Jarreau,A public Adjuster takes over the handling of the claim on your behalf. 

Most Buyers don't even know that there is a public access portal to search local listings.

This is public info and usually it will change based on seller being there a long time or something like an elderly tax rate.What are insurance costs like (we've got a lot of local variability around fire insurance for ex.)?

It does have nice destination and asan owner i like the private beach (not so good for the public). 

Property details: 3 bed 2 bath both sides with attached garages, aluminum siding, copper plumbing, 1972 construction, separately metered, all electric water heater, range, dryer, public water and public sewer on a slab foundation in a great school district right next to brand new construction everywhere.

As a former planning commissioner the people AGAINST projects are the loudest so you want to make sure you have a good pulse on what your neighbors and the louder people at public hearings stand so you can be prepared ahead of time. 

I have seen a tax attorney on YouTube specifically saying you can take a full year of depreciation even if you buy in December but all I see in the IRS publications indicates that you have to prorate based upon the time it was available to rent.is there a rule I am missing?  

"As public records, the contract forms adopted by the Texas Real Estate Commission are available to any person."

They have to collect the data, confirm the data, then publish the data for the public.

If their is a public easement and there are temporary structures within this easement - the city can come in and remove them.