As far as areas: doesn't really matter too much to me as long as it's close to a train line so I can get to the Daley Center (clark/lake stop on blue/green/purple, Merchandise mart on brown, lake stop on Red).  

Clear Lake, Kemah (I almost bought a strip center there 20 years ago...it would be worth a LOT today).Many states do not allow locks to be changed.

Being further inland than many of our coastal communities, many people (like @Judy Tagert above mentioned) don't realize that huge swaths of Pinellas Park are in fact in Special Flood Hazard Areas:The official source of these is the FEMA flood map service center, where you can pull up individual flood panels.

There may be some areas that will suffer less than others -- the suburbs, rural areas, major employment centers with comparatively sane real estate costs (Austin, research triangle, Salt Lake City, Denver).

Those I know in the business lean to more affluent private clients by word of mouth, the builders aren't their profit center but a staple. :)       

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/14/business/dealbook/law-center-calls-seller-financed-home-sales-toxic-transactions.html?

Saying a stud is 50lbs implies something else, studs are 2x4 or 2x6 and run from the floor to the ceiling and are usually 16 to 24 inch on center.  

Does the tactical goal fit your strategic goal (retire at 45, syndicate multi-family apartments, develop shopping centers, whatever). 

Its right next to Jewel in that strip center in bourbonnais. 

Ladders or rungs shall have an inside width of at least 12 inches (305 mm), shall project at least 3 inches (76 mm) from the wall and shall be spaced not more than 18 inches (457 mm) on center vertically for the full height of the window well.R310.2.2 Drainage.