What you probably need is someone in the state government agency that is helpful, and really knows what they are talking about to get it resolved.

My strategy is to buy/rehab/hold for those areas that are slated for revitalization by the local governments.

I have an investment in Wyoming that is leased by the US Government and provides a positive cash flow of ~$3000 per month.

That's not always easy to do in 45 days the government gives you.

The government make it easy to start over.

Remember, notes are sold every day in bundles of multiple millions of dollars, they are a standard financial instrument, just like government and corporate notes and bonds.The money comes when you buy a note at a DISCOUNT sufficient enough to earn you an ABOVE MARKET RETURN.

It's never too late to take control of your financial well-being; the fact that you realized that Corporate America/Uncle Sam and his cousins (state/local governments) will not be able to provide for your retirement places you at a great advantage over most of the work world.You're in a great market in the Raleigh area.

Here are more links for government owned properties, FYI.

Okay, any sound investor including whatever bank or money source is behind this can make more than 2% on their money with a government backed treasury bond, so why would they loan out their money at 2%.

Now, agents still have laws governing their behavior when they sell a property they own, but that is a different matter.