Have there been or are there any existing problems that you know of?

Found this FAQ, thought it might be of interest:HUD and VA home purchasingThere's also info there about a program for teachers that I didn't know existed!

Every State has Laws, regulations, and statutes regarding Tax Certificates & Deeds Investing and they change regularly so do check your county and state Laws, regulations, and statutes before investing.Questions you should ask the Tax Authority1.

I can help people with getting into a new home or refi the existing mortgage.

First, remember the banks are regulated by the federal government and they are required to underwrite conforming loans and second, bank loans tend to be very structured and are generally inflexible to your project needs.

As far as I understand LLC's in Canada only exist for companies that cannot be protected from liability under corporate law: i.e. doctors or accountants.

I just thought about all the rules and regulations you have to follow as a realtor that you don't as an investor.

How this interest is determined and what equitable rights are conveyed is an issue to be determined at a local level, in the event of conflicts, but to whatever extent such are determined to be, they certainly exist.

To say what most agents are charging in various markets is in violation of antitrust regulations.

To get a deal, the developer needs to hook up with a non-profit hosuing agency, PHAs are prime targets to partner with, the proposal goes to the state level and comes back to go for approaval by the loacal PHAs, to show that a need exists and the city council, county commission must sign off as well.