Spring Real Estate: The Leasing Option

SPRING, TX — The idea that leasing a home was merely a stop-gap option for those who couldn't afford to buy a home is an idea that is long gone.

In fact, the surge in recent years of apartment and condomenum construction projects has fortified the belief that leasing can be a permanent option.

Much of that is being driven by the young professionals who desire to walk or take a short bus ride to work or play instead of sitting in miles of traffic congestion.

Others 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.

Still, there are many who come to the Houston area and are looking for their slice of the American Dream and may look for residential homes for lease that have an option to buy, or lease until they can bjuild a home of their own.

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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