I suggest getting in touch with your local housing authority about your options as well as get a lawyer involved.

I just finished reading Bidding to buy by author's David Osborn & Aaron Amuchastegui.

I am also figuring out a way to work with local housing authorities to place their clients in my apartments because they cover 70% of the rent portion.

Your first step is to go to the Oakland Housing Authority Website and see what the requirements are as far as the shape the property needs to be in.

The Federal Government should do exactly what it was designed to do.....take care of issues where states are not the appropriate authority.....borders/tariffs/military/national infrastructure.

It’s a local thing but typically you pay property taxes based on the local taxing authority’s determination of Market Value....not based on sales price, particularly between family members at a reduced price.

It would be a prudent thing to also cite the listing brokerage (as guided above) and to have that agreement with the listing broker (not the agent . . .their broker, since the agent doesn't do business under their own authority).  

None of this requires experience but you look like the authority.

I contacted a lady with taxing authority who stated the property is at around 10K in unpaid taxes (not paid since 2008), but I wouldn't have access until it went up for auction which could be several months from now.

Penalty for doing so without authorization is $150 per month through the entire term of occupancy."