How to start depends on your key resources, time and effort, Knowledge and experience, and financial resources. 

I've requested that the board file a liability claim to reimburse the community and to open the common elements that they took away also. 

@Tyler Barranger I've been trying to message you but for one reason or another, the messaging keyboard isn't working properly.

The house is currently unattended and boarded up due to law enforcement.

Other key mentors along the way have been a community banker, and a title company owner - all contributed to our knowledge base about the buying, lending and closing processes.Best of luck to you! 

Also....there are MANY scammers in the city selling turn key homes or, as i will call them, "dumps in rough areas" -  if you are from out of state - do not buy without coming here to check them out.

Account Closed  MIke I don't know how they work in Texas.but in CA when our family was quite active in this.. it was all across the board on what title companies would do,  even though in CA there is NO right of redemption..

Conventional loan while utilizing your HELOC for the down payment would be the cheapest option across the board. 

And 36 Other Key Financial Measures" - Frank Gallinelli- "The Book on Rental Property Investing" - Brandon TurnerPretty much every BiggerPocket Podcast in the last 6 months...Also since Brandon Turner and David Greene are big on business books, a few that really opened my mind over the last year or two are: - "So Good They Can't Ignore You" - Cal Newport- "The Millionaire Next Door" - William D.

Additionally, good brokers can help set you up with some of the key partnerships you will need (mortgage broker, property management, insurance, etc.).