I am not in the military but here are my two cents as a government employee.   

In Texas there are laws that govern the distribution of an intestate (without a will) estate.

@Andrew Wong As far as I know, the bank will require it if they find you are in the flood zone during their underwriting process.Otherwise you can check http://www.fema.gov/national-flood-insurance-program-flood-hazard-mappingThe government's mapping shows if your parcel lands in a floodplain.

The government purchased the needed land years ago so no real changes now. 

I think there's lots of variables and that I care more about where yields are going to be in 5 years than where they've been the past 5 years (for buy and hold).But, anything you put together that helped me compare different areas more easily than looking at raw census and raw area government data would be interesting.

It has a decent mix of Government/Military, large business and entrepreneurial job markets, which makes it a slower and steadier market.  

I have an extensive liability and insurance coverage, more than a developer and regularly qualify for government projects, I know what it costs, but whether im only making 300k/year or 3M/year, I still pay the same, benefits of having everything in-house and not contracted out, expensive to maintain but pays off in the long run.

All in all, yes, pretty much crazy thoughts.Approaching a borrower if foreclosure is now covered under federal law. designed to keep the "Let Me Help You" types far away.

If you bought for 500,000 you would pay tax on the 500 you bought less than what you sold but you would still shelter the tax on 200K.Your cpa should be able to tell you your tax liability including depreciation recapture state and federal cap gains based on a discussion with you that includes any capital expenses not yet on your returns.4) Do I have to buy another multi-use or could I buy say a 3 unit, a single house(s) and a getaway cabin with land for our use?  

Does your PM charge you extra to research the governing docs and attend the board meetings?