Hopefully it will soon come to a conclusion 

@Taylor Marvin I'd love to see your numbers that led you to draw the conclusion that you should always pay cash for depreciating assets (i.e. a car).

I came to the conclusion that I should be stashing at least $466/month away for those times when big ticket items need to be replaced (repaired).In addition to this, I try to do as much preventative maintenance on these things as possible, and the money spent on this DOES NOT come out of the capex account (rather, general maintenance).I set up an online savings account through Barclay's https://www.securebanking.barclaysus.com/login.do  due to their favorable interest rate and no cost.

I have met with zoning and, hopefully, at the conclusion of a 45 day or so process, I will get a transferable special use exception and close on the house. 

Your time here will be well spent.With reference to your question, it's a foregone conclusion that a flip might produce marginal ROI.

@Ryan Jackson, I'm capped out at E-6 due to manning, and losing my airframe soon (new jet coming eliminates the Flight Engineer position), so big changes are coming for me regardless of whether I want them.I'm coming to the conclusion that nothing will change until I pick the right 6 numbers on a Lotto ticket, or I pack up and move.Again, appreciate the welcome.  

I hope that you continue to do your due diligence with not only the property but also the surrounding areas and come to a sound conclusion for your self. 

Thanks @Shmuel HarrisI eventually came to the conclusion that the first guy didn't keep his end of the deal, so I wasn't doing anything unethical by contacting the second guy.

I did involve an engineer who saw the property with me the other day, but so far he hasn't provided me anything conclusive to act on.

Each of us should get the facts and data, and draw our own conclusions.