Now I need to come up with layout plan or document that I can present to these investors to make it official.

We'll probably go ahead and develop the software needed to submit our application, but I don't see a lot of utility in the activity relative to the other things we're working on.  

This is a very specialty field served by a handful of firms from various parts of the country.Finding a provider with the right business model for your needs, and one with the expertise to help you succeed is much more important than where a firm is located.There are two business models, served by different kinds of companies.Self Directed IRA Custodians are financial institutions that provide processing services to document investments into non-traditional assets such as real estate, mortgages, etc.  

I have documented our experiences in the investor deal Diaries forum under the name project BP.

You can stall the sale date of the foreclosure if you can get the house under contract and provide documentation to the bank but I don't know how long they will stall it for. 

When my realtor looked it up the next morning it was under contract, the property had gone under verbal contract the same (final) day I had submitted.

Not all Property Managers collect the correct taxes for you, let alone submit both the county taxes and the Florida State taxes on your behalf. 

As a former bank regulator for more than 7 years, I can tell you that if regulators have already identified a risk, discussed it internally, then produced a formally issued document and press release that they were in agreement on internally, the issue has usually already been around for a while, and is probably past where it should be!!!

Submit a 25% lower than list price offer and the system will counter you with the lowest acceptable net to HUD offer.+ Check CraigsList for motivated sellers that don't realize what their home is worth because they are to cheap to hire a professional, or are so motivated that they don't care that you are getting a deal.

I don't think you should (nor will you have time, likely, given the activity of the market) to investigate much of any of these things before submitting an offer--and obviously your offer will be contingent on having a satisfactory inspection and resolving any issues or giving concessions.