This journey has been nothing short of extraordinary, not just for the development of our project, but, more importantly, for the unique bond it allowed me to share with my son.

Look at Detroit that is still recovering.For me, the primary thing that makes it investing, whether we are using the term for RE, stocks, bonds, futures, mineral rights, commodities, etc., is that the investor performs research to form their opinion.  

Following that assuming there are no other conditions to address other than the mapping action, you should plan on an additional $20-30K for the map including paying a full year's property taxes in advance as well as possibly posting a bond for an additional year's taxes.

Maybe if I had a couple million in cash it would be neat to always have a 2nd home in Folly to visit.I think I might find that offering a rehab loan or a long-term bond to a local investor or individual with a real estate collateralization might be the preferred option considering the flood insurance and erosion issues.

It's a costly and lengthy process.

I understand this is a lengthy post, but it is all in the interest of garnering the most pointed advice.BLUF: Wife and I own a previous-dwelling single family home (House A); we moved to a new area, purchased a new single family home (House B).

It would basically be like laddering bonds with different rates and maturities.  

I am not writing about the "Trump Bump" or specifically the most recent 7 years, but rather the generally accepted range for the next 20-30 years.I like the approach of diversifying stock/bond market investments with directly owned real estate and section 506 deals.  

For this small multifamily I haven't found it cost effective to go to that length.  I

I reached out to the city to designate it a quiet zone but that process is lengthy and costly, and they said that conductors would still likely use the horn due to the location of the crossing.