I agree with this guidance.

I guess I would really want to run numbers to see where the benefit is.I totally agree with you.

wow never seen flat roof designs in that part of the country. 

There's nothing you will be able to do unless the heirs agree to go through probate to get ownership of the property and then sell it to you.

I have to agree that a 1031 exchange may not be the best strategy. 

This question is definitely very location dependent - licensing across state-lines is a tricky thing to navigate so depending on the size of the lender they may operate in one metropolis or all over the country.

Especially so in Texas because the rules for on-market advertising by agents is one of the most stringent in the country. 

The person I talked to in the Planning department was very helpful and agreed that the regulations are ridiculous, but for the time being, they're still in place.

If you get a house full of veterans that know each other and agree to live together I wouldn't think you'd have many issues like this! 

. -- I completely agree with you!