http://www.har.com/content/newsroom/Houston Real Estate Highlights in October Single-family home sales continued their post-Hurricane Harvey rebound as volume rose 7.5 percent year-over-year with 6,381 units sold;Single-family home sales remain 2.8 percent ahead of 2016’s year-to-date volume;Total property sales increased 6.6 percent with 7,614 units sold;Total dollar jumped 10.8 percent to $2.1 billion;The single-family home median price rose 3.9 percent to $226,491, which represents an October high;The single-family home average price increased 2.7 percent to $285,858, also the highest level for an October;Single-family homes months of inventory grew year-over-year to a 3.9-months supply, but is down from a 4.3-months pre-Harvey peak – the result of a surge in consumer demand for housing;Townhome/condominium sales rose 5.8 percent, with the average price down 1.1 percent to $195,393 and the median price down 3.1 percent to $153,000;Leases of single-family homes rose 13.6 percent with the average rent up 2.8 percent to $1,776;Volume of townhome/condominium leases jumped 34.8 percent with average rent up 2.9 percent to $1,533.HAR still encourages anyone who has housing available for temporary occupancy (up to 12 weeks) to please post it on our Harvey Temporary Housing page at www.har.com/temporaryhousing to provide housing to those in need.

Home ownership is now at a 25 year low, but values have rebounded.

I actually plan on living in here for a short term while the market for this rebounds post flood. 

If we are able to rebound after our first purchase with lower expenses quick enough I don't see why not. 

Be sure to include the dates that the real estate and stock markets crash and rebound. 

So, my question after all of this is should I wait until I'm settled in to my duplex and my credit has rebounded from this new home loan and the new zero balance on my credit card or is it worth it to purchase another duplex or multiplex?

I was able to amass 8 SFR rental properties...got distracted with a nightmare flip in late 2015 / early 2016 (I posted about this awhile back)....but rebounded after that setback establishing processes, systems, relationships, and confidence one property at a time. 

Looking to rebound and I hope BiggerPockets will prevent me from making another bad choice.I’m starting to evaluate multi family homes.

But as with all cities, there are neighborhoods on the up-swing, those already rebounded, and those on their way down.   

There are plenty of opportunities in that city which is starting to rebound.