Hi All,I own a primary residence in Katy, Texas, still have about $325,000 to pay off.

In Missouri, they sell tax lien certificates.

My rural property was bank owner, but since the PO was married when he signed the deed in lieu they needed to go back and get his ex-wife to sign off. 

For those that have already spent some time and $$$ there, what are your experiences and numbers looking like for things such as:Rental/property management feesclosing costs (as percent of transaction)vacancy rates (on and off season)price to rent ratioyoy appreciation$/sqft to build (I know, this is a "it depends" number)Utility issues (water, power, trash, septic, etc.)Anything else that you think would be helpful!

At our second house, after we left Schultz was trying to charge us because we acted to  shut off the water so that their leaking pipes and leaking washer hookup didn’t flood the house.

Courtney,First off, I wish we were closer, we'd jump on this for you!

Very knowledgeable about tax sales.

There is a big plus that everything is in USD and taxes are low.What do you think?

dang DP must've really fell off.

This would include local resources with other builder connections should you want to consider switching builders, local property managers to assist with leasing of the home, local brokers to assist with selling of the home once completed or that can stop by to check on progress of the build, local insurance providers, lenders, CPAs, RE Attorney's, tax advisors, etc.