According to the City planner, there is no immediate impact to the current construction/units according to the city but this could be developed in the future for mixed use.We have no experience in commercial so any input would be great .

Temple in located right on the I35 corridor, is a nicer town than Killeen, and is seeing a good amount of new development in the area. 

Hey guys, I am from the Chicago suburbs area and I am involved in general contracting!

You should also not be involving the parents...they are not on the lease.

My primary business is selling land in LA and the Inland Empire to homebuilders and other kinds of developers. 

., if you're not willing to pay for a home inspection then they might assume you're not serious about the home, and therefore they may not invest their time doing a walk through with you).Its definitely harder to get estimates/opinions from contractors without having a relationship with them first, and its hard to develop that relationship without doing business with them.  

If they could get out of their own way of their own regulation or reduce them for developers and charities to be able to build housing from say shipping containers,  or in older commercial buildings without having to do a full upgrade to modern standards.   

Also like Matthew mentions above, each city/state has their own zoning and codes, working with a knowledgeable developer in the areas who would also help you install the container homes would help tremendously imho.

For me, it has been challenging but has been the most rewarding opportunity I have ever gotten involved with.

I've purchased many homes, and have had a few rentals, but I've never invested in a developers project.