@Geoff Engel If you don't want to be a landlord but still want to be involved with investing you could be a private money lender for flips or in partnerships and bring the money to the deal.

and the property had a private dwelling value appraisal much higher than the public property appraiser claims. 

The FBI’s Financial Crimes Unit investigates these matters for filing of charges on Equity Skimming violations.

I'm currently in Potomac, working at a private school here. 

Find a private lender who would give you that debt for a lower amount.

Validate their Legitimacy:Ensure the company is properly licensed and regulated, particularly if you're working with private lenders.

Investigate moving the lot line to put the house entirely on 1 property.

If you’ve been affected, please comment below, and we’ll find a way to connect privately to discuss next steps. 

I do a lot of private lending and we do make some passive interest, but the good fixing flippers make the bulk of the money.

Upon further investigation, I found several more properties under similar circumstances.At first glance, it seems possible that these properties were either gifted to the nursing home by former residents or claimed as repayment for services rendered.I’m new to real estate investing, I’ve been in the education phase for the past 2-3 years.