That said, it is in a gentrifying part of town, and based on the nearby commercial and municipal upgrades is in the future path-of-progress. 

I have found value in following the path of progress and researching where the big dogs (Publix, chick-fil-a, Walmart) are opening new stores.

Baby steps first, learn to crawl before you walk, make measured progress, accept inevitable defeat and come back stronger, control what you can and learn to avoid trying to control what you can't...you can tell the suckers who fall hard for the time pitch the same things over and over again, but, well, they're SUCKERS.

Sometimes the assignment is simnply to teach them certain skills or to literally get them to step out of their commfort zone so they can make better progress.

I have 7 rentals, 1 AirBnb and 4 in progress at the moment.

What's "inner city" in Houston"  Ironically "inner city" at least in so far is in/near city core is where the more expensive high end stuff is (or lower in stuff in path of progress). 

Still in progress Lessons learned?

I wonder how the progression of increased regulation from big cities to smaller ones will affect the expected 2020 IPO for AirBNB.

We tend to follow the jobs, wherever the path of progress may be.

The recently acquired CoverMyMeds is a major contributor now and is putting up a major development in a path of progress area.