Houston is a great city for RE investing.

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I would look into your city and state codes, but in my experience when i installed a gas fireplace in my property instead of lining it with a new flue i simply installed a new b vent chimney inside the old brick one, and my water heater also was vented though the old brick as well with a 3" b vent, if you would like to bypass the old chimney all together and cap it (bug prevention) look into new 95% effecent furnaces, they are vented in PVC and can be vented out through side walls, they also make power vent water heaters if you did not want to convert to electric.

.-2011 graduate of Grove City College (BS in entrepreneurship)-Previously worked at a private equity firm-Passionate about startups and hope to start a business in the future-Enjoy brewing beer with friends and reading non-fiction booksAnyone else out there from Pgh?

You probably already know that Midtown is a growing area in the city.

I have been investing in the city and in the surrounding area for several years and I typically get returns better than the general 1% & 2% that I see people mention in regards to residential property in these forums.

And if at the end of the day you can't find good deals there, don't be scared of venturing into other cities if you are talking about rental properties.

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lol The property was zoned as multi-family before but since it was vacant for more than 6 months the city changed the zone to single family.

It's only 20 minutes away from where I have lived my whole life so I know that the town itself doesn't have many attractions, and the schools aren't great, but the property is also just a couple of minutes from the highway and 20 minutes to the nearby city.