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HOUSTON INVESTMENT PROPERTIES

Property.
With a purpose.

Objective, cost, condition, demand, and exit must agree.

Share your buying priorities
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THE HOUSTON INVESTMENT BRIEF

Strategy first.

Cash flow

Test supportable rent against vacancy, taxes, insurance, financing, operations, management and reserves. Pressure-test costs that may grow faster than rent.

THE PROPERTY QUESTION

Different forms.
Different considerations.

Townhome

Review HOA dues, shared maintenance, leasing restrictions, tenant appeal and whether both investors and owner-occupants may want it later.

Review the complete ledger
Income assumptions
Market rent Supportable income from real competition.
Other income Lawful parking, storage or related sources.
Vacancy A realistic allowance for turnover.
Ownership costs
Fixed Taxes, insurance, HOA and financing.
Operations Maintenance, management and turnover.
Reserves Future systems and capital replacements.
Understand what could change the deal
Insurance
Availability, deductibles and property-specific exposure can reshape ownership cost.
Taxes
The seller’s current tax bill may not represent the buyer’s future cost.
Restrictions
Rental limits, minimum lease periods and HOA rules may control the intended strategy.
Condition
Deferred maintenance and aging systems can consume the planned return.
Tenant demand
Location, layout, parking, pet function and competing rentals shape appeal.
Exit liquidity
A narrow future buyer pool can make a change in timing expensive.
Test the exit plan
Hold
Can income, vacancy, operations, future repairs and reserves support the intended ownership period?
Refinance
Would the property remain understandable under different value, lending and interest-rate conditions?
Sell
Will the total basis remain defensible to a broad enough future buyer pool?
Change use
Can the layout and restrictions support a primary home, another rental format or a different ownership plan?
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BEFORE YOU CALL IT A DEAL

Review the whole investment.

Define the objective. Compare income, ownership costs, and realistic assumptions.

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