Village to Village Network (https://www.vtvnetwork.org/) and Men’s Sheds Association (https://usmenssheds.org/) are successful models of people building community to improve the aging experience.So drawing on Dr Thomas and Nancy’s work and incorporating cohousing and pocket neighborhood elements into my communities, I have chosen to use shipping container homes in areas along the Texas coast where storms frequently cause wind and water damage.

US Treasuries will not see their credit rating improve, and will, within the next 12-24 months get another (small) downgrade, inching up treasury yields.

The refi or additional debt of any kind will impact the current performance of your property I'm never a great fan of selling a good producing property - unless I am certain I can improve the overall performance of my portfolio. 

Obvious, but maybe the least reliable as it is somewhat by chance.

There's a good chance the issue(s) you face has already been discussed and answered.Ask questions in the appropriate forum.

Places like Leander, Cedar Park, and Georgetown are seeing incredible infrastructure improvements and population spikes.

Any improvements that were done over the years had to be done to code of that year . 

We improve the kitchen and the patio but just because we live here.

There's a good chance the issue(s) you face has already been discussed and answered.Ask questions in the appropriate forum.

Then focus on improving your interviewing skills to help you build a solid team on the ground wherever you do choose to invest.