The way department of housing deals with sec 8 tenants must be different from state to state.

It sounds weird but these are handled in different departments of most banks. 

New update on the BH&J Rent vs Buy Index. https://business.fau.edu/departments/finance/real-estate-initiative/bhj-buy-vs-rent-index/bhj-summary/Interesting to note that most major markets have officially crossed over, where renting your residence and reinvesting what you would've spent on a home makes more financial sense than buying.

Do you get this kind of info from google, certain government officials/departments?

Well water in good Standings with the local Health Department and a septic system that appears to be in working condition.

(Sometimes a big lender's departments fail to adequately communicate these things to each other.)  

An attorney is likely to tell you to check with the City's Zoning and Code Enforcement Departments. 

If it's already getting into closing, the taxes should be paid out of proceeds of the seller.If there is not enough money in sales price - it's a lien on the house anyway.Maybe to call sheriff department of that county and auditor?

become a broker and get in the industry its very tough as well 50% burn out rate but 10 years in your in a very good position.. my wife has 25 years in  and all her business is referral she spend ZERO on marketing and is at I think 13 million in sales so far this year... pretty nice... also the mortgage industry is a nice space.. become a HML … I closed a loan yesterday and made a 30k fee.. it took me 3 hours .. plus I will make another 50k in interest.. etc etc.. trying to wholesale houses is one of the toughest things to do.. it really is.. just saying unless your ready to scale. and have the funding to scale.. its not a longer term gig.the big wholesalers I know are really just mid to small size real estate companies.. they have their marketing department.. they have acquisition managers that go out to the homes.. and they spend their time razing the capital they need to buy and or pay for 50k a month or more in marketing to really be a top dog broker / wholesale business..

If you violate any rules you will suffer the wrath of the department of real estate.