If you’re currently living in a bad school district and want your kids in a better school district or some other safety / life choice, you may need to compete in this market.

If you don't take the time now to learn the rules, the school of hard experience will teach you the rules.

Traditionally, the starts of the school semesters bring a little slow down.

At this point I am trying to get into a primary residence that I could sell or rent out after my children graduate high school (~9 years).

If you stay in Katy and want a little less headaches with newer build homes, Willow Creek Farms I think will do very well and will appreciate well with its school draw.   

Since then, we have helped my son get into a condo he owns and rents out by room while living there and going to school.

I am struggling with how to calculate school tax and property tax when I am analyzing properties and am not sure if there is a preferred method in figuring this out?

We were able to live in an area that gave our children a good education and the rental paid our very high property / school taxes.I learned to be a landlord and made good friends along the way.

I am in the Marine Corps and will be moving down to Pensacola in around 8 months for flight school.

I was able to keep that first home under the VA loan due to change of circumstances where I moved back to the San Diego area for school.