We had hoped to eventually redeem the certificate and obtain a tax deed for the property to build a home on; however, our circumstances changed and we have a different target in mind. 

Feel free to message me if you are a wholesaler yourself, or may know a direction I could go to eventually meet some in my area.

@Nathan G.I feel it will harm the tenants eventually in the same manner that rent control has the propensity for lackadaisical landlording.  

My pumping eventually got to the point where sewage was coming out of a toilet  anytime  any appliance used water flooding half of my downstairs. - His plumber says it look like it was cut, so not normal wear and tear .

Ideally all the units will eventually have the same paint, but you can also find mistints sometimes that are a lot less expensive.

Eventually we want to refinance and get a duplex or a 4-plex, but those can be pretty expensive for where we are looking for.

My long term goal would be to acquire enough rental properties to cashflow enough to sustain my lifestyle abroad (I would be happy with around $2,000/month) and automating it as much as possible.I'm looking forward to learning and eventually contributing to BP, and hopefully meeting other like minded people in my area.

Keep analyzing deals every day and eventually one will come across and after looking at hundreds of crap deals it will be such an obviously good deal you will buy it without a Second thought or worrying about losing money because you'll be like even if I go over budget by 20k I could always sell it make a great profit, rent it, brrr it or do a heloc because I have so much equity here from day 1.

Buyer takes title, federal tax liens attached to the property, buyer eventually goes into default, and now seller ("lender") foreclosed and resumed ownership to the property, with the tax liens. 

We eventually refunded the loan with our preferred bank but not before losing a boatload of cash to the ‘hump’ in the road.