Sand the thing down and hit it with Thompson's Water Seal.If you definitely need to replace the stained area of a wood deck, @Bob Stevens is right, this is a two-board affair.

Local to me on the investment side means somewhere I drive to...conduct my affairs and drive back.

It has been a casual affair for me but now looking to ramp up.

I've been able to track down the lender's documentation as provided with the Veterans Affairs, in case any of you or anyone else could be served by reviewing it.Thanks again!

The will provides that part or all of the decedent's estate will go to a trustee who is charged with administering the trust property and making distributions to designated beneficiaries according to the provisions of the trust.To create a legal trust you will need a trustor, trustee, beneficiary, trust property and trust agreement.You can be appointed as Trustee and run all the day to day business affairs of the Structure or you can appoint another.The trustee has no personal liability in their capacity so long as they operate within the bylaws of the contract on behalf of the trust.A trustee normally will act in accord with the express terms of the trust instrument; act impartially, administering the trust for the benefit of all trust beneficiaries; administer the trust property with reasonable care and skill, considering both its safety and the amount of income it produces; maintain complete accounts and records; and perform taxpayer duties, such as filing tax returns for the trust and paying required taxes.When using a land trust it is best not to name yourself as trustee because A trustee in general must administer the trust property only for the designated beneficiaries and may not use trust principal or income for his or her own benefit.

This is basically an essentially Mexican affair.

The reality is if you can't manage your financial affairs real estate is not likely the solution. 

Hello Andrew,I mean Veteran Affairs.

YES you can sell the house at anytime during probate BUT the Personal Representative/Executor must finish probate to close out all the affairs, debts and obligations of the estate.

@Brad Kanouse, as mentioned, your financial affairs are the most pressing.