But I think it will be tough to get away with bandit signs in the type of neighborhood this property is located in. 

You could also buy rental property with it like you said and it will in fact be tax free money.I would suggest all of you get away from USAA investments and move your money to a low cost index fund if you will keep it in the market.  

@Dana Peters I believe you can refinance after 6 months so in that instance you should be able to get away with living there on a part time basis.

Practice makes perfect.  

Firefox worked perfectly, purchased both books. 

In this Houston apartment building project I was shown, the EB5 investors are getting 4% return, and they are perfectly fine with it.

Assuming you put $102,000 you would have a balance of $4,500 you wouldn't have gotten back(this assumes you'd pay closing costs seperately).Yes Joshua that's exactly what we did and if it works out just the way you said and we planned we will be perfectly happy.  

You may have a higher end home with higher end tenants but you have to still take the emotion out of it when you do an inspection and notice things you wouldn't normally approve of (trash, landscaping not perfect, dirty carpets etc.)

3) What if we only use say, $500k of the money; what how do you figure the tax implications on the balance.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?

This is certainly a great community and it is also a perfect place to learn more about REI.