I did cash for keys once, but it was a bit of an unusual situation with an inherited tenant. 

I do have to evict a large majority of the tenants I inherit from others when I buy a property with an existing tenant.

I inherited a house in Texas that I am interested in selling. 

A family friend recently inherited a three-family fire-damaged home.

Rafael,I have inherited new tenants in this very situation a few times and have actually had positive experiences.

Hello all:My grandfather passed away (Ft. Lauderdale) a couple weeks ago. Part of his estate leaves his home to his 2 children (my father and aunt who lives in North Carolina). My father wants to keep the house, my au...

I'd imagine contacting someone regarding a property that they most likely inherited from a recently deceased loved one would be a difficult conversation for anyone, so I don't want to make it any worse by cold calling someone when it may still be in dispute.

Some specific examples:1) I have a tenant who I inherited with the unit I bought.

If you are ok with a scenario that involves you inheriting these issues, just negotiate based on that. 

The homeowner, inherited the property valued at $375k that only had $80k left on the mortgage.