Being in a long distance relationship with real estate( MarIne tanker stationed In calIfornia) I have a team of vetted contractors but they are tied up for the next month.

I'm working my way up to becoming good enough to go further out in the gulf and do some tanker wave surfing.Lots of folks from Austin on the forums that are more than happy to answer questions about our market.

My name is Craig from South Bound Brook NJ, but I'm looking to invest in real estate in Texas, specifically Houston.  

That reminds me of a funny story...I was a Merchant Seaman on oil tankers with the M.M.

It's right on the line of where properties start to improve as you move north and where things get worse as you move south, and I'm hoping gentrification continues southbound.

I made money in Tampa with Rentals for 30 years while I was building small houses in Brazil on my months off from Oil Tankers.

Rising sea levels would do the same (think FL) but while that would destroy local markets it will send surrounding communitoes in a panic mode, because they know they are next - however, this will also benefit markets on higher ground.The housing market is like an oil tanker when it comes to slowing down or changing direction - it takes a long time and the signs are pretty obvious if you know what to look for. 

Oil prices actually went negative for awhile during the pandemic as all the gas holding tanks were full since no one was driving and oil had to be stored sometimes on expensive oil tankers. 

I worked on oil tankers and taught myself to invest in Mutual Funds and in ten years I made $100,000 out of that to buy, financed by the owner, all my rentals for my retirement in Tampa.

Like I said, I was also a Captain on boats in the oil field and worked on oil tankers with a Union.