This is currently my primary residence and it’s a townhome with a large backyard.

Not sure what your budget is on this, but you could do something like this:http://www.curbly.com/users/brittnimehlhoff/posts/15350-how-to-a-smart-solution-for-covering-an-ugly-existing-chain-link-fenceOr if its a rental and you'll have it for a while you could grow something on it like this:http://www.houselogic.com/photos/outdoors/backyard-privacy-ideas/slide/fence-it-in/#fence-cover-upAlso, as Isaac said above, black is better looking than silver.... 

Talked to the neighbor, he said the city has been mowing it, but once he did see a big truck pull up and someone go in the back yard (could be another curious person, not sure if it means anything) Back taxes are around 20K.

So there were 3-4 main common areas..Upstairs loft, laundry room, garage, co-working area, living room, backyard, and kitchen.

. :) Also you should learn the rules of Baseball and forget whatever love you may have for the game of Soccer.As far as growth, Conroe had the highest percentage growth (7.8%) in the nation for 2016, and there's no real primary industry (although I suspect the nearby Exxon relocation may play some part in that recent growth) and there are several large developments underway. 

There are a ton of super cheap metro's right in your backyard.

I have a small studio guesthouse in our back yard.

Not many families are wanting to sell during the middle of the school year unless they have to.I would stick with option A, the house hack in your back yard vs. the out of state STR.

Can I house hack, sleep in my truck in the backyard, and utilize a tiny garage area for an office while the main house is rented out?

.- All properties centrally located near: Skiing (two are across the street from Big Boulder Ski Resort, which is also near Jack Frost Ski Resort), Near Kalahari and H2OOOOoh Indoor Waterpark and surrounded by hiking, lakes etc- 4 are part of HOA communities which have amenities for guests such as Lakes, indoor/outdoor pools, arcade game rooms, tennis, basketball- Windy Pines is right by the Locust Lake beach, guests can walk out the back yard to the beach and picnic area.- All vendors in place and will transfer.- All properties already permitted to run as STRs.Improvements: We tackled a large maintenance list with the owner to update things when I took over in July.