While still maintain our goal is for early retirement in 15 years :) You will love the diverse community and all the resources.

We got started young with big goals, of  early retirement in 15 years :)You will love the diverse community and all the resources.

As our goal is for early retirement in 15 years :)You will love the diverse community and all the resources.

There is ample diversity in employment, such that a downfall in any one company or industry can not take down the entire marketIf people are moving into this city and have plenty of employment opportunities, then that’s a good start.Next you want rental vacancies to be low, and rental rates to be steadily increasing.

Have a diverse community that you are investing in and have a rising population.  

In addition to hard data, here are the qualitative factors that I am considering: - job diversity (I don't want a single industry to dominate the job market)- landlord/tenant laws (this is one of the top reasons I can no longer invest in the Bay Area)- personal advantage (I'm still trying to find mine.

My favorite part about living in this space was the diversity that this type of housing promotes.

Thanks all for the kind words...Brandon Turner I would like to build a diverse portfolio of rentals and flips.

These properties are fairly diverse in location and value.

Some things Houston offers that are so hard to find in any other markets:Critical mass (4 th largest city and still growing fast)Low cost of entry and housing cost 30% below other large cities  (buy a $150K house that rents for $1,500/mnth)Diverse and resilient economy and population** passed NYC for most diverse city int he nation last year, Lost >80,000 oil and gas jobs in last 2 years and still put on more jobs than we lost (highest employment rate in city's history today)   Still great TK opportunity here, I work with them everyday ;-)Houston (and TX) are creating jobs as fast or faster than any other area, this is drawing people to the area, they need housing, there is a shortage of available, affordable,  quality housing.