Houston is now offering down payment assistance - Eligible first-time homebuyers can receive up to $125,000 in down payment and closing cost assistance. This is amazing compared to the down payment assistance available in Illinois for $10,000 that I took advantage of in Chicago.
@Zach Serritella here’s a link. And to be more specific some of the standards. There are probably a lot of locals that can take advantage of this. You probably already knew about this but if not Here’s a link: https://houstontx.gov/hcdrecovery/dr17/hbap/