And, while I'm not a farmer, income producing property basically does the same thing.  

You could also contact the town and ask the code enforcement officer if you would have any trouble renewing the permit.

@Brett Hayes I am in Fort Worth right now, and brand new to REI as well; pretty much in same spot as you in having trouble finding anything via the MLS...happy to connect.

Then, when your investments are producing enough cash flow, you walk away from your job. 

If its a great deal and will produce good cashflow and have some equity with the low down payment, then save your cash and go with the low down payment.

OK, not seeing this as the end of the world, but there are some troubling things (based on what I see in Portland and watching news):1) No inventory means in PDX people are reaching beyond FMV on housing and abetted by cheap loans2) Debt service issues - I'll take the extreme, look at retail in NYC, there's lots of space empty at $80/SqFt.  

Will property values decline as each summer produces fires that potentially level homes?

But it's usually not worth the trouble.

You mentioned you're having trouble deciding because there are a multitude of ways to get started.

But if the contract is non-assignable and the buyer wants to cause trouble then technically they could throw a monkey wrench if they wanted to.