Essentially, I am curious to find out if my downpayment, which truly appears as if I have equity in the house, will in turn be taxed upon resell.

They were able to snap up some of the 1 dollar big units as they could afford the assessment that they essentially voted in place.

Essentially, there is no product yet.

I was sued by the Health and Safety department of Marion County without any notice or warning that things were amiss.

From what I gather their primary tactic is to disallow enough hours to get you below the 750.Calendar and log was mentioned as essential in every article.

You're likely seeing the property go back to the certificate holder because no one was willing to pay the minimum bid, which is essentially what the certificate holder has spent out of pocket.  

Homeless people are still people. ...how about next time, after you've ensured your safety, take them to a shelter or offer some assistance.

So essentially, my property would become a hard money lender for me lol.I think it is important to note that this house hack is my only investment property and contains the majority of my wealth.

(and, I'm glad I didn't wait to pay off my student loans, because it allowed me to get into RE investing at an excellent time, when rates were low, prices weren't astronomical, and properties still cashflowed easily)...In my opinion, house hacking is arguably THE best way for beginning RE investors to get started--it has MANY advantages over other RE investment strategies, and you'll get to learn all of the essential lessons of RE investing and property management that are critical to success in RE investing...house hack a property every 12 months using an owner-occupant mortgage, and in a few years, you can have a solid portfolio...Good luck out there!

Am I responsible for their safety etc.?