I've looked at the county appraisal district records as well as the tax office records.  

From my understanding, I will initially be spending $1 to save $0.40 but the depreciation deductions in the following years will essentially drive those two values closer together.So in this hypothetical scenario, the most beneficial vehicle would be a 6000>GVW non-passenger work vehicle such as a cargo van.

You'll notice some similarities but you'll also notice that some do Section 8 so go to lower end areas, some only want to units in great school districts, others want working class.... the most important thing is to find out why they buy where they buy...  

Essentially the interest costs are about $50 per month, per each $10,000 increment.

I'm sure there's not enough detail in this post without quality pictures to base an opinion off of, but I essentially want to know if the uneven tile is a foretelling of something much larger, and should be avoided altogether, and if an inspector will easily be able to tell me what the cause of the uneven tile is. 

I don't mind being stuck with a nice 3 bed, 2 bath single story tract house in a good school district.

Playing devils advocate on the distance thing, they could have drawn a radius on a map in the MLS, which went to the school district border or county border or some such which gave it the 1.21 distance.

Essentially we would own half the street, and would have an opportunity to turn this neighborhood around. 

@Christopher Rutherford ok so I take out loan for house+renovation and then bank pays contractor directly and the goal is to have the contractor back pay you essentially?

The school districts are top notch and the property values are rising.