Interviewing Realtors

And just like that our house sold (15 days on the market). Where in the Houston (surrounding areas) should I be looking. I can’t afford West University, and anything within a 20-30 min drive (according to HAR.com) is either too expensive or has poor schools, so we are looking for up an coming areas, or homes we can put work into and get a solid return on when we sell (which will probably be in 3-5 years).