All of those would alter your approach but all approaches would involve some kind of purchase offer and contract.

The relentless torture of corporate IT work (to include the physical torture of sleep deprivation especially, getting paged awake for server alerts and process errors), drove it through my thick skull that that was not the life I wanted for myself.Unfortunately for me, initially I didn't translate that directly to financial freedom. 

The building didn't have issues until we altered the porch in 2020. 

You could also use Google translate.

She had no paperwork to confirm this and so with the help of a Spanish translator, we were able to get a commitment from her to start paying $1,000 a month (instead of $1,700).

I find by altering my running routes through different parts of the City, I can keep up on properties of interest.

The city found a lot of unpermitted additions and alterations and some electrical hazards which need to be demolished/brought back to code.Given this condition, I would feel more comfortable if there is any additional information/documents I can get or at least verify with the city or the county office; however I have no clue what to even ask for at this point?

That doesn't always translate into the same improvement in value as the cost of the improvement.  

The offer 10% down "home mortgages" so I wanted to find out if this would translate to an investment property as well.  

Their signed land contract can not be altered by the new owner simply because it is sold, unless they default (and perhaps not even then)...