Between attorney fees and government fees, I paid almost $2500.

Jamie,Most lenders have minimum occupancy requirements in order to be approved for financing....condo budgets (reserves) are also important for lenders especially for government loans.

To bad I cant get on that blog from my government computer

However, you do want a business friendly state and one that does not have onerous government regulations.

Check out the government foreclosure websites.

My fascination with REI began when I was 21 years old working for the Federal Government as a Correctional officer.

They will be tight lipped on specifics as government actions effect markets and pricing, they won't likely tell you the actual route of a propped highway for example until it is made public, but you can get general growth predictions and data that aid you in your long term planning. :)

They do have good info there even though it is government run.

Check the other tax liens and other government liens, like IRS.

I work at a company of which 80-90% are on government assistance.