That gives you a figure that is documented and arguably has been arrived at by a professional.There is no advantage to higher depreciation.

Can I market to then as soon as they are petition to by the court to handle the decedents property meaning as soon as the letter of administration is submitted or do I have to wait for letter of testamentary?

If Zillow uses comps and I use comps, should we arrive at the same number?

How are you going to track each call, what is your follow up system, why would someone sell to you rather than listing with an agent, what services do you provide, how much is my home worth, how do you arrive at home values, I got your letter saying you want to buy my house..whats your offer, who gave you my information, I am not selling who told you I am, please present me with an offer/contract, zillow says my house is worth a million dollars so thats what I want, what title company do you use, please explain why you want to buy my house, etcCongrats on taking action, these are some of the many responses we get from our mailers. 

I've thought of setting up a petition asking the homeowners to sign.

When I arrived they were just sitting there and none of the contractors knew who owned them?

@Steven KasslerYes, I have rental property that I manage myself that's only a 45min drive away that I find frustrating to get good work done on time...contractors that say they'll be there and won't show, or arrive hours or days late, then no feedback about the work done, all the while I'm trying to coordinate to be there in person. 

You checked their license number at the state department of professional regulations and it's current.On the day of the job, the crew arrived in a truck with a decal saying "XYZ PAINTING". 

Her Husband arrived today to sign the lease with no money, ( he had given me a months rent for the deposit to hold), I asked him for the rest of the funds, he said that he was told that he would be able to pay it in installments so he would only have it next week Friday, after phone calls back and forth with his wife who said that she understood it from me like her husband said.

Family arrives somewhere on the East Coast, guessing Massachusetts, the poor parenting skills showed through as the single parent allowed the child to consume flaking paint chips on an exterior porch, for weeks of months, in large quantities.