I have yet to see anything put out by those 3 gurus that is current with the new requirements of seller financing or options, so you can take much of those old ploys in their material and heat hot dogs in a bond fire!

See this map for zoning profiles of any Austin address: http://www.austintexas.gov/GIS/ZoningProfile/Rezoning is quite an expensive, lengthy and costly proposition in the city of Austin,  including 3 public hearings at the Austin City Council zoning commission at the City Hall.

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Our last project is on the first page of Google for "houses for rent" in the particular city, generating ~10k leads per month, with a strong conversion rate where the lead fills out a lengthy application and pays an application fee. 

Except in the most secure investments, such as zero coupon bonds, a yield is not a guarantee.

You can get a Solo 401k with a mainstream brokerage, for example, but would only be able to invest in stocks, bonds & mutual funds sold by the brokerage.A Roth IRA may not be rolled over into a Solo 401k.  

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I won in all three investigations, but it can be an incredibly scary and lengthy process to go through (especially in Oregon).

Tennessee is also phasing out the tax on the interest earned on stocks and bonds by the year 2022 (the "Hall income tax"), effectively eliminating the personal state income tax in Tennessee.  

I own the land outright, and do have the funds for the construction.Would you leave the cash in your normal passive investments (mix of bond funds & stock market) and borrow for the construction, or pull the funds out of the investments and pay cash?