The problem is that they may be related to whatever gave rise to the violations, but this is more of a building department issue, as opposed to the violations, which are more of a legal issue.

I am not sure if this fits into the wholesaling aspect, however in my experience you can probably find an investor that even without going through the legal wholesaling process will pay you a nice finders fee for helping them get into the property.Reach out to me if you would like to hear more.Sam

I read several of his legal-related real estate books in the Rich Dad series and liked his approach.

@Darren Sager  in our state it is not legal to require a buyer to relist with you.. or better put you cannot contractually list a property that your buyer does not yet own.

The way to know for sure is to have it inspected, either by a home inspector or an engineer.The next thing to me is the legal situation. 

Good luck- DfThis is NOT legal advice, please seek local counsel.

Question 1: How can I find out who is legally on title, is it the owners name with tax assessor?

I don't have much money to start off with so I can't afford legal fees right now.

Texas wholesaling is very much a thang with the 100 dollar options etc. many of the others states how you guys do things would not be legal.. but I agree with your premise on the ethics. knowing your craft etc..

Let me start with this:in HUD's Single Family Housing Policy Handbook updated in 2015 it says this: (Straight out of their pdf edition on the website) (i) Time Restriction on Transfers of Title The eligibility of a Property for a Mortgage insured by FHA is determined by the time that has elapsed between the date the seller has acquired title to the Property and the date of execution of the sales contract that will result in the FHA-insured Mortgage.FHA defines the seller’s date of acquisition as the date the seller acquired legal ownership of that Property.