Someone from the family will have to be appointed administrator/executor to be able to convey title to you. 

I advise you to start "working the problem backwards" at this point by making appointments with community banks and see what THEY think of your financial situation as it relates to your business plan, because you will need a Lender to finance you. 

I am looking for an appointment on the beach

Unfortunately, questions started to lead the presenter down a different path, and I had to leave the seminar to get to an appointment.  

My appointment to look at the property got switched to tomorrow, but my contractor is coming to look at it, so hopefully he'll have some insight into the time frame we're looking at.I'd also appreciate any insight on project costs.  

I would like to set an appointment and actually sit down with someone and discuss the different hidden costs that I wouldn't be aware of from afar. 

For the discounted broker commission, you would need to have pictures taken of your property, handle all showings and scheduling appointments with prospective buyers (in my experience, when sellers try to do this themselves it always turns off buyers), negotiate the offers and work with the lenders and attorneys to get you to the closing table. 

In the old days, the agent had investment and residential banking contacts and actually made an appointment with a qualified lender and introduced you.They actually knew who was investor friendly and smart enough to work the deal.These days, it's buyer to verity square footage and you are on your own with hunting down the best bank in town.

What there may be is a situation whereby no close relatives step forward to spend the money and take responsibility to open probate and become appointed as PR.This may be the case if there is no equity worth chasing, especially since it's going to cost X to complete probate, not counting curing the defaulted mortgage arrearages. 

If so, do they schedule by appointment?