If he was ill his passing may not have been unexpected, but it's never easy to lose a parent.If the property was held in a trust or your father had a clear will, then I would just approach the other beneficiaries and heirs and see if they would be willing to carry financing for you. 

(Don’t want to be too risky though in case I can’t fill vacancies due to Covid or other unexpected situations)My questions:What would you do if you were in my shoes?

Here are a couple of additional thoughts: 1) owning an investment property always comes with unanticipated expenses so you want to have some kind of capital reserve either to cover your mortgage payment in months when you have vacancies or to cover big ticket items like an unexpected water leak.

BiggerPockets is working with a national print outlet on a real estate story and they would like to interview a few first-time homeowners (full details below).

But as you have realized, these outlets are full of fakes.

I'm considering all outlets to find good deals starting spring of next year.

I know the properties really well, so I just look over their report for any unexpected items.I use the same form that they filled out when they move out.

If your financial world unexpectedly gets turned upside down, you would rather have the banks foreclose on rentals than on your primary

I find it interesting your points target low income people but you made no reference to the corporations that depend on tax dollars when they can't afford unexpected challenges.  

We've all seen the fear mongering that's being pushed by a lot of media outlets and influences.