Would anyone be willing to check out the place (apart from a formal inspection)?

That can be an art form all by itself.

It depends on the terms and conditions of your application (hopefully you presented a formal offer to lease that provided for forfeiture of deposit if the tenant failed to take possession).

I would not surprise if 20 years from now the border of Austin will also developing.

More specifically setting up an LLC as a Canadian, navigating cross-border taxation, finding lenders, and going through the acquisition process as an international investor.Thanks in advance for anyone who has advice!

I also think there is some kind of rule that once you formally submit the replat they have to act within 30 days or it is automatically approved. 

In terms of the safest areas in the city, this is a very generalized list so let me know if you want me to expand on anything in terms of borders, zip codes, etc.

CA when some of the larger big lot subdivisions were platted these were 20 to 40 acre in size.. many times you would have remainder parcels on the borders I bought one that I think was 75 by 2100..

And if Trump gets reelected, that could be good for businesses that will most likely plan on growth in hiring and inventory after this somewhat mild contraction. formal california unemployment is above 5 right now..actually if we count tech with 150k jobs we lost 15 percent ….

This property is literally on the Sequatchie County/Hamilton County border.