We have kind of a unique building in our area.

You have the benefit of the VA loan for the property you choose to go with, which will allow you to bring very little money to the table; however, if your primary goal is cash flow, obviously the less money down the less you will cash flow.

Look for a partner who can bring some to the table.

My kid isn't allowed to live in the house that I am paying rent for is a hard pill to swallow.I am just chalking it up to the unique situation I we are in as a nation.  

Up north towards Canada the water tables are usually higher. 

If I were to go to a band and try to buy an additional investment property, then I'd need to come to the table with 20% down.   

You all gave very unique answers with a lot of good information, and I appreciate the time you took to respond to this post and help me out 

Hey guys, Ive being trying to research different markets by formulating a table with information by year: 2017, 2018, 2019 etc.

Too many OPs have the answer they want to hear or they want to hear their problem is unique and unsolvable so they don’t have to do anything. 

In the alternative, if you obtain title from the record owner, a quiet title action might bring HUD to the table to talk about what it would accept to release the property, or if they fail to respond to the Complaint you may be able to get a court to declare to lien extinguished.