That is attracting corporations of all sizes to build/grow here, and industry professionals looking to not only buy but rent.

Lots of great info there, and then I double check with First American Title on ones I am monitoring.

@Joshua ThompsonCouple points to add for your further research to see if they apply to your situation.Regarding putting primary residence into LLC: look into something calling "piercing the corporate veil." 

If you had the work done by a corporation or you used credit card, then no 1099 is required.These rules are in place to prevent tax evasion and tax fraud.This is the IRS publication discussing record keeping:https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/what-kind-of-records-should-i-keepThis is the IRS publication discussing 1099:https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1099msc.pdf

You want to determine what the tax burden will be to move the property out of the Corporation.

Does any BP'ers living in these areas, see this info as jiving with their local analysis.  10 Cities In Danger Of A Housing Crash This YearBy Jade Scipioni Published April 08, 2019 With Manhattan real estate reporting its longest losing streak in 30 years, and its worst first quarter since the financial crisis, according to Douglas Elliman, it’s no surprise that many cities around the country are in danger of a housing crash this year.According to a new report released Monday, more than 40 U.S. cities are nipping at the heels of a potential housing crisis especially in “old” Northeast and Midwest cities.To determine which areas are heading toward a housing crisis, GoBankingRates.com analyzed data on 175 of the largest U.S. cities.Researchers then used key factors, including the percentage of homes with mortgages with negative equity (also known as “underwater”), meaning the home is currently worth less than the total cost of the mortgage, along with city’s mortgage delinquency rate from Zillow’s February 2019 index.Additionally, the personal finance website calculated each area’s homeowner vacancy rate and rental rate using data from the Census Bureau’s 2017 American Community Survey combined with foreclosure rates from RealtyTrac.To make the list, cities had to have rates of negative equity in excess of 8.2 percent, which is the current the U.S. national average rate of homes “underwater.”Here are the top 10 cities in the most danger of a housing crash this year. 1.

Me being a "wealthy" American in a 3rd world country I always find myself having to buy home supplies (shampoo etc) and eating out for 3 or 4 people at a time.

I am also a broker so not all agents will mess up deals but sometimes the ones who work with big box companies cannot get around even the smallest issues because of corporate policy or inexperience.

It's a bit of investigative work, because most likely you will find that most or all of these properties of this size will be held by an LLC or a corporation -- from there, you can proceed on trying to find names behind those companies by searching in the Secretary of State filings in the state of which that company was formed.Once you have your list, start calling or mailing.If you don't want to spend the time doing this on your own, there are subscription based services out there that aggregate this data for you, but of course for a price.

Lubbock is one of only two markets in Texas that had rental prices drop--McDougal is crushing the competition right now--he and American Campus Communities are building those huge resort student multifamily buildings and destroying the student rental market.