But if you are using it for the kitchen then LVP is better because its water resistant. 

If zoning does not allow storage by right and you have resistance best to proceed with housing.

That is different money.Or do you resist the urge or pass on great deals.

I had 2 listings recently where my quick-trigger finger was telling me to lower the price, but I resisted asking the owner for the price change and we sold for 98% of asking prices.

Texas is (I won't say immune.) highly resistant to the bubble or boom-and-bust phenomenon that occurs in many of the larger markets.  

This is a low-resistance lead generation magnet to get potential home sellers to raise their hands.For Open Houses, are you asking buyers straight up...

Resist the pitches.

Quite right @Jay Hinrichs, these are a dime a dozen in Chicago, and thus I didn't anticipate such resistance from investors.

You are already meeting resistance, so that does not bode well.

Those are what will point the right direction for you.The way you protect yourself from a market downturn is to vet the market to make sure it is resistant (i.e. not single industry as Detroit was), vet the neighborhood (improving?