It’s worse than I thought :(
I just heard back from my brother, as to the extent of things that need done on the car. Apparently, it needs front and back brakes, front/back rotors, bearings on both sides of the front end, both tie rods and there's a fuel leak. These repairs simply aren't possible. I don't know the total number but I wouldn't be surprised if it climbed near or even over a thousand dollars. At least I know I'm not getting ripped off because it's my brother looking at everything. All I can do at this point is make it drivable, safely drivable and pray we can make it until tax return. That's the soonest I could pull this off. Until then, it's one more thing I have to worry about and be powerless…