After 32 years in lending with a formal commercial credit background with two of the largest banks in the world, I see so many people investing their life savings without doing the appropriate due diligence and it pains me.

One of the largest military bases are in Clarksville and it has one decent size university (Austen Peay).

I currently travel to several states to work in ICUs and when not working, I have a camper van that I live out of and travel to different parts of the country to visit, ski, and recreate in.

The property type with the largest price gain was the Single-Family Homes segment, where prices increased 4.3 percent to $365,000.

I'm not familiar with the Lebanese tax system (unfortunately Lebanon is considered a enemy country where I live so no interaction with them at all:-( so I can't comment, but on the US side of things - The Foreign Earned Income Exclusion is (I believe) the largest tax advantage available to you as an expat.

And replace 3rd or 4th generation steel worker with a logger or fisherman and you have the same mentality.. although Portlandia has gone Tech Intel is the largest employer with almost 20k employees and it appears they are going to double down on their fab plants.. the last 10 years they build DX 1 2 3 to the tune of 10B they are going to build even bigger facilities in the next 10 years.. so there is a need for about 30k homes to be built. 

Of course, its up to the OP to decide what is right for her.Part of the problem is an Umbrella is probably the most misunderstood policy in the forums.  9 times out of 10 non-insurance people will post an interpretation that is incorrect.Investors use/need an Umbrella to simply have Liability limits higher than what their General Liability policy can provide (max is usually $1M) over their rentals.If you had a contracting business, that Umbrella can extend higher limits over your commercial Auto, Work Comp, business locations, your product liability, etc.A Personal Umbrella can go over your Home, Auto, rentals, Boat, recreational, etc. 

Lots of demand drivers in West Dallas.....one of the largest medical centers in the country is #1 transplant patients, long term medical care patients, residents, fellows, drs training in different disciplines like those at Scottish Rite......downtown Dallas #2....

To me, this means a city with good outdoor recreation, large enough to meet others my age, good weather, and an area where I can actually get an offer accepted on a home.Thanks so much for reading and any feedback or advice would be greatly appreciated! 

Quote from @Marisa Alvarez: Recreational marijuana is still illegal in Florida.