I think that is why Google & Facebook are both spending hundreds of billions in the suburbs of Huntsville opening regional facilities.

What types of business are opening in similar towns in the region?

Within our region there are countless small municipalities and neighborhoods, since all real estate is local I'm sure most of us aren't intimately familiar with all the mini-markets within our area.

Florida is a specialized market with mostly regional carriers and only a few national carriers.

We had 900 point decline in Feb and we are still standing.HOWEVER, clouds are on the horizona) International markets have been routed - from 50% down in Asia and Russia to 15% down in Europeb) Interest rates are climbing, 30 year mortgage hit -- shock, horror -- 5% againc) Real estate markets in some regions are showing seasonal cooling downd) Tariff warse) Oil prices risingf) Employers cannot find employeesThe next 12 months should be interesting ....When the credit markets sneeze, the real estate market will catch a cold ....

.- Where you are investing- Type of investor you are- long term strategyI live in Toronto and own properties in and around Canada. 

It's listed in the national and regional historical directories. 

I will look into an attorney to see any local/regional laws that I would have to abide by.

This is the area other local investors in my area call me about when they need information.It is purposefully one of the oldest (and trickiest) areas of my region.

My properties in Louisiana, so I'm not sure if it helps to adjust the cost of a lawyer to a region.