Its covers a HUGE area and several counties.

For that reason, it would be great if it could accept bank account info directly as well.I tried quickbooks several years ago, but I don't have a strong accounting background and found it cumbersome to set up and maintain so I ended up going back to my trusty spreadsheets.  

Several of these posts are from BP members describing their personal experiences, which can be very helpful.

I know several landlord who have dozens of uncashed interest checks to tenants and former tenants for years

The same process will need to be repeated if there are several beneficiaries of the estate. 

That's the fundamental skill, otherwise owning property might just be a messier financial situation.All that said, I was in the same situation several months back.

The last I checked (several years ago), only 5% of all retirement accounts are self directed but in the Information Age, more and more are becoming aware.On the other side, I have been a borrower of private Investor funds with many using self directed accounts and I can assure you that some of the advice above recommending the timing of your custodian is crucial is absolutely correct.

My work was slow and sure but the next wind storm my roof stayed on while several of the neighbors lost theirs.

I understand that trying to do this several time will raise red flags for the lenders, but what if once or twice only before going in with more cash?

The house has been in the estate several years and it looks like its finally making it to the tax sale.