He knew what pockets of Houston were hot sellers, what pockets had a lot of buildup and better to avoid, which areas had more competition, which areas had more equity, which areas had new home supply scheduled to come in.  

Also to your point of the day care and company car, I think that's valid and I would add that it it might also look legally like a home office - she still maintains part of the house for her personal use (to store cleaning supplies and linens)., Interestingly enough my mother's best friend runs a day care out of her personal apartment in NYC.

While it's always about supply and demand, it's also about the prospects of an area.

This property will need a total rehab because of the fire, smoke, and water damage. 

Might require a little leg work but totally worth it.Count me in as a customer as well, although it sounds like you aren't in short supply of those right now.

@David Faulkner  I am now an official lyft driver.. not sure I can figure out how to use the app though.. but will try it one Sat morning for fun.. it was a funny processyou show up and they have to inspect the car.. guy says turn on the engine.. ( I said I don't have an engine  he looks at me  funny)  I said DUDE this is an electric car it just goes.. kind of stunned then he had to make sure the seat belts worked.. and boom the Tesla was approved.then of course you have to upload your stuff on your EYE phone with pictures and that was cool never did that before so if nothing else I leaned how to do that.but then and its a big but.. they hit you with a test at the end.. and its the rules of a cabbie basically so I flunked that.. they were shocked.. but I got to take it when I got home and only missed one the second time around.. so now I know when I pick someone up I am to turn the music down and greet them with a warm hello.. also I should not smoke in my car or allow others to. some other pearls.what I found interesting was the lady next to me was saying the reason she is doing it.is she works right by the airport.. so on her way to work she can pick someone up.. and when going home she is hoping she can take someone from airport towards her home.. thereby making money on her normal commute.. a few of the others said same thing they just want to pick folks up on the commute.  

And, in any event, I don't think these pro rent control articles are so persuasive either -- narrowly speaking, it's hard to argue against the long term logic of supply and demand.  

Takashi I am a NEW Zealander who has invested in New Zealand for many years and I also supply investment properties to overseas clients in America.

Now real estate tends to lag behind oil about a year so its possible these prices come down a bit as the supply goes up from people leaving. 

If it is connected to the domestic supply you can replace it with copper and paint the pipes black .