In my experience I am unwilling to travel more than that unless the deal is great.

What if he is unwilling to close the escrow until I pay the pest company ?

So he wants a top of the market turnkey pricing but he is a poor operator... sounds like he needs a good property manager to fight the battles he is unwilling to fight.

It looks like a short sale with an unwilling seller.

Seems like the local PD is useless and the landlord is unwilling to do what is right.Read the following:Dangerous Tenantsand share your thoughts and ideas for this poor renter.

But with values continuing to plummet I am unwilling to buy at the 65-70% level that use to be feasible - factor in eviction, fixup and marketing time and there is zero margin at that level.

It would be a shame to wait, find something 6mo down the road, and then lose out bc financing is too tight and unwilling to 'risk' a rental.

My buying agent is unwilling to disclose the seller's contact information.

If you’re not under contract and that’s the only reason he’s unwilling to provide the rent roll, I can understand that.

That might be a big enough deterrent, unless you're confident in the numbers until 2029.Another point to consider is that lenders might be squeamish about those liens, and either unwilling to lend to you (or to your theoretical future buyer) or require some additional protection, through some personal guarantee or addition to their title insurance policy.You could try to keep seller on the hook for any costs related to those liens, but not sure she/he would be willing to do so.Good luck!