It all sounds high to me but I’m here to learn..so it’s something for me to investigate.

It sounds like Johnny should take care of the tax lien, then he will be able to move forward with the purchase.

Sounds like there's a stubborn or unmotivated owner behind the wheel of that ship.Best of luck!  

Reading this, it sounds like a horror show.

Believe it's meeting this Thursday (22-Feb) at Renton Technical College. https://www.meetup.com/Fixated-On-Real-Estate/Real Estate Association of Puget Sound (REAPS): http://www.reapsweb.com/Seattle Investors Club (SIC): https://seattleinvestorsclub.com/Cascadia Investors Alliance: https://www.meetup.com/CascadiaInvestorsAlliance/Each can focus on different areas, but they're all excellent for networking with other investors and RE-focused business partners.Keep listening to the podcasts, start joining the networking events, and you'll start to define your goals and how you want to get there. 

Does that sound about right? 

As far as I'm aware sellers have no obligation to warranty the condition of the home after a sale so long as they disclosed known defects.On the upside, it doesn't sound like that extensive of a repair and likely one that wouldn't be worth filing an insurance claim for anyways.

Sounds like I'd better hire a professional lawn care service or get out and mow some lawn myself.

Imo this doesn't sound good for baltimore city.

great question @Michael Nieves  sounds like you need to spend time on figuring out your goals and your Why.