Yes he could buy out heirs interest and then file "Notice of Petition to Administer Estate".Mark (N-CA)Sac/Placer counties.. 

You would need to find a Self-directed IRA custodian or administrator to administer and provide custody to your IRA.

Do your due diligence and ask about such things as how long have they been in business, are alternative assets their sole focus, are they BBB accredited and rated, are they a regulated financial institution, have they ever been sanctioned by any regulatory bodies, how many accounts and how much in assets do they administer?

Portfolio loans will be different thank conventional loans as as to the allowed cash back, And how it must be administered.

HUD is federally funded, but administered locally.  

It was well worth it to get the attorney's perspective on various issues, including member buy-out valuations/time periods, death/succession handling, percentage vote needed to take various actions, instructions on administering meetings, etc.

These people know the law really well.So basically transactions regarding property are supervised, governed and administered by government appointed officials, notary public and land registrar, and they can solve any doubts a prospective buyer has about a property transaction.Notary offices also can explain buyers how to file the taxes derived from purchasing or selling property, and point them to the relevant IRS offices to liquidate their taxes.The land registry here is a nationwide public system where everything is recorded.

You'll need to work directly with the local metropolitan housing authority (MHA)...they administer vouchers...this is often at the county level, but may be city level in some areas.

I'd try and contact the children (their names would be listed in the obituary) to find out who has been named in charge of administering the estate of the deceased. 

FHA 203k loans have higher % because they are riskier for the lender, they require more work for the lender, they require more personnel for the lender to administer the process, and there is a cost trade off with being allowed to include rehab costs into the loan compared to paying for the rehab in other ways.