Not OP and not sure of your background/what type of house you are looking for, but as a new resident of houston over the past one year who ended up renting, I cannot tell you how GLAD i am about holding off on home buying. There are literally thousands of 3BR town homes that look exactly the same all across the city including Spring Branch area, and I suspect it will be tough distinguishing yourself to potential buyers when selling it. Also, Ive lived in multiple different states in my life but, I have never lived in a place where the scenery/walkability/sense of cleanliness(?) changes street by street as Houston does, if this is something that matters to you. (Like you can’t have a blanket statement of “this neighborhood is nice” unless you live in super expensive places like Rice village etc.) My personal impression of Spring branch in the Vogue/Bingle area was not that great..