This property has in the past been pasture for grazing, and we built a rental on one of the lots, in addition to planting trees and running irrigation. 

The City of Austin has a rebate up to $1750 for replacing turf grass with native plants/gravel.

@Wesley Sherow a very real concern that is not mentioned is the scope and eventual cost of the total rehab.One of the most challenging projects I ever did was a rehab that converted a 100-year old five story concert building on Seattle’s waterfront to a storage facility.It was built and served as an ice plant that produced blocks of ice that was loaded in ships holds to transport food stuff to other parts of the world.This project and any major rehab of an OLD building carries much greater risk than one designed from scratch.In essence, the entire building is a “hidden condition”, which gives the general and its subcontractors a very wide lane to discover and charge for many change orders to cover the surprises they find along the way.You would be wise to use higher estimates for known costs and add generous contingencies for the unknown ones you are apt to run into.

Ross was a good source for fake plants. 

The Rock Springs Green River area has had the normal cycles following the price of oil, but add the coal mines, the power plants, the trona mines and the cycles get really weird and hard to predict. 

There is a new hospital opening and a Fuji Bio plant slated for the next year or two.

Minimize unnecessary landscaping - Too many bushes, shrubs, and specialty plants are unlikely to be fully maintained.

Gilbert is a stable community between an Intel plant to the West and a coming soon Apple plant to the East.In a buyer's market, if the sellers are motivated, there are deals to be had.

So not sure if they just plant people to kind of low key announce that.

I became interested in Huntsville in particular because of its diverse employment base (Facebook data center, Toyota plant, Redstone Arsenal, and the multitude of aerospace/defense contractors).How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?