No one is willing to pay for this service, however the seller claims they know of a title company that will proceed and we will see if this is true Monday.

That's one risk with buying liens in this area.So, it sounds to me as if a tax-lien buyer in the State of Maryland needs to figure the cost of foreclosure proceedings into the acquisition cost.One must then initiate foreclosure proceedings immediately upon acquiring the lien....which raises the question: what happens to the lien-holder's position if the court drags their feet and/or the process continues past the expiration of the lien? 

Proceed with cautious intent.  

My definition of an investor is a person who, having come to a calculated risk/reward understanding in his/her mind, has proceeded to put forth some skin in the game (something of value to them, i.e.money) with an expectation of receiving their reward because they were willing to risk said skin.  

Proceeds from sale or cash flow would simply follow that percentage based ownership.  

It's particularly amusing when a non-attorney wants to explain the details and nuances of a legal proceeding.

Seller is agreeing to carry back 5% second of 400k fixed with a 30 year amortization for 2 years.Sellers comment to listing broker is they are worried that total price at closing will cause them to realize a gain on the 400k note they are taking back even if they have not collected it yet.Seller would be 1031 exchanging remaining sales proceeds.

I will keep looking but not sure how to proceed with these house prices? 

So just make sure all your numbers align, make sense, and you feel comfortable with them and then proceed.

We literally own 40 properties in Dayton,Ohio but want to sell everything we have here and invest all of our proceeds in GA.