I am looking to begin with a townhouse within the Houston 610 loop and use it as an AirBNB. 

We are going to keep appreciating, but the days of buying a move in ready duplex on 12 south and watching it appreciate like a rocket are over.

My name is Bianca Navalta, and my husband, Michael and I are from Houston, TX.

Here are links to lessons I’ve learned from previous deals:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/369032-closed-on-a-200-unit-one-simple-lessonhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/217842-closed-on-250-apartments-in-houston-texas-yesterday-2-lessons-learnedhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/294621-closed-on-155-units-in-houston-yesterday-3-lessons-learnehttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/316836-closed-on-320-unit-last-week-6-ways-to-break-into-the-bizhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/359926-investor-analysis-after-closing-on-a-296-unit-2-lessons-learnedhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/397337-just-reached-over-100-000-000-in-apt-communities-lesson-learned?

But Houston also has hurricanes and its economy is affected by the oil industry. 

Don't own any property in Houston any more, though if oil stays low for a while I'll have a look again.The person who posted on taxes could, perhaps, have done better diligence prior to buying.

@James Dean-HowellI am a realtor in Houston.

I am a real estate broker and builder here in houston texas and have been in the real estate construction industry for alittle over 10 years.

No large spec builder that I know of in houston is really implementing alot of this "green" tech on a large scale. 

Hello BP,My name is Shakeb Syed and I am from the Houston, TX area.