re: Houston - rent or buy

Thanks - our lot is almost 2x the size of the standard Heights lot size (for ~1/2 the price), we're close enough to all the bars and restaurants in that area, and we have the luxury of deed restrictions in the neighborhood, so we won't be seeing a clusterfrick of 6 townhomes crammed onto a tiny lot across the street. Although there are some huge townhome developments on the neighborhood borders.

Our house was nicely renovated, but there are still a ton of homes in the area that aren't although they are difficult to find before the flippers do. There's an interesting mix of older and younger folks in the neighborhood. My next door neighbor has lived in her house since the 50's.