House Next Door Stuck in Limbo

[Christian Hoffman]

I live next door to a house that I've always had my eye on to pick up as a rental. The owner passed away in the Spring, and there is no close family to take it on. She had a reverse mortgage on it, I've spoken with a couple of her contacts (cousin and handyman), who said that the lawyer is taking care of everything. In speaking with the lawyer, she says that the "bank is taking it, it's a real shame." I spoke with the bank, and they continue to say that they haven't taken possession of it, that with COVID things are slower than usual.

So without knowing a lot of how probate goes, my thought is that the lawyer could go through with selling the property if she wanted to, but just doesn't want to deal with the extra work, especially since there is no family pushing her to do so. Any tips or tricks out there to try and get her to move on it? Trying to figure out if there are any specific ideas or things to say to try and get something done. Thanks for any help anyone can offer!