A generalist real estate attorney tends to be a transactional local attorney to represent buying/selling property whereas a securities attorney is concentrated on state and federal securities laws.

As a current furloughed federal employee I’m even more motivated to get this ball rolling.

I've seen one article in our local paper throwing open the Pandora's Box regarding the federal government's shut down, HUD Sec 8 payments...asking the question that every landlord on this site should be concerned about:Is Federal funding still flowing for social support???

If anyone looking for a new market to invest in, consider playing around the the Federal Reserve's GeoFRED maps. 

(c) Assists or offers to assist in filing an application for the purchase or lease of, or in locating or entering upon, lands owned by the state or federal government.

I am not sure if this pertains to this specific situation, but some payments are not being made at other agencies because the workers in charge of payments at the Federal level are furloughed.

Location is not important as 1031 is a federal statute applied the same everywhere. 

Opportunity zones allow investors to defer their federal taxes on ANY CAPITAL GAINS until December 31st, 2026, reduce your tax payment by up to 15% when it’s due and pay as little as zero taxes on potential profits on the properties that you purchase in these zones if you hold the property for 10 years.What does this opportunity zone / opportunity fund have to do with Syracuse?

I'm not familiar with all of the different government programs, but for Pensacola, the city is covered through February in terms of the Federal money it passes along to its affordable housing programs.

The owner of this particular property is in Federal prison.