& stock up.

Beyond that the local unemployment rate (although I don't put too much stock in this as its a little bit , manufacturing index

If your dead set on the course I wouldnt pay more than 2 to 5 k at the most.

Selling in the dead of winter (in UT) is not ideal.

I realize you are asking about real estate, but If you want to profit from war, shift assets to defense contractors in the Stock Market. 

Investment options in such a plan would not be limited to stocks/mutual funds and you will be able to invest into variety of alternative investments. 

It's when a seller gets a better offer, or gets ticked off, or they drop dead or chose not to perform is where your $10 contract can go to the trash.

While I'm not going to post net worth related things on the public internets, suffice it to say that I'm on the path to retiring in 10 years or less (depending on stock returns) if I invest in solely index funds and never get another raise.

Googling the property came up with an owner name and a phone number but the phone number is dead.

Account Closed in California there's no buying stock plans off the internet.