But if I were joint owner (as it stands now) and I decided to sell, I would owe taxes on all the capital gains from the time we bought the property. 

I talk with investors all the time that have been waiting up to 2 years to get their property.  

You have the area experience and data to help you, but courthouse steps auctions are blind bidding (other than what you can find through the windows), all cash, 10 percent down at the time of close, and not always clear on all of the liens associated with the house (tax liens, HOA liens, utility liens, etc.). 

If you bought the home yourself, with a higher rate at the time, and nothing else has changed (income, new debts, FICO drop) then you may be able to refinance just fine by yourself.

Government subpoenas can be and are declared invalid by courts all the time.  

I have to try something that would allow me to make money online because my currency is $7 to $1 US and the key a lot of the time is speed.

We have guests there from 3 to 15 days at a time and it is way out in the boonies so there isn't much of chance at this happening.I don't agree with shorter stays causing more problems.

As long as this already hasn't been done multiple times.

One upside of Boulder is appreciation over time. 

It could also be nothing nefarious at all but just needing time to find a new place to move into.