As far as EMD goes if you are looking at off market deals your EMD should be a nominal amount anyway.

For personalized advice, I recommend contacting a local closing attorney who can assist you with the process and record the deed for a nominal fee.

(Keeps growing since I have renters who just renewed for 2 more years and I kept nominally increasing every year.

Does anyone have access to the fortune builder software that designs complete rehabs according to specs including model numbers, appliance sizes, etc that would be willing to offer me access for a nominal fee?

It may be the case then where a neutral third party serving as mediator to facilitate these difficult discussions would be best (elder law attorney), and easily worth the nominal hourly fee to establish a clear picture of the financial reality of the situation. 

You can generally identify these fakes from the start as the purchase agreements tend to have nominal deposits that don't align with the represented cash on hand.

A nice fourplex could cost $2M -- and for that money, you could buy a few dozen sh*tty doors in Arizona.But LA isn't expensive just in nominal terms; the buildings are expensive relative to the rent generated.

They have nominal upgrade options.  

I filled out form SS-4, nominating myself as a ‘Foreign-Owned US-disregarded entity Form 5472’.

You should be able to check the Clerk's file for the sale and see who was notified.If you think the heirs might not want the property you can try contacting them and see if they would be interested in deeds the property to you for a nominal amount.