We are in Lake Charles, Louisiana and the park provides workforce housing for the tens of billions in natural gas and petro-chemical plants that are under construction over the next decade.

Same goes for my side projects naturally. 

Due to the tiny nature of the island, that seems unavoidable if I want to be close to base. 

If the underlying income producing activity is passive in nature, such as rent from real property, then there is no tax implication in the form of UBTI. 

Once I focused on one area the contacts naturally grew. 

But as good as he is, there is always tension during the transaction because of my demanding nature.

@Laura Casillas You're welcome, I think being a "landlord by default" helped me make the natural transition a lot easier.

Adding value + lowering costs is the name of the game and that's the nature of solar besides sustainability of course.

It is much narrower if you are involved in a natural disaster, but not quite as narrow if it is an eminent domain action. 

Most likely the state where the property is located is where lawsuits would be brought if they are something for personal injury like a trip and fall or something of that nature because the “cause of action” arose in that state.