How investments are advertised or marketed has a direct affect on the perception of whether the investment is a security or not.

The public records show it as being a Quit Claim deed and the uncle states that it was.

They have folks that specialize in fix and flip, single family rentals, mobile home parks, short term rentals, multi family, public storage, etc.

Depending on they type of property or situation you want to target, i.e. probate, foreclosure, tax liens you can get the data through public records.

@Ethan Bruland have you sought out a public adjuster? 

There is always a line that is not to be crossed by a licensee dealing with the public.

It currently has separate electric meters but on the AOS and public records it is labeled as a sfr.

Or you take the risk of sitting on the property much longer which we all know is a huge negative to you and perception in the market about the property and that will drive offers down or force you to lower your price to get more qualified offers.We're about to put our residence on the market valued at $460K with 100% equity and all we need to do  and is what I would do on any property I sold is make sure the paint is great and clean on every wall, paint the baseboards and door casings and if the carpet is in good shape, have them professionally cleaned.

As soon as they make a public probate filing, they are in need of help. 

But, an IRA or 401k of the Wall Street variety (common model) is equally tied up as far as your access, and even more restricted because of the limitation on publicly traded investments only.