Russel - This is absolutely not customary here, and I would never handle my shorts this way...I like for mine to actually close.

Are there any attorneys that can help the property owner reduce the fee amount, or help dismiss the case? 

They can negotiate deals for you and handle the closing.

She did view the property beforehand and actually told my agent that showed her the house that she would handle most of the cleaning that still needed to be done and that the cosmetic stuff wasn't an issue.

I manage my own rentals, so that saves a lot of money and handle my own evictions on the rare occasion I need to get rid of a tenant. 

@Viktor Bokun Sellers (banks, estates, etc) generally use auctions when they don’t have a desire or capacity to handle repairs and buyer terms / condition.  

I Don't trust and believe they would handle business properly from what I see.

Such as paper work, steps, can it be done online or does the paperwork and everything need to be handled in person... so on.I am a rookie so please be kind! 

Then you do not have to go into a physical classroom and you can handle everything online and get all the courses done in 45 days. 

For a Monte Carlo simulation, I might apply a +/- to that and see to what extent variations in that estimate have ~non-linear effects on the final answer.Agree that one of the biggest impacts is the current value; for two of my properties the mortgage company provides an equity estimate (which I have no idea how accurate it might be since websites like Zillow, etc typically don't handle multi-family properties very well), but here's a sampling of the estimate variations from different sources:$252K (Appraisal for refinance 21 months ago) vs. $269,939.00 (MortgageCo) vs. $294,900/$321,230.00 (Realtor; CMA vs.