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Hello BP Community,Unless I am mistaken, Maricopa County (Phoenix, AZ) does not post their probate court records online, unless you can provide specific names or case numbers.

And assets that provide you with great depreciation but not great income or stability are just a form of robbing from Peter to pay Paul.   

This benefit allows the owner’s estate or heirs to receive the property at a new, higher basis—reducing capital gains taxes if they choose to sell the property after inheriting it.In short, partial disposition allows tax deductions for retired property components during ownership, while the death step-up basis resets the property’s depreciated value, providing tax relief for heirs.

I’ve found that offering cash can sometimes provide a workaround.

What other advice can be provided here?

Be that as it may, with this approach, you will have to provide some value for your folks even to consider this.

Sharing your goals can help others provide more specific advice! 

Without knowing any of your financial position of your work or side hustles it is hard to give you exact advice because you may be able to carry these homes until they are paid off and in that case they would provide solid returns, but there are likely better real estate investments out there.  

The reality is the opposite - if it's not in writing then the PMC doesn't have to provide the service or can charge extra for it!