Chartering into unfamiliar waters, I am hoping to get some help in a few areas for my first househack.

So it makes sense to take the depreciation.You may want to seek the advice of a chartered accountant in Canada and a CPA in the US to make sure you are taking advantage of all of the benefits available to you.

My experience with private school kids (think charter school for kids that really want to learn as opposed to expensive tuition schools.) is the same as with the many Mormans I meet here.

Specifics--the land is 0.5 miles from the exit 14 along I-4 and within 1 mile radius, there's a 2,500 student High school, a 900+ charter K-8 and a 1300 elementary school and behind this land is an RV Resort of at least 500 residents.   

These banks charter is to help local business people  ERGO community bank.. just have to find one that will do spec lending not all will. 

They have pools with swim up bars , charter fishing boats , rental boats , live bands .

Yes we are in un-chartered territory but life will continue.You're a new investor..... trust me cold feet /doubt will be there if the economy was good. 

Their powers are granted by the state in each individual charter.

This is not something specifically laid out in the CCR's since they havn't been updated since the 1970s (the original charter) but they do have what amounts to an errata file that they add notes into. 

I'd charter a fishing boat to go deep sea fishing for a week. 7.