Sounds like a dead lead and time to move on

I have had some training, but I'm not qualified either, so I go in the same boat as everyone else.Can you search inheritance matters, are you familiar with lineage, can you find death certificates and marriages, what do you do with a reversionary deed with dead beneficiaries?

@Kyle Hipp I know this is a dead topic but I had a few more questions because I plan on seperating the water in the next few weeks.

But all is rarely equal, one or more of you is probably dead weight.

A dead possum?

Sadly, my uncle had some psychological issues and at the time of his passing in October 2014, he had allowed the house to deteriorate to the point where it didn't even have working restrooms, the roof was missing in places, about 70 dead mice were found throughout the property dying after eating electrical parts from knob and tube wiring, the entire basement had over a foot of standing water and we found several nests of black widows. 

Neither @Ned Carey, @Steve Vaughan or @Cameron may be tax accountants, but they are dead correct.Repairs and maintenance made BEFORE a property is put into service are added to the basis.  

Lastly even with a big deposit make sure you stress approved paint colors if they are dead set on painting purple then make sure you hold deposit not the title company and make sure you have enough to repaint if they back out.   

it was a rental... got it up and running got it rented... then went to collect rent himself got into an argument with the baby daddy  and that dude shot him dead... end of his dream of buying low valued US assets..... for most doing what you did in those area's is very very dangerous as to be mortally dangerous. when I worked Detroit.. the PM's office had bullet proof glass and rent was passed through a draw like  food is served in a prison cell... they never went to collect rent in person. 

@Gilbert Dominguez Very true and your assessment is pretty dead on.