A lis pendens from the bank was filed 10 years ago, but the foreclosure was put on hold because of the SCRA restrictions protecting an active duty service member from being foreclosed on.

Your 3 options are 2 of the most restrictive in the country and own of the least.

@Chris Volgenau I'm pretty positive Cape Canaveral has had their restrictions in place for quite some time.

The odds that anyone on Section 8 can become a home owner may be OK in a low-cost market, but the odds are ridiculously small in Austin.

And all the while operating under tighter and tighter governmental restrictions and scrutiny.  

. • Assessment and collection of costs for this program from the leased units by the authority of the Community Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CCRs), $150/year.

Once the 1031 exchange is completed (again assuming 1031 compliance), I am free to leverage the property in any way, without any 1031 restrictions.

@Jay Hinrichs We've really investigated Detroit vs other Midwest cities as part of our Deep Dive series and found Detroit is a bit of an odd duck.With most cities, as you get closer to the city itself, the subrubs increase in value.

@Chris MartinAgree5-6 years ago when blockchain rage was saying all real estate will be on blockchain - still have yet to see a way blockchain is used where it has added benefitThe odds of getting counties all to buy into this and fire the clerks working at recording office for last 30 years is not gonna happen.Similar to seeing “fractionalized” real estate - which to me is no different than a public company and owning shares - you have a cap table.

If capital is a major restriction, the FHA loan remains an option.Good luck!