My advice is, read the fine print and understand the economic trade-offs you’d be making.You can come out ahead, but usually not as far ahead as appears on first glance, so make sure you understand the full deal that you’d be striking.The few that I investigated, I decided limited my future options too much so I chose to pay market interest rates to retain my flexibility with the property/project, or in other cases decided not to pursue the project at all regardless of financing terms.One important thing to look for is whether the financing (and obligations) transfer to any future owner and if so, under what terms, or if they do not, and instead trigger some kind of backout/payout clause on you.Many of those tax/loan programs stretch out over years, and since it’s hard to predict the future, it’s also hard to understate how they can limit your future options with the property.For example, many times we’ll do a 10-year holding projection initially but market conditions after only 4 or 5 years might warrant considering an earlier exit.

Houston is pretty insulated from broader economic recession given O&G gas jobs are highly paid.

And, I believe, the stability of these type of homes and the rental model you are working with will only solidify due to COVID and an impending economic short-fall for the following reasons;1.

A day later, the Buda Economic Development Corp. announced a similar project in the Hays County suburb.

Throughout my research/saving period, I've stayed on top of the Charleston market and I believe there are some intriguing opportunities given the economic development happening in the area, especially North Charleston.

Austin is a hot market and if the house shows cleanish you will get top dollar on the mls because it is the largest pool of buyers.

A beach house "for fun" is just another super large expense that will drag you down -- it literally will be your largest expense with a mortgage, insurance, maintenance, taxes, et al.

One of the more interesting sections shows a breakdown the top 25 or so desirable/necessary home features for millennial buyers, now the largest share of home buyers in the country.  

Student housing is a totally different animal.We are one of the largest student housing property managers in the Northeast.

@Chen Lerner at a macro level, Columbus is a strong market in terms of economic and demographic trends.