I've been into real estate for a long time but mostly just paying attention to what others have been doing and watching the market in my area.

Watch the property and wait.It will need to go through probate and if they are not knowledgeable about home sales it will likely be listed with a agent.Don't get your hopes up most family members get real greedy after a death so the likely hood of a good deal may not exist.

Watch out for the for profit ones...you'll know who they are once you get there. 

Perhaps they can give copies of the 'docket' for the day/week where you could watch for those kinds of hearings. 

One thing I would add is watch for the property taxes.

You do need to watch the taxes.  

I've been flipping for some 20 years so I watch the cycles.

Factor the cost of the money into the cost of doing business and if the numbers work, pay it and go get another.Just one lady's opinion

If you can only afford condo pricing, then jensen beach is still an underpriced gem for seasonal rental. just watch the HOA fees.

Watched Marcus Lemonis on the profit and it seem you can invest in food trucks for  a cheap price and put the owner and some workers in there and take a cut of the profit as an investor.The traditional restaurants you have to drive very high sales per sq ft.