I don’t see any chance for profit or decent return on a 30-40% downpayment STR where you pay over appraised value.

See, there is 0% chance a person would get anywhere close to this # solo, that should be obvious that it will take an organization of people.

When you win, chances are you will get the property. 

What are the chances the family is going to pay.2.

I warn that borrowing against equity - typically earned by chance and not investment savvy - is too risky.

Assuming that you are willing to schlep down to the probate court and research files, you'll have a better chance of getting names and addresses.Yes, anybody who can read could get the info from a newspaper.

These were leads I knew had a much higher chance of not being on sites like Propstream and they would likely have more motivation to sell.

There's effectively no chance that the Fed will cut rates by anything more than 25 bps.

Studies have shown that the longer a poorly paying or non payment tenant stays in a property, the greater the chance they do purposeful significant damage to the property.  

There's a very good chance the issue(s) you face have already been discussed and answered.Ask questions in the appropriate forum.