon (who has a MASSIVE campus just a few miles away from Tomball) just announced they are hiring a bunch of people and the overall economy seems fairly stable. 

Exxon Mobil just announced another $20B in spending for the Gulf Coast!

If the net after-tax return from a flip is better than the income from being a landlord or hard money lender (not to mention owning shares of Exxon or Facebook), then perhaps that is the highest and best use of those IRA dollars.

('cept maybe Halliburton, KBR, exxon, blackwater, etc.)

Got another job with Exxon.

Our clients weigh these options when choosing between these and our other markets when trying to narrow down their primary market.Houston has a great major employer setting up on the north side with Exxon new world headquarters that plans to employ 10,000 people.

Purchase: $159kRehab:$10kCurrent value: $210kARV after rehab is complete: $225HELOC for $24k used to buy and renovate other houses @ 2.5%Will rent for $2100 and is in an excellent location close to the new EXXON world HQ.Not bad for having absolutely no idea what i was doing.

Come to find out he is an accredited investor that used to be some programmer or software engineer for Exxon mobile and is only working so he can spend more time with his wife.

I was thinking about buying Exxon and some of the larger names with high dividend yield payouts.

Companies like Wal Mart, Exxon, Microsoft, Dell, Wells Fargo, etc...