In New Hampshire, title laws are strict, so we couldn’t move forward without obtaining a signature from a living heir.The title company dug deep and eventually located a distant relative—a niece of the deceased owner, two generations removed.

I’m going to disagree with @Chris Seveney and say whether an assignee could force a sale directly would be a state law issue and heavily dependent upon the contract terms. 

Landlord laws, taxes, labor costs, property values, etc. 

Truckee has some tight STR laws and if you're in that game I'd stay.  

Or really they were ALL pre foreclosures when it was legal to do this in OR and WA laws changed in 08.

You also need to account for the eviction process, state laws etc...

Just ensure any updates comply with Pennsylvania laws and are handled transparently.

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Look up the rental laws in Portland, it is a NIGHTMARE for property owners.  

Understanding that you're in New York and the laws are leaned to be tenant friendly, I would still say this is the best way to go about it as a new investor.