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November 2015 Houston Housing StatsHighlights:Single-family home sales fell 10.5 percent compared to November 2014, marking the second consecutive monthly decline and sixth month of negative sales volume for all of 2015;Total property sales dropped 10.1 percent (5,623 units);Total dollar volume decreased 13.5 percent to $1.4 billion;At $262,064, the single-family home average price saw its first decline since February 2012;At $200,000, the single-family home median price achieved a November high;Single-family homes months of inventory climbed to a 3.4-months supply versus 2.7 months a year earlier;Townhomes/condominium sales dropped 10.3 percent with the average price down 9.3 percent to $183,884 and the median price down 15.2 percent to $130,000;Leases of single-family homes rose 7.5 percent with rents up 1.9 percent to at $1,707;Leases of townhomes/condominiums jumped 8.1 percent with rents flat $1,527.Great time for investors to buy right now before the Spring frenzy starts again.

He's got a serious DO factor that I only hope to achieve someday.  

Best of luck achieving your goals!

We were wondering what the optimal steps were to take to get this property under contract at a discount that would appeal to both parties involved.

Despite our optimism in having them run the show, we were very discouraged by the numbers and condition we found of most property.

No it does not meet the 1%, because I need to achieve $3000 in rental income and I will be living in the bottom cheaper unit. 

You came to the right place to achieve most of your goals in real estate.

I found that having a flexible career that compliments you being in real estate either as an agent/investor or both truly helps you to achieve your goals a lot quicker.

I'm hoping to leverage the cumulative knowledge and expertise of this community to forego some of that pain when it comes to buy and hold.I'm just a normal guy with a full time job and a dream to achieve financial independence.