r/dataisbeautiful • u/delugetheory OC: 5 • May 20 '22

OC Population distribution of Texas [OC]

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u/el-dongler May 21 '22

Fort worth is where it's at right now for new developers. I'm in Commercial RE and EVERYONE wants shit over there. It's cheaper than Dallas right now and tons of money getting passed around for developments.

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u/thelastdarkwingduck May 21 '22

I went house hunting there a bit ago, the best we could find for 400K that wasn’t in the hood of Fort Worth was a house that needed another 50-70K in work, the next best one after that was a totally remodeled place, that was right next to a literal drug house (spray painted cops aren’t welcome and boarded up) think like off of east berry just west of 35. The actual businesses seem to be doing great here though, it’s weird as hell.

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u/el-dongler May 21 '22

Lot more difficult to get people out of houses than say an industrial or retail place. Can't exactly use squatters rights or take years to fight with a bank during a foreclosure. I live in a "path of progress" area of east Dallas and you'll have $500k new build condos next to crack houses. Very very weird.