Consider partnering with whose knows the city, someone who the owners you are approaching can relate.With respect to Sheriff Sales, be patient and keep at it.  

My problem is that the parking areas in front of all the townhomes is deteriorating, and I can't seem to find out if the city will replace the crumpled paving or if each owner is responsible. 

Probate, city liens,code violations etc. dates of sent mailings number of times sent. 

@Levi Johnson , I sold my own house in grove city last year and I made some cash, was not flipping or anything we just decided to move.

In MD I think PG county does and Baltimore city does.

I've gathered that just from talking to a couple of tenants in the area..In the beginning I had a title check done and a city tax lien showed up from 2012 in the amount of $4,100 with interest accruing .27 cents a day so I thought the lien was $5,926.35.

I'm hoping City Water/Sewer, and potentially not direct billed to make it direct billed to get some more value add.Long story short, I know I'll need someone onsite, so I was wondering if anyone has had experience with a PM that has helped them do that, or experience doing this in general to guide me through it.

The Google search will bring you to their Facebook page (if they have one), by searching the city they are from. 

The insurance names the city as an additional insured.

This is in Frederick, MD, so the downtown area can get expensive, but most of the "valuable" houses are in the $300-$400k range on the outskirts of the city in the 2000-2500 sq ft range and an acre or two of space, while downtown townhouses will go for $200k.