And I have been a PML business owner for a decade so it was an easy choice/chance for us to take and had access to funds to pay it off when rates jumped and our interest earnings was negligence compared to the risk. 

There are many differences when comparing tax depreciation to book depreciation.

You would do much better building a cabin or 2 story place for resale.I assume that you know geodesic domes usually bring less than a comparable sized "normal" home.

How do you handle repairs, compared with other B+ and A type real estate classes?

We live in Columbia, MO which is home to 3 colleges and 2 large hospital networks (large compared to the rest of Missouri, outside of Kansas City/St.

Squeezing the architect costs to save a few thousand is pennies as compared to the hundreds of thousands coming by way of costs for construction (materials & labor), filing and inspection fees, etc.

Comparing it to a 30-Year Loan is crucial, as it preserves capital but also takes on rate hikes.

I then want to compare this to the median home price by bedroom count in each market.

Primary reason is that it's not economical to building in today's market compared to a larger industrial building with only 1-2 tenants to manage instead of 30 smaller ones.

Pueblo's housing cost on average compared to Colorado Springs is $150,000 less.