Voucher holders have guaranteed payments through the government (though they have paperwork to stay up to date on).

But given the government risk, I don't get why people buy them. 

It's hard to get government backed lending at the age of 19 with small income and short credit score history.

Suppose to talk to one next week.For tax rates and laws, there are government websites with ordinances or county assessors right?

Since technically my company was being paid the cost of the rehab & management fee, although I had deductions for labor & materials for federal taxation, the LOCAL government charged a 2% tax on the GROSS revenue.

And I don't want to be the one that the government makes a example of.

Actual mortgage industry definition: "Not a government loan."

FHA only means that if you Default (meaning you don't pay your mortgage), the government will pay the lender the money, and they government will take the house.

Tax Benefits The U.S. government gives numerous tax benefits to purchasers of real estate.

There is no doubt that government involvement can help in many cases, but investor returns can often be negatively impacted by programs like rent control and eviction restrictions and navigating the red tape that can be required by any development or improvement plan can be challenging at best.