@Mark Elder asking for direction right?

Locally, an elderly gentleman was bit on his porch by a large dog and eventually died.

I already tried to negotiate one side bing empty and keeping the elderly man in the unit).

I had an elderly couple who sold off 5 units of their investment properties. 

Tragic.Another guy called and after dealing with him for a couple of months I found out that he was a distant cousin.An elderly woman called from GA (abandoned property located here in NJ) and said that I had to deal with her son who lived in the next town over.

If you mean by "passive investments" a CD, MM or other totally passive investment, some folks are elderly, disabled or otherwise unable to actively do anything, the YUCK is them not being able to be active, not their investments.

I've tried (on a small scale) mailing to the owners of properties I've driven by that look run down or abandoned with so-so success (4 calls from 73 letters, 1 is thinking about moving their elderly mother from the house and selling sooner rather than later, 1 is a realtor and is thinking about selling in the next year, 1 was a "vacation home" and would be willing to sell for $500k... 900sq/ft cabin by a pond, LOL, and one was just curious why I was contacting him).I was thinking that probate records might be a good way to build my own list, but after much research it seems that probate deals tend to take a while after they're recorded and don't generate much response?

Or two elderly folks in a 100% equity in a 3000 sq ft empty nest with a half acre of land and a pool that's never used?  

He's eager to sell the two on either end, but wants to keep the middle as his elder sister lives there.

Filters I use65 years old and older of one person15 years ownership and longer3-4 bedroomsSFRequity of 50-100%Only advice is to be careful with elder abuse laws...