Ascertain who has the legal right to deal with the belongings of the deceased.Secure the site.

If you have not received quotes, by running the numbers, you can ascertain how much  the deal can tolerate in terms of the cost of hard money.

I'm not aware of any tax-deferred or tax-exclusion strategies once you have closed, except for perhaps investing in some type of asset class that would produce a tax credit such as certain types of oil and gas investments. 

From what I can ascertain, even as a fix/flip, a rental, or a wholesale, I think with the right numbers, you may have a deal.

Again, accuracy is only ascertainable in hindsight.

In many cases you have no credible way of ascertaining the value of the asset using standard industry valuation techniques.

After a few questions I was able to ascertain that she wrote up an offer on this property and wanted to know what happened!!!

I've already ascertained utilities and roads.  

just out of curiosity:Have any of those mngmnt companies may ascertain full units along the way❓

I think you need to ascertain what you are good at or what you think you are good at / interests you (like really passionate about it).