Texas Soil

[Mark Resnick]

Hi everyone,

I am a new young investor and I am looking into the best place to buy that would have great cash flow. I know many people are talking about Dallas and Houston,Texas as great places to invest in. 

Now my question, I heard from someone that Texas has major soil issues that causes homeowners to redo their foundation after 5-10 years. Has anyone heard this before? I would love to hear feedback from Investors and homeowners from there. Thanks

[Jon Klaus]

Foundations can and should be engineered correctly for expansive soils in the first place.  However, often they're not, because tract builders typically want to save money wherever they can, and foundations are unfortunately one of those places.  As Hattie says, they can be repaired, but it's often pretty expensive.  I'm  looking at adding a second story to a house that has substantial foundation settling, but it still going to be worthwhile to fix and rehab because of the value.