As an example of the variation, there are three high schools in the Independence school district, and GreatSchools rates them at 2, 4, and 5 (out of 10).The Independence city government is nearly broke; they aren't as bad off as KCMO is, but they TIFd a bunch of new retail properties just in time for the End of Retail As We Know It (tm). 

If the government paid for his medical care, some programs have a legal claim on the house for reimbursement.

Also, in the last housing crisis, many banks froze HELOCs suddenly, so that is a consideration as many were counting on accessing it for either new investment or emergency funds but found they couldn't.   

Obviously, the first being to pay the IRS a certain percentage on the gross amount and the second being to pay the Canadian government on the gross amount AS WELL - not the “after U.S tax” amount, from my limited understanding this has something to do with the fact that the Canadian government doesn’t recognize an American LLC as a legal corporation and therefore any taxes paid on income produced through the LLC are not in any way recognized or credited after the income comes back to Canada.Other articles claim that there are “work-arounds” to avoid this situation, but they are very vague in nature - I brought this to the attention of my CPA, unfortunately he doesn’t have much experience with cross-border investing and wasn’t much help.I know most people here are Americans, however, if anyone has any experience with cross-border investing or any information that could help it would be much appreciated!

Contact your local city or county government office to find out if you live in a rent-controlled area.

Rezoning will likely need to go before the zoning commission so you should reach out to the government offices in your area.

If you feel the government will handle this responsibly and can handle the funds better please itemize your taxes and claim no deductions, pay what you feel is your share. 

There is no other leveraged investment the government is going to subsidize for you. 

I graduated from college in 2017 and have been working as a purchasing manager at a nonprofit that deals with government military contracts.

Who has had success in working with local governments on this, and what sort of techniques and tactics worked?