if i would of left as a single family the comps were 145 K to 160 K - lessen learned on this one, lumps and bumps of investing , the rent for single family are around $1150.00 to $1450.00 Section 8 - but decided to do the duplex to get $800 & $900 each unit for maximum ROI.

When I returned to town (I live out of state) I removed what was left in the apartment and rehabbed it for a new tenant (the woman who had died was an inherited tenant and that unit needed a decent amount of work/upgrading).I hope this helps!

Dude, how long have you been allowing an inherited tenant to live in your property without a lease?

The stance to take is someone inheriting a less than ideal situation that's trying to do things right.

View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.Owner is in his 80's and "selling to leave his kids with a hassle free inheritance."

If it's an attorney, you're likely to be a little more direct, but still respectful and courteous, with some focus on helping out the ones who are inheriting the property.Other than that, I think you still need to do the same things. 

So you need to protect yourself from worse case scenarios.To lessen your risk:Do your homework.

The goal is to try to minimize the amount of time remaining for tenants in the house for which, eviction is inevitable, lessening the cost of lost rent and opportunity for then to commit damages.

There are some states, like mine in Virginia, that if using only your own funds earned before the marriage or gift or inheritance, and it's kept separate, than it may be considered separate property. 

Assuming he died a single man and the stepmother did not adopt him, the brother should inherit it.