Quote from @Jimmy Rojas: I live in Arizona and homes here are sky high, youd be lucky to get %6 interest rate, I would be a 1st time home buyer, apart from being 1099 employed would Trumps real estate plans benefit the little guys like me? 

Have you added your home to any of the insurance databases for consideration to help displaced homeowners get temporary housing?

If you don't have the extra cash, can you get creative with a private lender or partner stacked on bank debt? 

or need to get texas license? 

Don't get into permits unless you know what you are doing.

Trying to get a split level (not a lot of sqft) on the market in the next three weeks and trying to decide on whether to open the wall between the dining and living room for a feel of openness or leave it as I have heard from two interior designers that the open concept is on the way out as we are more at home and liking our separate areas in the home.Pragmatically speaking the opening of the wall will be mostly a time drain with it being a load bearing wall and having to support the ceiling while rebuilding and all the drywalling necessary.

It makes lead management way more efficient since they get to focus on people who actually want to do business. 

That’s why you get a discounted interest rate and a lower downpayment, because owne occupant properties are low risk. 

You are still going to get the best rate possible with your significant down payment and with good credit I'm assuming.   

Get out of your comfort zone.