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A couple of days ago, I got a call from my aunt from a central European country (see, I am so popular that chances are, you know me…and in that case, you might know my aunt in central Europe…just kidding…got it?:-)). So, she asked me about how I have been, and bla-bla-bla, I said that I am fine (well, she really does not want to know about all my little things…you know…). After about an hour and a half of our conversation (thank you, Verizon, for not cutting the service on me!!), I figured out that she is moving to States with her husband, and they are moving to Texas. Okay. I mean, I am happy. Well…maybe not so much. Well, no, I really am. Whatever. The bottom line was that she wanted me (why me??) to find a place for her to live in Houston, TX. I tried to say that I was kind of busy, but her direct tone and warning intonations right away made me realize that maybe being busy at that period of time is not the best thing that I could do in my life…if I wanted to live sanely and more or less calmly…If not, I could totally expect her to blow my calmness away…and that’s it, the end of the story.

So, the first thing I did after hanging up with my aunt is that I called a group of Houston realtors that I found online (go type “Houston Real Estate” in Google and see what YOU get!). Obviously, the type of living number one that they suggested was Houston condos. When I inquired about the average price of those, I realized two things. First, I did not wish my aunt bad. Second…by the time I was done realizing the first thing, I forgot what the second one was.

Then, I opened up the map, and started to feel like a detective. Having never been in Houston, I figured that I’d just pick some of the areas that seemed nicer to me and see what that gives me. Google always helps, so after typing in “Central Houston real estate”, “Houston Heights Real Estate”, “Houston Memorial Real Estate”, and “Houston Medical Center Real Estate” and looking at the prices, I figured that typing in “Houston Homes For Rent” will help much more… and so it was! Out of all Houston, TX, real estate combinations, I realized (for which time I am realizing something in this process??) that renting would be a much better deal for them…my aunt and her husband, I mean. After all, if you rent, you are not tied to the place as much, and is that not what I wanted in first place??