Departing primary residence, generally no.

Do not invest until you know th eregulations that govern your new business. 

You can probably call the city and talk to the buildings department and ask them exactly what you would need to do.

Many have their own QI department.

It is pretty common to have IRS liens and government liens like mowing, demo, nuisance, etc. 

Also, not diversifying overseas and having all your assets and income at the mercy of a single government is utterly (financially irresponsible).

Wendy, The government spends a grip of money to compile info for us and its available for free.People can get so much relevant information from the Census Bureau's website, The IRS, and most county's have a website with a link for helping business.You can pretty quickly determine if a town is growing or shrinking and average income etc.

. * The Government's directive excludes loans excludes loans that are owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.* The homeowner must sign a short sale agreement or DIL agreement on or before Dec. 31, 2012.* The home must be listed for sale with a licensed local-area real estate professional.

@Jay HelmsVoucher is Section 8 government subsidized rent program funded by HUD.

My company used to do a lot of urban (ghetto) rehab work for the local government so you can guess the places were nasty.