One option of course is eviction with the aid of an attorney and the courts... emphasize this is a bad choice for him (which it is) and no action means that the family will pursue that option.

Hi RichI have done quite a bit of speaking in public to investors and real estate agent groups across the country and in Canada.

I see tons of homes going into foreclosure at my local court house that are worth way less than what the owner owe.

I would also consider buying commercial properties and in other parts of the country to diversify. 

Its a double edge sword  we all like to talk about how great our markets are but then are bummed out when deals start to get tight and or harder to get because of competition.It does remind me of my days buying homes at the court house steps.. at every auction you will have a big group of folks with about 4 to 6 REAL bidders..

the big issues there........ the government is corrupt as hell. especially in the muskegon heights area. my brother has had no end of trouble with these people. also, other areas of muskegon, such as the city, they hire out their inspections process to a place called safebuilt. these people are worse than the government over there. my brother sells a lot of his houses on land contract. these people simply refuse to accept this as a sale and call his houses rentals. they claim this gives them the right to issue him tickets for repairs needed because he is the " current owner of record". they use a portion of the government system that is outdated and has inaccurate records to claim he is the owner. consequently, he winds up in court all the time with new " violations" on these " rental houses" that he has full proof that he sold years ago. as of yet, he has be able to beat them in court just by proving that he no longer owns them, but he is going to court almost every week with them. i believe they hope he will just give up and pay the fines. that is not gonna happen with him......lol. but, just so you are informed, muskegon may appear to be a good place to invest, but you will have serious hurdles to jump over on a regular basis. 

For example "Welcome to your new home resting in a beautiful community boasting 35 acres of winding roads, big, beautiful oak trees, in a quiet country setting!

What's great is besides those major attractions, the Stadium and Ballpark host other big events (which translates to higher nightly rates and more income for me) like most recently the Country Music Awards, NCAA Bowl Games, Beyonce/JayZ concert. 

Costs of defending title can exceed the value of the property, paying off any mortgage, indemnification of equity, attorney fees and court costs and perhaps other liens or costs of claims. 

hi deurward. thats a tricky issue there. the kids of the brother would actually be the owners now because of inheritance rights. that is, if the mother actually deeded the house over to the son before she died. if she did so, then of course his heirs would have legal right to the house. case closed. however, if the son did not have a will at the time of his death, then the house and his assets would have to go thru probate as he has more than one heir. if i were the sister, especially after 5 years, i would push for the probate. its gonna cost her, but she has a good case simply because the kids have made no effort to aqquire the house house themselves and made no effort to pay the taxes or upkeep on the place. hence, they have proven to have no intrest. i would push the issue in court and see who stands up to claim their inheritance. if any of those kids stands up and says " its mine", then at least she can hit them with a bill for the taxes she has paid and any upkeep.