So can get scheduled but need to show they are not government backed loans.. 80% are just continuing to get postponed indefinitely with no real date.Texas is normally 3 week posting time frame.

Perhaps you can also call the township or local government and speak with their assessor?  

What type of auction - Trustees Sale Foreclosure Auction, Online auction, private auction, Government seized property auction, etc. ?

Also, the government already has programs and incentives for first time home buyers as well as tax credits for higher education.

I've heard mostly horror stories about Romeoville Village Government/Licensing, so glad it is going well with you.

Thanks to the excellent VA loan you'll have the chance to put 0% down on either the construction/remodel or the move-in-ready home.If it is important for you all to renovate a home and make it just right for you, then waiting for the VA Renovation loans to becomes available again doesn't seem too risky to me (purely my opinion and based on speculation) since it is unlikely that the government is going to feel stable enough to deal with the economic fallout of raising interest rates in the next few years.However, if you all would be delighted by a move-in-ready home then that route will be simpler and more predictable. 

So, obviously, it's not that easy, because our trusted government would NEVER do that, would they? 

Some banks will offer products that they own vs what they issue that is backed by the government.

Go to your government websites and make sure you are well aware of the laws governing landlords. 

I have some relatives who have done this in northern Sask, it’s not extremely common but it is possible.For example, you can buy a quarter section for $120k that is wooded and have a logging company come and cut down the trees and pay you $80k.Bryan is correct in that most of the forests in Sask are crown(government owned) land, but there are definitely parcels that are privately owned on the “fringe” of the forests.