So barring the break up of America (serious), massive climate change, or simply running out of water, Phoenix looks like a safe bet for the long haul.As far as the next few years?...

Can I break up the parcel into two pieces- one with the SFH and acerage, and one with the two duplexes, thereby qualifying for some flavor of conventional/ residential mortgage? 

It's always rough when you rent to one person, then there is a break up and you get stuck with the worse tenant, and from my experience it is ALWAYS the worst tenant that you get stuck with.....Good luck - I know that wasn't much help but I feel for you.

Break down your own timeline, break up your actions into realistic steps, and roll with it.7.

Friends break up, people die, they go bankrupt, they get sued and they become incapacitated with estates being forced into adminstration by others or the state.

Jason the reason I use the Champion 4 is because it has a 4" flush valve, all of the internals are glazed, and it has a 1.6 flush (none of that 1.28 bs that does not break up the poop well).

You would have to have your accountant look into the possibility of splitting the money up and doing a 1031 with a part of the money being reinvested in the foreign country, and bringing back the rest, This would help you to break up the time span in which you pay all of the tax.

The 1.2ga do not break up the waste and it does not make it all the way out of the house.Also I got the front load washers from Fridgidair Commercial and I sold them because they break all the time!

When you break up into multiple LLC's you also spread some of the risk.

I probably should have wrote a follow up book to J Scott's on it.Basically, the best way to do it is to break up the home into sections and know what each section costs (or figure it out in detail later).