FSBO's happen all the time.. you simply take your contract that you can buy at the store.. fill it out   its fill in the blanks and go hand it to an escrow officer open escrow and they will do the rest.If your getting an appraisal means usually your getting a loan.. your lender will coordinate with the escrow officer.things you should do though1. get a full home inspection done that you pay for. and then negotiate any items that you deem necessary to be fixed.2. make sure you run the comps accurately.. many FSBO's are over priced by sellers that think THEIR property is special.  3. when you get the preliminary title report make an appointment with the escrow officer and have them walk you through it line by line.. so you fully understand what the state of your title is.. if this is lot and block subdivision stuff it should be pretty tidy.. also the lender will need tax's paid and be in first position so if there are any liens etc those will get handled by the title company out of the sellers proceeds.4. do not need agent to meet apprasiser and many frown on that these days lest the agents are steering the values.. although as @Kiersten Vance mentioned a top notch agent will have supporting documentation to support the listed price or the sales price.. to assist the appraiser. 5.

And then I LISTEN and take detailed notes about everything the Seller is saying while filling out the Seller’s Questionnaire -- even on appointments.

When I scheduled my appointment, I figured worst case it would be around $600 for a new 40 gallon water heater plus a couple of hundred bucks for labor.

You might need to make an appointment.

In my state, CA, that requires a court order and, depending on certain factors, may require a full, formal probate procedure.If a formal probate is required in your state, mostly your only refinancing choice during the probate process will be equity-based private money, which will be at higher rates and and costs than a conventional conforming loan would be.Once the property has been distributed to you by court order or executors deed (or whatever is used in TX) and you own it, you are free to shop for the best loan that your personal circumstances qualify for, as any other homeowner wishing to refinance might.Your Father's mortgage lender will probably not help you much until you get appointed executor by the court or have completed the transfer and have ownership distributed into your name.

If I wanted to take a chance and send a letter, would I do my research to see if any real estate is involved, wait until the executor is appointed, then send the executor a letter?

If there are heirs, the will or the courts will appoint a personal representative for the estate. 

She has made an appointment with a lawyer Monday.Just getting ugly.

What you need to understand is that this is not an appointment, nor is this anyone interested in selling.

Purchase price: $242,000 Cash invested: $12,000 A beautiful well-appointed unit in Calgary, AB that was my first ever home purchase.