Looks like biting the bullet and getting an engineer may be my best bet.

I’m hoping to find more success in Phoenix, but as you stated, the old fashioned way may be my best bet.

The Midwest is probably your best bet for a number of reasons.

Now if you've followed things this far kudos, and I bet your feeling some lumps.

You second property will rip I bet.

Your best bet is to get on the phone, get multiple opinions, multiple quotes, and make decisions on the type of build before pulling the trigger.

If your goal is cash flow, then your best bet may be to live in it for 2 years, and then take that tax free gain (250k single person, 500k married) and buy elsewhere. 

I am betting a lot of media is going to be coming out of how under insured people were because to be fully covered was "too expensive".

Bacon is more yummy than a Christmas tree, but I bet I'm going to have a whole lot less regulation growing Christmas trees... however, before we even get to that, it's necessary to know that the inquiry is even about bacon v Christmas trees, rather than Bacon v grapes. 

I can bet if inflation runs then Boston prices skyrocket, but I doubt Austin does.