The siblings were applying intense pressure to get him out FAST. 

It's all about taking actionable steps and putting 'testers' out there to gauge what works QUICK and efficiently, measuring what the market reacts to, and pivoting accordingly !

These situations very often put a unmanageable amount of pressure on family relations.

It is hard to gauge like properties given the condition.  

It went pretty well and having the cash flow was nice to take the pressure off the timeline of the renovation I didn't have to pay the full mortgage as well as my current rent.  

Sure, the water table has a lot of pressure.

If you can prove he violated the code of ethics, you may be able to put pressure on him but at some point he will get pissed off enough to not work with you at all.

Try out Rentometer for gauging rental rates in your area, and also cross reference with Craigslist!

I'm just trying to get a good gauge on expected long term profitability and income from REI while putting together my investing strategy.

He then acted a bit surprised and said if you just want to buy it so I can "take it in the shorts, I'm not interested...thenHis response was that he has already received cash offers and also had a realtor tell him he was priced too low by ,$20,000.Advice on how to approach these sellers without offending them and trying to gauge how motivated they could be?