It took a year of painful lessons (the first of which is that NOBODY will care about your business as much as you do (Evolve), and that - in my case at least- self managing makes more sense -even remotely- than allowing someone else who has different motivations to take the reigns. 

Storm sewer, storm pond, sewer lines, water access, fire hydrants, public bathrooms, surface coverage, sidewalk or bike paths, setbacks, power lines and right of ways known and unknown, road access, etc.              5.  

To provide a practical example, I acquired a 60,000 SF assemblage that contained an autobody garage, nearly an acre of surface parking and a 4 unit building in Philadelphia.

Programs like the Navy Lodge or Temporary Lodging Allowance (TLA) can be starting points.

There are certain screws allowed for use in hangers and other Simpson type hardware.

That is what a rule of thumb does it allows you to accomplish MORE with LESS effort therefore getting more done faster (time wise). 4.

I looked back at my tax returns when I was doing the conversions from my traditional IRA to my Roth IRA and realized I had converted up to the limit of my standard deduction allowing that amount to be tax free, but the excess above that that I converted each year was at the lowest tax bracket, so while I did convert some money tax free each of those years I DID IN FACT pay more than a few cents in taxes on the amount above the deduction.  

I hope all works out the best for you, but I cannot and will not allow unproved endorsements of these deals remain unchallenged. 

Need letter from employer that either says they allow remote work or the hire is for Texas location. 

Typically lenders do not allow this but if they do you would ahve to go through a full underwriting to confirm you qualify to make the payments.