Online auction sites are not the fastest or easiest to deal with unfortunately- it’s not the site it’s the lender

If you want to make improvements on the replacement property you will need to either have the cash set aside to make the improvements, or after you complete your exchange immediately do a cash out refi one of the properties to access some cash. 

(to prevent excess costs) We don’t have access to WiFi in those units.

Up front fees of about $8k seemed worth the investment to have access to $200k at my fingertips.  

However, I cannot find any record of the death online (obituaries, coroner's list, etc.).

Paid cash for the purchase, and then financed into a HELOC to pull most of my funds back out and have access to the remainder if needed.

After checking the online portal, I see the current balance is over $3,100, and the water was shut off two days ago.

But, in today's market, especially if you are not a builder already with your own teams, the cost to buy an existing property is often cheaper than constructing.But like Jaron noted, you have access to capital through some form of refi on inherited property, and that gives you options on how best to invest that money.

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

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