It's a good time to buy..
Seriously!
Houston is experiencing the third highest average monthly rental increase in the country!
Yes, that is what an article in Culture Map Houston is telling us based on a .mid-year report (see link below). It is third behind New Orleans and Glendale, AZ. In the first half of 2017 rents in Houston grew an average of 3.8% for one bedroom apartments. Two bedroom apartments increased $2.18%
Harris County is the 2nd fastest growing county in the country. There were 56,000 new Harris County residents in 2016. This is helping to push those rents higher.
It is a good time to invest your money in a home/land rather than renting. There are many different down payment options out there so you do not have necessarily put down 20% check with your lender. If you can make it work, think about investing your money rather than giving it to a landlord.
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