The lay person will never know all the laws pertaining to mortgages, liens, domestic relations support for children, judgments, bankruptcy, lis pendens, mechanics claim liens, estates, probate of wills, estates with no wills, administrators and trustee of trusts.

The tenants have been arrested for car theft, carjacking, and more, and now another tenant on drug sales and possession.

They may charge more for escrow administration as there are 5 properties, there can be one deed of trust, the same to each property but there will be 5 separate warranty deeds filed.

The problem is that my property is on a corner and on the other corner is the neighborhood drug dealer that has run off my third tenant. 

You'd need a way to get someone appointed as personal rep or administrator of the estate in order to pass title to you.Not a wholesale type deal, IMHO. 

I know this might sound crazy and don't mean to scare you but most of the drug smuggling into the city for through the lower valley.

Generally this property have a great cash flow, but no or low appreciation.D class - the worse part of town. gangs, drugs, neighborhoods that you do not want to be after sunset...So for D-FW - what would you consider for B area ?

Sure enough, one bad apple had decided to run a drug dealership in the condo two floors down. 

The ones that show real estate, are the ones you want.You want name of the decedent.Name of any administrator, executor, proponent, at least one of these, sometimes their are several and reading through the forums the advice is get all their names and mailing addresses and where provided their phone numbers.

No one has been living inside for at least 3 years, as a note from building administration on the bathroom sink since November 2013.This time back to the auction, all the listings have been changed to "2 baths 2 beds and 800 sq ft" and starting bid raised up to 143kSo the information has been changed in purpose.