If you have a similar setup where you can access the shutoff from outside, that would be step one. 

Hi all, First steps out of the gate here, and I just wanted to get some input from the folks here that have been doing this for awhile.I came across BP too late in the game and had already purchased a SFR.

But, once a lawsuit is even threatened you cannot take action on this - it is a proactive move.

That's something I would definitely be more proactive about in the future. 

Don't worry about the next step until you know which direction you want to go.

Great to see you take that first and maybe most difficult step in real estate investment: reaching out on BiggerPockets.

Are their extra steps involved to be sure nobody else is an heir to the property?

Your realtor should be getting feedback from showings to gauge buyer interest and feedback to help guide you on what steps to take next.

Be pro active in policing tenants.

President, who values money that greatly as to be willing to take the foolish, reckless, and immoral steps that would be required to try to become filthy rich?