I am shocked that the title insurance didn't kick in to your defense.

Median salary is higher in Phoenix, thus higher rents and sales prices.Then again, Tucson has a university every bit as major as Phoenix's and a lot of in- and out-flow from jobs in military defense (read: folks who don't want to buy because they expect reassignment within 5 years).

Our audit defense team has also seen an uptick in audits and has received a record number of cases referred to our firm.

, I can get that right here in Cali..In her defense, she did call me back later saying he would take $95k

With a loan, you don't have to pay taxes on it since you're borrowing the funds.In either case, pulling your money out would reduce your long term compound effect of being in the stock market tax free until you retire.

My concern would be my fathers health, recent knee replacement compounded by obesity makes him slow getting around.

Certainly budget for all of these, as well as the high transaction costs for sellers when creating an exit plan.The deployment concern is, in my opinion, majorly overwraught because of how the Army currently works in the current military operational tempo, and what an actual large scale military involvement would look like (it would be a tremendous boon for the area as new units were stood up, new soldiers posting here from basic, National Guard, and defense contractors flooded in, the Army Reserve activated and sent to Hood, etc.).And while a 1 industry town at the moment, it is a large city, the largest between Austin and Dallas, and still growing rapidly.

@Martin Sterling  I'll do my best to answer your compound questions in a clear and simple way. 

Okay, all drama aside I'm a security contractor over in the Middle East providing force protection for an American/Saudi defense cooperation contract...thing. 

You should purchase title insurance (always) which is your sole defense if such an event were to occur.