Hello AllI have been hiding in the shadows for some time now, faithfully watching webinars every Wednesday night, downloading podcasts to listen in car, and reading reading reading from forums to Kyosaki to John Schaub to BP Beginners Guide to REI and whatever else I can get my hands on.Huge believer in the power of passive income and the teachings of Tim Ferris.

I would imagine so long as the rent is not hugely undervalued you would end up coming out ahead fairly quickly though by not having to deal with the cost of vacancies every year or two depending on the situation.It looks like all this may be irrelevant though as their agent has stopped responding.

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Again if your parents are really worried, I'd say do a quick consult with a RE lawyer (I am not one and don't play one anywhere).

At least in my state filing of probate does not stop a foreclosure automatically so some other action may be required... and quickly!?  

So, for a quick background on myself, I am a recent college graduate living in Atlanta, GA, currently working at a marketing agency full-time, but have become extremely interested in pursuing some sort of real estate investing.

Also was wondering how quickly this process normally is of obtaining equity?

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It seems that they may be a quick way to get comps and rent ranges. 

Can some suggest me a good attorney in DFW area that can guide me how to rent to buy deals?