Therefore the "notice" was no valid as there was no written proof that he knew about the sale before it was sold by the government for taxes. 

She said that she always wanted to do a presentation - "how to buy your house with government money."

How is the purchase price determined (ie is that governed by the IRS?)?

If you make false statements over the computer or telephone about your experience or the performance of your past investments and it induces someone to send you money that is what the government calls "wire fraud."

I also have a very very very small chance of getting let go from my job since it is regulatory work for the state government.

If we can save you 30k on your taxes via implementing these strategies, that is a 15x return on your 2k cost, since you are now not paying that to the government.

I think they are rent capped by the government (I wonder when that runs out), so raising the rents is probably not an option, and having experience in this niche with all of it's "Red Tape" and paperwork would be helpful.

Someone who works out of state with fire and government jobs but maintains permanent residency in home state with intent to return on taxes, license, etc.

After being in business for over 10 years and having rental properties, I'm always dealing with these kinds of situations (contractors, employees, customers, government, etc).

Some people have had success purchasing a house as a residence utilizing one of the Government sponsored or Fannie Mae sponsored low down payment program and lived in the house for the prescribed minimum amount of time at which point they moved out and kept it as a rental.