The Architect in the soft cost should prove to be one of the most vital and invaluable especially for a newbie and in one of the largest cities and most complex building environments in the Country.

I am also in the military and had plans on leaving this duty station next year.

This is vital for walking the house and making sure you're not calling $20k on a 50k job and wasting that opportunity and upsetting the seller in three weeks when people just laughed at your deal.You need to maximize each lead, also. 

I self manage and have a couple part timers help me with maintenance and cleaning duties.

I have looked into additional markets and in addition to great input from BP, I also look at the following to help with my decision making:- Large employers - a strong employer base is vital to good renters.

These facts are vital to the seller.

Your mom has a fiduciary duty to get them the best price, not to give you special treatment.Also if there are any creditors to the estate, like hospitals and doctors, or credit card companies or mortgage company or anyone else she owed money to, they have to be paid off.It should not take two years to clear a probate case unless your sister had some complicated life with lots of assets.   

I've found such an explanation: "When listing a “For Sale By Owner” property, it is vital to understand that the homeowner is liable for everything and anything listed.

My husband is active duty and I work full time.

That's where you are now, trying to handle the lead calls your letters produce and balance the time you spend handling these calls with your non-real estate duties.