I tried numerous times again, each time having it contractually that I will obtain financing to close (since I thought it would be easy), and they had all fallen through.

A water shut-off key (looks like a big letter "T") in every vehicle I own, so that if I or my wife are in town and someone has a problem the water can be shut down faster than the city can get out there.3.

Answer:  33 times without reinvesting proceeds.  33 times $500 is $16,500 .....PER  M O N T H!  

After that, what the document is calling a second & third mortgage for lesser amounts were issued.In the court documents, the defendants include the initial lender, as well as the other lien holders - the HOA, the local government, the US government, and the 2nd & 3rd mortgage lenders.It looks like the company issuing the  Lis Pendens bought / obtained the paper from the lender (what they are calling the 1st mortgage, but is really the second) and is the plaintiff in the case.I am guessing (unless the original amount was paid off) it is therefore a foreclosure by a junior interest. 

@Jack T.

2) If the buyer obtains seller financing from her, does that reduce her capital gains tax liability?

I'm assuming you are asking if it is possible to obtain a 10-15% down loan on these?

Does anyone have accurate information on whether and how one can obtain employment verification on existing tenants as part of due diligence for an acquisition?

What knowledge does for you is figure out creative strategies to obtain financing and/or the ability to re-evaluate your options even with a higher interest rate.Analyze your flip and bring in a private investor (many of which you would find on BP) , If you could bet your life savings on the deal.

But under federal law, (repealed in 1995 for fiscal years 96, 97, and 98 but then reinstated) a landlord with more than four rental units who contracts to participate in the program cannot turn away any Section 8 certificate holder based on his status as a Section 8 participant (42 USCA 1437f(t))."