Of course
Bankruptcy is a Federal court procedure and law. The location of the things you own make no difference to your ability to file. BK includes ALL your assets and ALL your debts.
Yes
Yes you can file bankruptcy. However the "rent to own home" is not owed by you and is still owned by the "landlord". You can continue with the "rent to own" or walk away. Bankruptcy is an entitlement to citizens for debt relief
It's very difficult to file without a lawyer, but it can be done. The US government themselves lay out the process at http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/Bankruptcy/BankruptcyResources/FilingBankruptcyWithoutAttorney.aspx
By going to a real estate office and telling them you want to buy vacant land. You pick out the land you want, get financing if necessary, and close on it. Lots of people buy vacant land.
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yes and read the fine print
When you file bankruptcy, you must include ALL assets that you own. You can't pick and choose. This is considered fraud upon the court. So, absolutely not.
The answer to this really depends on the nature of the property and how it is held (i.e. tenants in common, joint tenancy). You can file for bankruptcy for your personal debts. If the ownership debt is easily severable then it is likely that you would be able to file for bankruptcy and include the property as well.
Bankruptcy must be filed in the state in which you reside for the majority of the year.
In America today people think they own their land, but unless they have the Land Patent on the land they may not own it.
AIG did NOT file bankruptcy. It was bailed out by the Federal government, who now owns 79.9% of the company (just shy of the 80% needed to formally put it on Uncle Sam's books). Past stockholders--or whoever bought shares from them--still own the rest, unlike a true bankruptcy such as GM or Chrysler.