Although there is - without question - a very heavy O&G presence, Houston has also become a center for chemical manufacturing, engineering, research, etc. 

Just thank God that you don't have Bill De Blasio to shut it down.The presence of a school may change from market to market.

I do save receipts digitally.

It was just announced that Raytheon is expanding its presence in Southern Arizona and plans to add 2,000 new jobs over the next 5 years.

I get the two updates daily on current business issues as well as weekly digital issue.

It would give me a space to store equipment, a roof to work under while it's raining or snowing, and a presence in the middle of our industrial sector which is doing well.I wonder if someone could give me some guidance on what to expect and pitfalls to attempt to avoid in this venture. 

"The real estate sector now makes up ~40% of the digital securities market, amounting to approximately $200 million, as reported by Canadian-based digital securities company, Atlas One Digital Securities.A Recent History of Pooled Real Estate InvestmentsInvestment in commercial real estate, and specifically the pooling of capital to acquire property has been around for thousands of years.

Look for true, regional drivable vacation markets with low  hotel presence

They have been double digit in the past and they can certainly go up again.

The double digit year over year percentage increases in home values certainly isn't sustainable, but as long as job growth remains strong, Austin's housing market likely won't tank.