Hello,Traditionally I have always done 20% down for a rental property and tried to see if I can find anything on obtaining a loan that requires less than 20% down on a investment property.

Any county or city zoning certificates  10.  

If you were in the area or if you have someone that really knows the market in the area you could take that gamble and it may pay off but just as easily it could leave you selling for half of what you purchased it for in 5 years.Now my final disclosure, BEFORE YOU BUY ANYTHING in Port Huron you need to go read the new zoning rules that the local government has passed that no longer allows rentals in certain neighborhoods as well as the landlording regulations that require rental certificates and inspections.I do want to let you know that when I started investing in Port Huron in '09 I had hoped to buy bad houses in the Hospital / College area, fix them up and rent them to stabilize that community.

It's no more than the info that can be obtained off every check you write. 

Depending on how your mom was able to obtain title and when/how it went into the trust with your uncle, you may have been able to save a reassessment at that time.

Ditto, you're looking at Certificate sales, not Tax Deed auctions.  

For some context, I have been told you can't close in an LLC in CO if you are obtaining financing, I am not sure if that is entirely accurate.

I am on pace to complete the Texas real estate courses this month and obtain my license next month.

I believe I have broken the goals down into obtainable steps.

You get a lot of the above in the process of obtaining a Real Estate license in many locales, and as a licensee you are generally kept updated on changes in the laws that affect your industry, either through required Continuing Education, or through local industry trade groups and pro-active business leaders.