If you donate them to a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, you can get a tax deduction equal to the current fair market value of property, no matter what your parents paid and no matter whether title has been quieted or not.  

It's a thrilling and rewarding world, but it can also be overwhelming for newcomers.

It's a thrilling and rewarding world, but it can also be overwhelming for newcomers.

There are certainly ways to do that, but they increase risk as well as potential reward. 

Big swings are not for me.It’s hard to compare risk/reward between the two.I like TD’s, hard money syndications and T-Bills … all pretty safe.

This isn't much different then investing in the stock market... there is risk and there is reward.  

Debt increases risk AND reward. 

But the rewards for REI far outweigh the risks.

My mortgage broker is telling me this is an up and coming area that is low risk, high reward potential. 

You should change the question to be like these: in what state AND county is the reward/risk ratio for tax deed is more promising in reality ?