There has always been a shortage of great deals up here because of smaller inventory and the insulated nature of the community (everyone is one degree of separation from a real estate professional).  

However, I have found plenty of good neighborhoods in the 70s range, where the walkscore is slightly lower not due to any inherent flaw in the neighborhood (such as poor street layout), but rather due to a shortage of nearby walkable destinations.

Maybe it's more a desert thing, but there is no shortage of weird MH add ons here.

@Ericka Grant I don't think the BP moderators will let me do that wthout having a fit.There are no shortage of HML's in CA; I'd presume the same is true in your area?

There is no shortage of billboards in the world.  

It's tough to find great deals, we have a multifamily shortage right now.

There are no shortage of what I call "guru meetups" in Chicago!

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.

There is an opportunity for long term as there is a housing shortage up there.

THE HESITANCYNew, big, high end multi-unit development being built about 2 miles away due to housing shortage.