Sales taxes for the state are comparatively low at 6.25% (it can reach a maximum limit of 8.25%), and Texas is one of nine states that does not have personal income taxes.However, as taxation is a vital source of revenue for local government, the burden falls squarely on property taxation to compensate for the lack of other revenue.

A federal crime.

Your profile mentions that you live in California.You may want to understand how your 'strategy' may play out on a federal and state level.You may be best off to have a consultation with a CPA to run your plan before you go about it.

., Quicken Loans, Navy Federal Credit Union, and USAA) and am getting conflicting information.

The government gives me a break of over half a buck on every mile I drive to my investment properties and back, landlording.

When adverse conditions present, the ones hurt the worst are the ones with the most debt.Yeah, I hear ya @Brian Burke, but coming from 22 years at the Federal Reserve I can tell you they are always behind and wrong in the timing of policy moves and economic forecasting.

I'm not getting much feedback from the government office in charge.

The path forward will require building trust with governments and demonstrating how the technology works – and also, how specific solutions prevent mischief and corruption. .

Prices for houses are reasonable here, good economy with state and Federal employers being the largest, with good wages and no industrial layoffs or strikes. 

I like the idea of trying to get them help with government agencies but before you do this i would suggest that you put that in your policy and procedures manual and make that a standard so that it is written incase of an issue in the future.