Your local congressman will put you in touch with their "federal government relations" folks, I bet your issues can be resolved within hours. 

Some traditional sources of funding include; business loans, loans from friends, mortgages or secured transactions on assets you already own, saving up money from your own income, starting a non-profit and getting grants from the government, etc.

I am under contract for a NNN with a government entity in Houston TX. 

Did you ever see a government cut its fees..  

If the material is not current, like this year by a CPA or a law firm (not a guru lawyer) a government agency or a university/school, ignore it!

It seems that the good old government has made things a little more difficult.

If I am still around for the industry, they usually take 5-8 years to implement once it becomes law, you know, government workers tend to delay everything.

The dues also pay for updating and making readily available copies (for a small fee) of HOA governing documents.

I start out with a government loan because they count rental income as part of your income when you do not have landlord history.

Ideally, in a normal market, and without outside manipulations or the government's subsidizing of housing, we should see real estate keep up with the rate of inflation.