IFIRC, in mine, it was near the end of the ccrs, and was the 20 year mark.Also in mine, almost all the ccrs were repeats of city/county regulations, so basically another layer of government and local control. 

Taxes and Other Government Fees = $90 Recording Fees and Other Taxes $90 Transfer Taxes F.

You can still take the expense; however, the penalties for failure to issue are severe.https://www.irs.gov/government-entities/federal-st...I would recommend doing it after the fact.

Aside from international investors looking to park cash somewhere that their governments can't get at it, pretty much the rest of us care about returns...be it in cash flow, appreciation or both.

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@Terry Lao if bad management continues, it will keep hindering potential buyers’ options for financing, therefore, keeping the market value of those units down as they aren’t “marketable” Only options for a potential buyer are private mortgage and/or pay higher rate.I had this scenario myself where I owned individual condos in buildings governed by associations.

I see you mentioned that the land is unincorporated, so I'm assuming it's outside of city limits so the governing municipality would be the county. 

Are there any grants (city / state / federal) that I may be able to apply for as a first time home owner?

The government owns a building next to it that they've put money into to fix it up and they aren't using it.

Technically, while someone might say it can take up to six months, by Federal statute, the lender is required to decision any short sale offer within 30 days.