.#5 There used to be a lady named Sandra Edmonds I believe and she went by the name of TAx Lien Lady. 

Very nice lady.

I closed 3 deals in the first 6 months - not wildly successful, but note worthy.

I understand I would need to live there for 2 years.I would want to live in the larger unit because I work from home and the lady has her own business too, but since it's likely not permitted, would there be any issues? 

I know Kansas City is like the Wild West with people working on their own houses and doing all kinds of repairs without permits.

Ya man, folks out in Cali are wild and have a lot of miss placed rage.

That's why the lady should have had her own representation telling her to check it out.Gino

I understand that it looks wild. 

Again this can vary wildly based on the property and market specifics.

I owned/lived in a condo that had the big cemetery next to me but it was separated by a large valley full of trees and wild life and you could not tell that 500 feet away was a huge cemetery  no influence on value. understand the cultural aspects so if your in Cupertino maybe if your in some area were there is a very small Asian population then probably not.