The deaths resulting from natural disasters have not increased as a % of population, but this is very likely due to enhanced preventative measures, ease of mobility, and technology. 

They do not provide meaningful oversight or guidance with respect to tax code compliance.A checkbook IRA LLC is an enhancement on the above structure that is generally more time and cost efficient for investors with a more diverse portfolio.

But if I do ok - -it's a nice enhancement to ROI.

You ask very good questions & it is clear that you are trying to do your due diligence thoroughly, and I commend you for that.The term "Fountain Square", the neighborhood & its boundaries, are often used quite loosely, sometimes because of lack of knowledge (and with no bad intent), and sometimes, for other reasons (enhanced marketing of properties).Below is a link to Downtown Indy, a very good resource & professional website.  

I will be years trying to recoup the investment but it enhances the building overall and will keep tenants happier I guess.

I usually provide a small 2-3 page example of a straight sale versus a vendor carry and offer to have them visit my (or another) accountant for an hour on my dime.You first need to educate yourself, so you can spot when a Vendor carry could enhance a vendor's situation.

But if you're primarily working with excel and looking for fairly basic visualizations, you'd be surprised what you can do with Excel power pivot and power view; there have been some recent mapping enhancements made.

Those of us in the IT / tech sector know about many ways that we can enhance the value of properties.

He also noticed sexual deviants housing is a goldmine waiting to be tapped (pardon the pun)....

I'd do the full background on them and make sure no red flags pop up, such as; prior evictions, felonies, sexual offender registry, etc.