Bill Rapp, CRE BrokerTexas vs Florida vs Arizona: Which State Wins for Investors? Short answer: Texas wins on scalability and fundamentals, Florida wins on migration and premium pricing, and Arizona wins on growth momentum—but your strategy determines the real winner.
Bill Rapp, CRE BrokerHouston CRE Is Not One Market — Here’s Where Money Is Actually Moving Out-of-state investors often make the same costly mistake when underwriting Houston commercial real estate: they treat it like a single market. Houston is not one market.
Bill Rapp, CRE BrokerHow to Do a 1031 Exchange “Bigger and Better” in Texas If you’re a commercial real estate investor in Texas, the 1031 Exchange is one of the most powerful tools available to grow your portfolio. Known as a “like-kind exchange,” it allows you to defer capital gains taxes when you sell one property and reinvest into another. The strategy? Keep moving bigger and better with every transaction.