I've managed to compile a lot of information online about her Ponzi scheme from various sources.

it typically takes a few years just to recover the closing costs. those are the types of things that get sugarcoated / ignored and they shouldn't be.3 separate recent sources show that it is cheaper to rent than buy at high LTV in virtually every market.  

From purely a lending perspective, the projections from AirDNA and Rabbu are the only commonly accepted sources for underwriting a short term rental purchase or refinance DSCR loan.

We put a journalist on a particular story, and no source is willing to discuss the situation publicly. 

The hurdle I believe is lack of Real Estate knowledge Any advice on a real estate education source?

This property was sourced through Ann Mesa’s extensive network in Southern California.

Most experienced people are limited by deal flow, so you offering to bring them deals could be a huge value add to them.And while you are working to meet investors and source deals, I would be doing everything to clean up your credit.  

Also keep in mind that "source of income" is a protected class in Maryland.

However, the only reference to Homeland Security I’ve seen is a post of a seeming “wish list” of investigative agencies by the OP in the Norada thread, who, if you read his posts, is obviously less than a reliable source of information and consumed by rage.  

It's great you already have the location, price range, and funding source!