Maybe he gives me a quick claim deed, that I don't file, we do a wrap, and he buys me out in 1 year?  

I can find out whats important to them and what they need or want... but with a realtor involved there are a lot of unknowns and lost in communication issues.Ok... so my questions are: How do I propose this to a realtor and have it actually work? 

I've been looking for something like in the Beaumont area to get involved with.

I know most (well lets be honest ALL) of the answers involve knowing the law or getting legal advice, but as a landlord you want to make sure you are familiar with the requirements because it will come up.

Maybe that's where you get that it's asinine, because the government is involved and if that is the case, I agree with you on that front. ...and no, that's not why it ends up in foreclosure.

How involved do you want to be?

In my state anyway, there is nothing "minimal" about the time involved to be a Registered Land Surveyor (you need this to be able to "stamp' the survey). 

Now, this doesn't mean it is not purchasable, but it does however cause the investment to have more risk involved.

@Mindy Jensen is there any chance of bringing back the file place category?

Sorry about your loss - the bright side is that you wont have to worry about losing money in crpytos since you're not involved.