However, this has historically never worked out well.My husband and I used to be bleeding hearts for some of these types of "helpers", but after we discovered 1 living in one of our projects (explained why he was taking so long to finish), and 1 who hired his wife and her friend to be his grunts (not the best idea for manual labor), and 1 who brought his dogs (yes plural) to our flip project where everything was sparkly new...and then wasn't because dog slabber was the new finish....we decided that we needed to save our bleeding hearts for passion projects that didn't involve our RE business.  

I want to help him out and buy the property at the same time but not sure of a good way to do this without the wife's involvement.

@Anna Brent, You get a property under contract that currently is involved in a suit for back taxes. 

Fact is you should not be getting personally involved in your tenants lives. 

To many variables involved and without any guidance will cost you dearly. 

I've spent a lot of time on the forums learning and don't really have much to contribute, but I can say in that time, I've identified the small group of folks that I really value perspective from and the larger group of people that are selling something, argue to death that "their method" is the absolute best or whatever. 

If it’s a “surprise to everyone involved” then yeah, I would ask for some kind of credit, but the seller isn’t going to give you money for a new roof.

What other methods are investors using to find Rent to Own buyers who have cash but need time to fix their credit? 

I wanted to know how do you get involved in the HUD Home Investment Partnership Program.

This is why title companies run judgments on all parties involved.