I think the truth that your post brings is in the level of sophistication and market insights of the investors and investment sponsors that are prevalent on these forums, the amount of money we are talking about, and the general idea that real estate, even when directly owned, is passive in nature.

The beauty of Roth investing is the income tax-free nature of the returns. 

Quote from @Cheryl Abram: Quote from @Duke Giordano: The nature of the limited partner and syndicator relationship is at best "holding information back" and at worst "deceptive or untruthful". 

Facts, real world results, and human nature can't sway them because their understanding doesn't go any deeper than buzzwords and a conviction that if the whole world just thought like them then all the world's problems would be easily solved.  

Also, keep in mind that the DMV for vehicle tags is at a different location.If you love easy access to nature, you’ll love it here.

Naturally your relinquished property must be sold before you can take title to the new property, but its a great way to make the process as smooth as possible.Even though the time frames can feel daunting I find that 95% of exchanges from my clients are successful.

There's potentially a domino effect in the event of an unforeseen major expense exceeding my reserves (mainly thinking in terms of natural disasters) affecting my whole portfolio.  

(2) Does anyone have any best practices or tips on dealing with rental properties and tenants that have been impacted by a natural disaster?

This type of company will be married with you through the longevity of the investment so naturally their interests will have to be mutually aligned. 

As someone who lives in Dallas proper, and gets good natured annoyed when some one who lives in Plano says they live in "Dallas" they places you mentioned would make folks who live in Prosper blush (40 miles from Dallas) blush.