I have a number of friends in the Meyerland area who woke up to 3-4 feet of water and have pretty much lost everything as their homes are completely submerged. 19 people from our church have evacuated and are in emergency accommodation with 2 families (one with a pregnant wife) are trapped in their homes and cannot get through to rescue services.I live in the medical centre district and the water was 2 inches up our front doors, but luckily only got a little wet, and quickly went back down to the road when we had a little respite.However, I know that Houstonians are resilient, and will rebuild quickly!

I'm currently under contract to buy a self storage facility.

(some are cyclical and some are more stable than others and more in demand in case they lose their job): some landlords only like jobs in the medical field etc. 8.

Divorce can destroy a credit report, lawyers will often tell their clients not to continue paying joint cards while they settle issues.Credit figures into my considerations but if someone has an issue such as divorce or medical (hospitals can destroy people's credit) then I am less concerned.This tenant has 2 of my favorite qualities - government employment and divorced.

We have astronomical student loan debt from a top law and medical school.

Thanks all, It will be a tear off, located in the city of Buffalo just off of main street relatively close to the medical campus.

I like that the one in New Haven is close to Yale and the medical center.  

Of course we aren't looking to take his stuff, but we do want to secure the property as ours (it'll be a flip in 2 months) previous owner seems to be a good guy (medical professional, small business) albeit the whole scenario giving up the house is weird and I don't want to invite weirdness back into the house.  

@Gerald Lightfoot , it has been my experience that self storage facilities rarely have vacancies.

The market in Detroit is great (in my novice opinion lol), so I plan to buy and hold until I'm financially free.I would like own a bar, grocery store, or laundry facility, but for now I just want to build a solid foundation so that can one day be possible.