Like @Sarah Kensinger said, I would surround yourself with like-minded people that have had success in the real estate industry to motivate you and teach you things you may not know! 

The key to finding good deals is to remain open to alternative investment strategies and consider all potential deal sources.

On top of that, six new motivated seller listings in 19134, 19148, 19104, offering even more opportunities for our clients.Our company has helped hundreds of investors achieve their goals, I'm here to build connections and support fellow investors.

Look for properties where you can negotiate a lower purchase price or find motivated sellers.

In many markets rents will remain high, in some rents will go at the rate of wage increases.6.)

Lawyers are also motivated by making money and I've seen some investors set up ridiculously complex structures. 

Just curious what's motivating them to do mid-term rather than short?

You really don't want to buy this liability if you aren't being paid for it.Either way, Seller will be stuck with disclosing the unpermitted work to future prospects which should be motivation to resolve the issue.

Since the value of the property should remain static at best and might actually decrease over the time involved and the highest bid amount probably would not increase, any overage going to the OP will decrease. 

The remaining heirs don't have enough information to complete the remaining Affidavit of Heirships.