If you do not want to physically look at a property hire someone like a freelance photographer on task rabbit or craigslist or go to http://www.wegolook.com. 

I flip houses and hire out much of the work now.

Always hire licensed, bonded contractors who have liability insurance and workers comp.  

I also run Software for a company out of San Diego, California, and my business partner and I own a freelance Software Consulting company.I have been interested in real estate investing for a while now and am just now taking the steps to educate myself so I can make the best decisions possible. 

She hired an attorney to stop the proceeding and they filed an appeal with indigent status.Fast forward 20 months and they are still living in the property.

That is why they have been unresponsive.In order to get the ball rolling here, assuming there is a Will leaving everything to the son who is trying to sell the property, the son must hire an Attorney to file the estate for probate, and obtain Letters Testamentary naming the son (if he is so named in the Will) as the representative of the estate.  

Good morning, I'm going to begin a ton of cleanup/labor work at a property I own and I'd like to hire out a large portion of it.

I figure if I use the MLS4Owners instead of hiring a listing agent, and negotiate that the sellers pay the buyers agent commission (why should I have to pay for their hand holding needs?)

Are you hiring a reputable home inspector?

Do I need to hire an attorney?