It's the best of both worlds, really. Offering some of the finer points of waterfront living coupled with strong communities tied to the waterfront has created a supply and demand issue, there simply isn't enough supply to meet the demand. Texas residents (as well as those seeking to become Texas residents) are falling in love with this unique concept and the plans are attracting more than mere tire kickers in droves.



The fusion of natural beauty and the attraction of waterfront property combined with the tasteful development of gated communities create the perfect ambiance for those seeking something above the ordinary. Houston's water park communities are growing in popularity, which poses the question, will Houston's developers flood the area with these residential arenas to provide the masses with plenty or will they be the forever ultimate in dream homes living? The answer probably lies in the middle, as saturation isn't possible.

There simply aren't the natural resources in the area to create enough of these exclusive communities. However, the creativity of mankind will prevail and some of Houston's water park communities are being built on pseudo-waterfront. Does this make a difference? Not really. It's not the same thing as building residential units on fill dirt in front of a natural body of water. Rather, it is simply creative uses of underground, untapped resources enabling the human race to alter the natural flow and build Houston water front properties where there was once no waterfront. And it works.

Of course, one can't deny that by making something available on a limited basis makes it more valuable and more popular. If everyone could have a waterfront home for the same cost of living inland, would they still be in demand? Yes. High demand? Probably not. Our culture enjoys the finer things in life. Creating the finer things in life is done on a say so basis, we say it is finer and limit its availability then it must be finer.

Some of the best places to live in Houston and the surrounding areas are determined by more than just the beauty they bring to the eye. To qualify as a "best place to live" in Houston and the surrounding areas the residential area must encompass excellent public schools, safe neighborhoods not only in the immediate but the surrounding areas, reasonable taxes and fees, and of course, an overall living environment that can't be tampered with.

In almost every case, any residential area that ends up on a most favored list can not be a mix of rental property and home owners. The only reason for this is that rental properties are not always kept up to the same standards nor can transient tenants influence positively on the list criteria. This is not to be confused with whether or not rental tenants are able to contribute positively to their neighborhood, because they can. However because renters are not as permanent as home owners, renters are usually not taken into account except as a variable that can't be predicted. For every ten respectable renter there will always be one who simple isn't.

How does this apply to Houston's water park communities? Houston's water park communities that are considered on the best places to live list are made up of residentially purchased homes. Condominium waterfront communities in Houston and the nearby area are fighting their way onto the list. Not considered rental property, the condo associations feel as though they were unfairly discriminated against. The Texas land development companies are now improving the condominium communities in an effort to make them equally as competitive with the single family home water park communities on the best places to live in Houston list.

The phenomenal creativity that will be put to the test as future generations of Houston water park communities continue to develop will eventually show an increase in quality as demanded. These communities are already of fabulously high quality, but there are bound to be constant improvements as the competitive edge for each development company focuses hard on these very special communities.

The future of Houston's water park communities will be an amazing event as it unravels and reveals itself to the rest of the world. I suppose it's no wonder that many of these new homes are being purchased sight unseen before they are even built.