Not to sound like a Texas geography moron, but not sure how far Houston is from you but that is a huge market for rentals right now, excellent for both cash flow and appreciation potential.

But, I don’t see this as Rocket Science and as “complicated” as you.

A light bulb recently went off in my head and I am very interested in everyone’s feedback and personal experience.As Im getting priced out of the Austin rental RE market I’ve been contemplating purchasing in other areas like Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio.

Structure Type Households (000s) Percent Residents (000s) PercentSingle-Family 13,323 33% 39,181 40%2 to 4 Units 7,621 19% 18,753 19%5 or More Units 17,816 44% 36,562 37%Mobile Homes 1,309 3% 3,664 4%Other 166 0% 294 0%Total 40,235 100% 98,454 100%Large Cities: Population, Housing, and RentersCity Names Population Total Occupied Housing Units Total Apartments Apartments Percent Of All Housing New York, NY 8,244,910 3,023,330 1,514,341 50%Los Angeles, CA 3,819,708 1,304,145 545,250 42%Chicago, IL 2,707,123 1,016,342 288,115 28%Houston, TX 2,145,933 774,630 292,875 38%Philadelphia, PA 1,536,471 576,429 89,510 16%Phoenix, AZ 1,469,484 519,369 109,413 21%San Antonio, TX 1,359,730 482,783 114,840 24%San Diego, CA 1,326,183 468,194 135,928 29%Dallas, TX 1,223,378 455,371 176,882 39%San Jose, CA 967,478 305,460 68,190 22%Jacksonville, FL 827,909 311,369 60,646 19%Indianapolis, IN 824,232 324,438 66,434 20%Austin, TX 820,601 331,582 125,401 38%San Francisco, CA 812,826 342,706 130,869 38%Columbus, OH 796,014 322,314 88,469 27%Fort Worth, TX 760,758 263,676 55,177 21%Charlotte, NC 751,074 292,715 69,808 24%Detroit, MI 706,640 253,629 37,409 15%El Paso, TX 665,577 219,568 37,451 17%Memphis, TN 652,078 245,836 53,958 22%Boston, MA 624,969 251,745 88,669 35%Seattle, WA 620,778 282,492 99,602 35%Denver, CO 619,968 266,624 86,859 33%Baltimore, MD 619,493 239,251 51,505 22%Washington, DC 617,996 268,670 111,192 41%Characteristics of Apartment Households and All U.S.

I'm also a new investor in Houston Texas.

I used one recommended to me by an agent last time and it was ok but found out there was something that came up with the title on my recent refi on the previous property, so while it wasn't too big a problem...it does not inspire my confidence to use him again.On kind of a related note, I did see a BP exclusive offer for Rocket Lawyer and was wondering if anyone has used that before for closing?

We have been approved by multiple local hardmoney lenders (Houston, TX) I am thinking about helping my mom obtain some type of credit lines to purchase homes then flip or rent.

Lived here in the Houston area since 85.

Is it possible to add value to house in a slow market like Houston?

Just bought the 1st SFH in the Woodlands TX, need recommendation for investor friendly insurance agent.

thanks