The government considers it like you are taking advantage of a poor, disadvantaged person, not that you are giving them an upgrade at cost.

The reason VA is 100%, or FHA is only 3.5% down, is because they are guaranteed (VA) or insured (FHA) by the US government.

Or just google " (insert city/area name) future development/future housing/future communities" and see if there are any published articles or posts by your city/county/government. 

The local governments are generally aggressively increasing assessed values, so taxes are rising.  

Flood Zones are set up fema and the rates are essentially set by the government.

They are considered "private" since they are not back by the government or typical regulations.  

With those 2 factors you will always have strong rental demand and rent growth, and appreciation and where those factors exist a C neighborhood will usually gentrify into a B over time with investor interest and government programs. 

I just refinanced that property and have the cash to pay the loans in my account but did not apply it to the HELOCs.Here are some numbers:1) 156k in capital gains on the sale of the two SFHs2) Only 76k in gross proceeds of the sale since I still have the Helocs outstanding3) 40k estimated capital gains taxSo I am trying to find a way to 1031 out but in a way where I can still quickly pull out the proceeds from the 1031 within the next 6-9 months and leave only the 40k that would have gone to the government invested.

Large universities could slowly disappear but it won't happen overnight unless the government decides to stop guaranteeing student loans.

I sat next to a lawyer on a shuttle from the racetrack who explained some of the debates between the City leadership and the State Government / State police.