I received two letters back due to the owners being deceased...What should be my next steps to find next of kin or probate info.  

i bought a property off auction.com and after the sale was approved i went to the property to see who's living there, the person opens the door and says I'm the deceased owners relative and i will not leave until i am physically evicted.. how long should the eviction process take for me?

The property is also in her deceased father's name and the bank is not willing to work with her on a short sale because she does not have power of attorney. 

hello, I am a Canadian licenced Relator just living across the border from Buffalo.

bordering DE and MD?

The Owner has since deceased and there is no immediate family to inherit or take over the mortgage payments therefore the foreclosure process has begun.  

Even if you start now, you may struggle to find anything in the MSA except in the border counties, 25+ miles from the city.  

Here's my first REO Deal:I live in West Central Georgia on the border of Alabama attempting to make my first offer on a 2 story in a decent neighborhood that has only been on the market for 2 weeks:Built 1967 4 bed/2.5 bath3370 sqftlist price is $110kNeeds $50k-$70k in repairsFixed cost projected $20k Projected Profits $20k-$40KPlan is to close on the property for hopefully under $110k Renovate the property within 4 monthsMove in by December 2013 and live in it for 1 yearList it for sale in Fall 2014 for around $230kComps have it coming in around $225k but think will be hard to sell in our current market and would be better to wait.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but what I think @Wayne Brooks is saying, is that the borrower does not have options like "Keep your Home" or bankruptcy, because the borrower is deceased.  

Bryan,I agree 100% the value of a neighborhood spills outside its physical borders.