there are income restrictions.  

Because offering a down payment increases the odds of acceptance exponentially  

The odds of that an engineer will say its perfectly up to code and it requires no changes is probably pretty low. 

Some hard money / private investors have minimal loan amount restrictions. 

Probably 50/50 odds you might get money back going that route.- Tom

However, there are some restrictions that apply, you'll want to look for details on "bonus entitlement."

I live in Seattle, and I'm looking for mentorship and a way in which to partner with someone, earning my keep by doing odd jobs and helping however he/she may need.

Our whole economy is based on that.That being said, when you deal in REO's, banks can impose deed restrictions that prohibit resale for period of time, but there are ways around those, too.  

There are caps on income, assistance amount, and restrictions on being a first time home buyer.

They were noisy and allowed their small children to run around loudly at all hours of the night (dad worked and odd shift so the kids were up at night a lot)... they were in an upstairs unit of a duplex.