Some lenders will charge a fee for any modification, some will not.

For experienced investors, they can be a vital part of your team - closing your deals for you while you find them.My $0.02! 

If the death has occurred several years ago, it will likely not be the health dept (which often only keeps records for the past year or two), but the vital records office.

I’ve decided to do nothing but educate myself in areas I feel will play a vital role in my long term development which is how I stumbled upon this forum.

They are acting as an agent without the laws, ethics requirements, education, and insurance that are vital IMO.Many of these operators suffer from MYTHOMANIA.

Networking is a vital aspect to the process of Real Estate success. 

I think that forming the right team and setting proper expectations and making sure the strategy you create to achieve your goals are much more important and vital then where or when you buy the property.

So while I did note that there are some new businesses, and some very old established ones that were there since I was a kid, I also see that there is emptiness where there was once vitality.

Look up CPTED on the internet and start making modifications to the property to make it a less desirable place for criminal activity. 

Their original mortgage is with Litton, who told them just to not pay and submit their paperwork for a modification, all the while playing games with them.