RE #160: Why Texas is a Smart Place to Invest

There's been a ton of talk about Texas with the growth of Austin, the mass migration from other states, and our booming Tech industry. This episode deep dives into why Texas is a great place to invest your future business, real estate plans, and life. Enjoy! Follow Chris on Twitter: www.Twitter.com/FortWorthChris Learn more about Chris Powers and Fort Capital: www.FortCapitalLP.com Follow Chris on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/chrispowersjr/ Follow Fort Capital on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/fort-capital/ (01:42) - Texas Statistics & Population (04:24) - The Income and property taxes (04:59) - The Housing Market  (06:20) - Texas’ Seaport, Border and labor Trade (07:21) - Oil & Gas  (09:26) - Blooming Tech Industry  (10:14) - Corporate re-locations Tesla, Apple, Uber, Charles Schwab, Toyota,  Goldman Sachs, Samsung, The Vanguard Group, JP Morgan (13:06) - Texas Climate  (13:56) - Cannabis  (14:45) - Farming (15:00) - DFW Airport (15:42) - Colleges & Universities (16:25) - Sports (16:50) - Infrastructure (17:25) - Wrap Up The FORT is produced by Straight Up Podcasts

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Here, we uncover the proven strategies, insights, and inspiring stories of today’s greatest leaders in the worlds of business, real estate, entrepreneurship, and investing. Each episode’s mission is to help you to level up your entrepreneurial game by hearing directly from the men and women in the arena. Chris is able to uniquely uncover things not commonly discussed because he is an entrepreneur himself. We not only cover business, but we also cover the personal side of entrepreneurship. The Fort began in 2018 as a way for Chris to publicly explore the fascinating world of entrepreneurship. Since he was a child, he’s been characterized as obsessively curious about the world around him.  The Fort has now been downloaded over 2M times, across more than 50,000 unique listeners. Each week features conversations with entrepreneurs, Founders, CEOs, and Executives from some of the leading companies in America. Past guests have represented companies such as JLL, Hillwood, S2 Capital, Chick Fil A, Morning Brew, Founders Podcast, Tiny Capital, Permanent Equity, Fort Capital, Matthews REIS, Bonobos, and ConvertKit. 🐦 Follow Chris on Twitter: www.twitter.com/FortWorthChris 💡 Follow Chris on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/chrispowersjr/ 📹 Subscribe to The FORT on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FORTpod