I have to get to an appointment, but I will come back to this thread and continue the discussion because the owner will probably be pursuing some of these options if not both.

On the upside of things, though I couldn't lock in any successful deals from these 3, at least I got my 1st house appointment experience out of the way along with the 2 and 3.Of the 4 calls from homeowners directing me to Zillow to view the specs on their properties, they were all extremely quick on the phone, wouldn't answer any of my questions regarding their homes, and instantly came off as rude, especially when they hung up hardly allowing me a word in.

Neither has called me back to schedule an appointment and I'm on a timeline.

With Rently prospects can set their own appointments and show the property themselves.

Can I just sent out OFFER without make appointment to see the property first?  

That's assuming the place is livable after purging all this guy's junk (I'm just assuming the producers of "Hoarders" would gladly film an episode here).Now who is the seller in this case--the fiduciary attorney, i.e. who was appointed by the Probate Court to represent the estate of the deceased?  

These type of tenants normally want the top of the line appliances and a well appointed room. 

In their downtime you could always have your employee searching Craigslist and any other methods, reaching out to them and trying to set up appointments with you to try and close the deal. 

If they do want to move then let them know you will be showing the apt and give them notice every time you have an appointment set up.

Well, I actually have an appointment tomorrow to look at another REO so hopefully soon I can report back that I just completed my first deal.