There is nothing the same about buying a home to live in, or an investment property...even if the two are identical...right down the the cost, mortgage, utility bills, all other bills, purchase price and sales price.  

The five acres next to mine is currently up for sale.

I have been in sales and marketing for almost 30 years. but I have a few major questions that might answer the question of why so many fail at it.1) Do you need a license in the state of California to close these transactions?

I graduated college 4 months ago and I started health insurance sales 1 month ago.

Until it is recorded the city is still going to show the old owner as of record.Part of the foreclosure process does require advertisement in the local paper a certain number of time before the actual sale.If the notice gave a court docket number you can look at the case at the land court in Boston and see who the attorney is and try to contact them about purchasing or purchasing when the actual sale is (without looking at the actual ad, this may be the first step before the foreclosure is scheduled in which case there will be additional notices)Not sure if there is a law library in New Bedford at the court but if so they might be able to provide some additional information regarding how a foreclosure works in MA.

If an agent is a procuring cause of sale generally they are entitled to a commission. 

The discount comes from money loosing its buying power.

A good sales persona might be able to sell something without extensive knowledge of the thing he's selling (although in the information age it's less likely), but we are talking about INVESTING, not selling or promoting.  

You learned your lesson.She is brave to push you like that when you have more power in this relationship in the long run.Put some sod in, do the math on that.Even if it is only a small patch of sod, it could meet the definition described in the email.  

A standard purchase and sale agreement will work.