Owner died with no heirs or will

[Michael Seeker]

I've come across a property and an adjacent vacant lot a while ago that appeared to be abandoned. I had a wholesaler do some digging to see if we could acquire both the house and vacant lot.

He determined that the owner of record is deceased and left no will. She has only 1 surviving heir, her daughter. Apparently the daughter is/was not mentally stable and has not been seen or heard from for over 2 years (he spoke with somebody who knew both the mother and daughter).

There are also tax liens on the house, but no mortgage. Any thoughts/ideas on how I could go about acquiring this property given this information?