This is completely legal and has withstood many court cases.

I would be doing so well on this house financially if the foundation walls had not moved on me.

This will help keep both of you out of court or, if you do end up in court, helps the judge to mediate your argument. 

Give my wife more financial freedom first.2.

Here is the opening paragraph of Bulletin 012:"Property Management means the physical, administrative or financial maintenance and management of real property, or the supervision of such activities for a fee, commission or other compensation or valuable consideration, pursuant to a property management agreement.

Whatever you buy have it professionally inspected and really go through all financials.

I think you're ready to purchase a tax-deed the major down-fall is that too many foreign investors and small capital groups come in and buy the best properties near or above market value....There's a bunch of posts on tax-deeds its just you have to spend sometime  learning how to title examine (this is a key skill you will have to learn).1/2) These properties are being "foreclosed" by the local government - in general its state specific for instance in FL it is true they can be redeemed until the second before sale however after you're pretty much done for (however if its a valuable property and any of the previous owners in the chain of title have a bit of cash to throw around you'll be forced to defend yourself in court which can be pretty expensive).

@Jared Matson Whether you should flip and sell or sell with financing is entirely up to you, your business model, your market, and your financial goals.

Very excited to be here and get on my way to financial freedom.

You should be able to find a hard money lender as long as you have strong financials.