Have the PR/executor sign a purchase contract, and bring that to a title co. to open escrow.

However, there are also a lot of properties where the owner is listed as a bank's trust department (ie, Deutsche Bank Natl Trust Co).

Wholesaling and co-wholesaling are strategies that BEGINNERS CAN DO, but it does require education and hard work.

A co-worker has really gotten me doing my home work on investing in real estate.

HUD also has an area on their HUDhomestore.com website which gives you the winning bidder results on recent transactions (it's a button on the upper right if I recall).Mark Ferguson is on the site, and is a high volume HUD listing agent in Colorado.

I'd have to co-sign with Wayne Brooks.

I'm a Realtor down in VA and have partners in PA, DC, MD, NC and WV……even one in Colorado.

I am buying a property,by looking at the prelim report, it has a trust showing both mother's name "A" ( pass away) and daughter "B" is selling the property short sale to me. on the #2. of the title report, it says "Title To Said Estate At The Date Hereof Is Vested In: "A"(the mother) and "B" (the daughter), as Co-Trustees ( or the successor Trustee) of the "A" 2006 Trust, dated May 24, 2006 subject to processdings pending in the bankruptcy court where a petition for relief was filed In June 12, 2013 ."

in Colorado the seller or buyer can terminate a short sale or any reason before short sale approval by the banks.

Is it possible to buy an apartment building portfolio, and sell a few of units to individual (not create a CO-OP style sale), which the individual do get deeds etc.