Or there.. 3) JOBS JOBS JOBS - And high paying ones too..4) Beautiful place, major metropolitan area with international pulls & money, no snow.. 5) Coastal usually doesn't hurt6) Lots of wealth within 60 miles@Shane Pearlman , looking forward to seeing you tomorrow/today/Friday evening!

Just read this article on the 2015 home trends.http://austin.culturemap.com/news/home-design/01-2...Any surprises for any of you? I think the one that was the biggest news to me was the stand-alone bathtub in the cent...

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I wrote an article on the topic after reading an internal IRS memo to their agents talking about this.

A "Tome" even :).

Hopefully, it doesn't overshoot the trend line to the downside.When I see people posting fluffy stuff like San Francisco is a world class city, an international destination, and they ain't making any more land, it reminds me of the exact same arguments that people were making in 2005-06 to justify speculative investment decisions.

Every type of medicine is practiced here.2 major airlines (United ans Southwest) with 2 international airports with HUB of operations hereEvery major pro sports team except hockeyNASAHewlett Packard computers based hereOIL AND GASAgriculture and farmingFrom these facts that I know to be true, shows me that Houston has some great diversification financially It is the 4 largest city in the US and the best ratio of income to housing price in the country.Because of oil and medical it is the largest ex-pat base of people that rent higher end homes compared to any other city in the US. 

Are there any REI opportunities internationally?

To make it legal, it may require a zone change (not a variance) as well as providing ingress and egress for the unit on top which yes, could be an outdoor fire escape-like arrangement or walling off an internal stair well.

So, for someone with a lot of money in a country where the currency is volatile, they may consider "storing" money in SF real estate a better idea that possibly losing 40% this year from fluctuations (SF is one of the most well known cities in the world and draws a lot of international interest).Secondly, for those doing this locally, you also have to remember that the very poor condition home that was rehabbed could easily be worth a few hundred thousand dollars more now depending on where it is.