Real Estate

Houston Real Estate: The Leasing Option

No longer just a stop-gap or a temporary state of living, the option to lease instead of buying a home has become vogue in Houston

HOUSTON, TX — Maybe it's the attraction of a growing nightlife in Houston's urban cityscape, or maybe it's just their age.

Whatever the driving factors are, it seems that the emergence of a more mobile generation of millenials is driving the growth of apartments and condomeniums in the Houston area.

While most who lease consider the conveinence of maintenance for home repairs, lower utility costs, no property taxes and the flexibility and convenience of not having a yard to maintain, there are others who are new to the Houston who still want that slice of the American Dream of home ownerswhip area and may look for residential homes for lease that have an option to buy.

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The best place to find those homes is in the Patch real estate guide compiled by our friends at realtor.com, which has every type of home from the small 3-bedroom starter home, to those enormous estates.

Whether you love to lease or you're just doing it for a little while, Patch and realtor.com have the answers and the listings.

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