crickets...Nothing, ZIP.No leads... just traffic.So this tumbled my world upside down because suddenly it was not easy and straight forward anymore.

You are evaluating what income it will produce if it was a straight investment.

Let’s say the State buys a home at tax sale, then I buy a house straight from the State, does that entitles me a tax deed to avoid the 3yr wait?

@Shawn Jorgensen Check out the Straight Up Chicago Investor RE Podcast.

With more details I would say this:Leveraging your money will get you better returns than a straight (cash) purchase.  

https://www.har.com/content/newsroom/Houston Real Estate Highlights in May:-Single-family home sales fell 20.2 percent year-over-year, with 6,671 units sold, marking the second straight month of declines fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic;-The Days on Market (DOM) figure for single-family homes grew from 54 to 58 days;-Total property sales dropped 20.7 percent, with 7,917 units sold;-Total dollar volume dove 25.9 percent to $2.23 billion;-The single-family home average price fell 7.4 percent to $298,199, the first decline since January 2018;-The single-family home median price was statistically flat at $249,000;-Single-family homes months of inventory was at a 3.5-months supply, down from 4.1 months last May and below the national inventory level of 4.1 months;-Townhome/condominium sales dropped 36.0 percent, with the average price down 2.3 percent to $206,146 and the median price up 2.9 percent to $175,000;-Single-family home rentals jumped 11.9 percent with the average rent down 2.8 percent to $1,822;-Volume of townhome/condominium leases fell 4.6 percent with the average rent down 4.6 percent to $1,586.

A recession is typically defined as two straight quarters of negative GDP.

If you don't get a straight answer talk to their boss to remedy or maybe new officer.

My big idea is buying properties, and having the rent pay the mortgage payments, then after 10-15 years, the money from the property would be straight profit.

My mom has had a manager in Huntsville AL and they charge straight  10% with 50% of first months rent.