Despite his company's alignment with the ethos of Austin's leadership, people just don't want change, and many of Austin's government departments and residents are no different. 

Although China has had impressive growth, a lot of business-y things are done because the government says so.

I'm not a Tenancy Act expert by any means but I did have to evict tenants from all three units of a triplex I owned when it was purchased by the local regional government.  

@Gary Clisele When you do pick a particular city, I suggest going to the city government website and checking out their economic development plans.

Initially I was only interested in Property Management but later found out that the country was not regulated by any real estate governing board and that the laws here were still being written.

Also, I've heard that possibly in 2014, the government will no longer allow tax writeoffs for PMI.

.--(1) Any servicemember may terminate his or her rental agreement by providingthe landlord with a written notice of termination to be effective on the date statedin the notice that is at least 30 days after the landlord's receipt of the notice if anyof the following criteria are met:(a) The servicemember is required, pursuant to a permanent change of stationorders, to move 35 miles or more from the location of the rental premises;(b) The servicemember is prematurely or involuntarily discharged or releasedfrom active duty or state active duty;(c) The servicemember is released from active duty or state active duty afterhaving leased the rental premises while on active duty or state active duty statusand the rental premises is 35 miles or more from the servicemember's home ofrecord prior to entering active duty or state active duty; (d) After entering into a rental agreement, the servicemember receives militaryorders requiring him or her to move into government quarters or theservicemember becomes eligible to live in and opts to move into governmentquarters;( e) The servicemember receives temporary duty orders, temporary change ofstation orders, or state active duty orders to an area 35 miles or more from thelocation of the rental premises, provided such orders are for a period exceeding 60days; or(f) The servicemember has leased the property, but prior to taking possession ofthe rental premises, receives a change of orders to an area that is 35 miles or morefrom the location of the rental premises.(2) The notice to the landlord must be accompanied by either a copy of theofficial military orders or a written verification signed by the servicemember'scommanding officer.(3) In the event a servicemember dies during active duty, an adult member of hisor her immediate family may terminate the servicemember's rental agreement byproviding the landlord with a written notice of termination to be effective on thedate stated in the notice that is at least 30 days after the landlord's receipt of thenotice.

The government says so -No major added cost.

The other employers are Goodyear, hospitals, Government contractors, growing natural gas industry etc.

@Freddy Potter I am very aware of what the government documents say and I also had the opportunity to read the transcript of his hearings.