Good Luck, I'm always up for talking ADUs so if you ever want to meet up for coffee let me know.  

A transaction under $10k can't be an ordinary transaction.I guess it's either some sort of transfer between family members (doesn't have to be non-legit).At tax auctions it is possible to find properties with minimum bids as low as a few thousands but usually these will be redeemed before the auction or will be going up in price during the bid process.If you make a more thorough research you can find out through the public records how the transaction was made and with what sort of financing.

I will also offer a meetup over coffee to chat about the Kzoo RE market!

Let's have coffee sometime and talk. 

@Wilson Adams,Could there be an underlying fear keeping her from being more open to it?

Section 8 is nice however if there are any children under 5 moving in for a section 8 home it needs to be an essentially brand new property (from inspections standpoint).  

I used to be an agent there years ago and as of this past year added KC to my REI business area.  

I also have to remember that I will be an asset to the brokerage so need to treat it like an interview which is harder to do than say but I'll try!

It appears to be an auction run by the City/County, but I'm not certain of that.Any tips on where to find this information or how to get started on the research would be much appreciated.Thanks,Brian

There are Lenders who will fund up to 100% of the Rehab amount (depending on the as-is value of the property), but for 100% financing of the entire project, I'm not too sure if that will be an easily achievable option.