Let them know you do not have the funds to pay them, but that you need assistance in untangling your grandmother's estate and that you can pay them from the proceeds.2) Assuming they agree and if they don't keep calling until you find someone who will do this.3) Appear in court and let them know that you are not the owner of the property, that it is still in your grandmother's name even though she passed away a few years ago, and that you have retained the services of an attorney to resolve the estate.4) Since no one is able to pay the fine they will likely place a lien on the property to be settled once you go to sell the house as part of settling the estate.5) Start contacting local investors here on BP to find out if they will do a quick cash closing in order to buy the property and settle all the back debts.

When I'm the seller I always retain minerals. 

My recommendation is to stick with someone local, as it is very difficult to find and retain good cleaners, maintenance personnel, etc. 

You retain so much more, and you get the real life experience of the instructor who will go off book sometimes. 

Depending on the situation, the landlord may or may not want to retain the tenant.

I'm among the world's leading experts on retaining the most world class, lousiest, unknowledgeable, blow-hard, attorney's you will meet, @Corey Dutton.In fact, I've written here previously how we found the worst real estate attorney on the face of the Earth when we first started lending.

This is assuming that it does retain its STR designation, i.e.

You should consult and retain the services of a local attorney if you would like to obtain specific advice regarding your specific situation.

Should we form a new LLC that purchases the homes and retains all of the profits while only reimbursing his GC company for actual costs incurred?

Also, I added a synthetic turf and retaining wall (around $5,000) in April 2017.