All except one sold for the highest price point at the time of sale.

I would add to the "sales" portion of the advice above that timing is key.  

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All of the things you suggest are options to the beneficiaries. 

Congrats on the volume!

If you do want to go this route, make sure that the underwriting of the investment property pays back both its mortgage and the monthly HELOC.

I am an out of state investor and I am being told the property manager can no longer serve the eviction notice.

Welcome to the BiggerPocket's Community.

As far as the sale of a property with a mortgage on it, that all gets sorted out at close. ie, you bring your money, the bank gets what they have coming, the realtor gets what they have coming (if there's one involved) and the seller gets the rest.

This will lead to many of the professionals in the same industries who already are not doing that well to fall out of competition and hence be "replaced'.