How do current market conditions influence your decision to flip or hold?

If your property is damaged or even if you think it is, start the claim process now.

The house was broken into with no damage twice.  

Yes you can sell a fire damaged property and keep the insurance money.

Lots of structural damage, and the entire area is still without water and power for the most part.  

This thing has major reno needed including fire damage mitigation.

S8 tenants also statistically cause more damage than cash paying tenants.

And most of the damages a guest will do can be covered by these str booking sites insurance.Your budget will prevent you from buying homes in some of these big cities or vacatation areas with tons of str's. 

With major investors making moves in downtown Dallas and surrounding areas, it raises questions about how these developments will influence the overall market.I'm curious, how do you see the balance between urban and suburban growth playing out in the next few years?

Still not 100% certain there is no damage to any of them, but so far it seems all is good.