People 55+ in this nation have more money than those under 55.

The area was devastated from Oil & Gas downturn back then.Today's Houston looks nothing like that. 25 years of drawing other industries into the state of Texas has left us with an economy & population that Brookings Institute said was the 2nd largest growth area over the last decade (San Jose was #1) in the nation. 

.- Property ownership in the area is:  30% rentals (11% above national average), 65% owner occupied, 5% vacant.- I'm impartial as to which group I sell to: investors or residential owner occupantsOptions:1) Since the lease ends June 30th, I could list it with a July 1st availability.

I think it probably is, but this is a national thing.

This country isn't in a real estate bubble...its in a national economic bubble. 

We are a great team.My point is it might not be easy convincing your wife but be persistent make a presentation that you know she will understand (for me it was the drawing of the little houses) and show her you are a man of his word that she can trust and feel to be a stronger women next to you.

I have contacted ProspectNow and CoStar, but their national subscriptions are quite expensive.

In speaking to the trustee, they told me it was transferred to a national REO firm that same year.

Forget about national banks (Chase, Bank of America, etc.) and look to the smaller, regional banks.Make sure it cash flows before you take out the loan - less expensive houses are tough to cash flow with a mortgage on them.

So my feeling is that there will not a major correction nationally like in 08, but local markets may shift based on supply and demand, just like they always have.