Ive considered doing a 1031 exchange on the property as well as a HELOC or unsecured line of credit among other things.

It would be closer to existing water lines and drains for example.

I don't think it's a bad idea if the tenant will go for it but I don't think the psychology of the average tenant lines up with your theory.

closing costs is a super general term that could involve all sorts of line items, so you really need to break down what fees and expenses you want to /  your lender will allow to be financed, and what you have to pay in cash up front.I prefer to pay as much as possible up front, and usually I pay 100% of any Loan fees and closing costs at the time of a purchase or a refi. 

Until Waco can find a way to add more jobs that aren’t service based (only added 1200 last year), then I expect it’s growth to flat line to decline.

Usually you will end up granting air rights to the solar developer with access easements for the power lines and for the solar developer to maintain their solar equipment.

We definitely had some of the same concerns and we did a few things to help us feel more secure.The first is, get a Schlage lock and a Wink hub for your homehttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DEEKYTQ/ref=o...https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KW8WGZQ/ref=o...This allows you to make your home a "Smart" home and make specific codes for each guest.Once thing we also got is a schlage lock for our own personal door.https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NJJ1TY/ref=o...This way my wife and I didn't need to carry a key around with us in our own home.

A few: Sort of the same with an agent. make contact, See the property, make offer, in writing, include contingencies (sale of your house, approval of all inspections, getting appropriate funding, etc) come to possible agreement on price, have all wanted inspections done (maybe including termite, septic field, sewage lines, etc) read and understand papers possibly from the title company (when I sold mine, I used paperwork provided by the title company).

The reason I ask is people do really stupid counter productive things sometimes when they feel threatened or embarrassed by their situation.

By helping them try to keep their house, should they find they have no alternative but to sell, then maybe your relationship is good enough to be in line to work with them.