Secondly, I'm trying to avoid marketing to these motivated sellers as a "hoity toity" real estate investment firm called "Capitol Wealth Builders" when I'm trying to buy their property for steep discounts, and felt "SellHomeNowDMV" could just be a domain I own and do business as when marketing to these folks (postcards, craigslist, yellow letters, etc.). 

Are you purchasing at a discount?

You are assuming some risk that the Tax Deed could be overturned and you loose the property if the county did not do everything 100% correctly.I own many houses that have tax deeds and this does not scare me because I understand them, but I would at least do a title search and make sure the county notified all owners of record and any mortgage holders.There should still be a steep discount on any property bought that has a Tax Deed.Like I said $2000 would be money well spent for a clear title.

You could consider flipping properties or even buying rentals at a discount and then refinancing the property.  

Basically at this point, I owe him for removing 1 plastic shower and 1 tile surround in a bathtub.Yesterday, this guy calls and tells me my bill is $600 from the "remove tile" line item, and says he will give me a discount to $500 because we had our own dumpster.

@Beth Anderson Purchasing Short Sales at a Discount is an Art.

Not due til March, you get a 3% discount if paid during December

Not to mention, its no longer being sold as a discount with that $90K added on with nothing to show for it.  

We would like to connect with other real estate investors in our area who have discounted residential or commercial property (specifically properties with gas stations), venture funders, and individuals with discounted mortgage notes.We enjoy networking with other investors and find that "together everyone achieves more."

(he will have it early next week) I made a real big deal about this, and seller is aware price will need to go down, and no residential buyer will touch the house.Home also has an in ground pool, that needs a new pool liner, It also has a light that has fallen out of the side, leaving an open hole in the side of the pool.Assuming I can for an amount that makes sense (I am guessing around 80k after discounting the price to cover the structural issues), Can I expect a Hard money lender to loan on this property?