You will learn so much and meet so many awesome people! 

Are there non-disclosure laws that prevent transaction coordinators from sharing information with other people?

IRS liens are no big deal.. worse case you just have to hold the property about 180 days and they fall off.. many people get scared of IRS liens myself I would target those as I knew many would not bid because of it.. 

Now is not the time to be asking those people...terrible advice imo. 

I see a lot of people with experience in mobile home park investing on here, and hoping someone wants to give their $0.02.I am in Austin, TX, and like many other places seeing explosive growth and prices driven sky high, 50-100k over asking for SF homes etc.

You will need to be persistent, possibly patient, network with many people, etc.  

Go on a random Tuesday and you'll see a FLOOD of people.

It is not really a job a lot of people are willing to do.

I had about four times as many people attend my high school.

Bought a home from some people that were about to face foreclosure.