My wife was p*ssed.3/24/16: Found BP and posted this thread: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/29...04/01/16: Filed certificate a sale despite most of my friends, family, and coworkers telling me it was a bad idea.05/01/16: Paid my first lawyer bill (yikes!).

A short sale, and all that entails, is the only option, prior to the foreclosure, and only if the lender will delay the foreclosure for the short sale.  

Here's the sales pitch."

Make sure the tenants sign off on the deposit amount so you can make sure it is transferred to you on sale.  

Personal stuff - I love spending as much time as possible with my 5 yr old daughter and the rest of my family, I love fitness (generally work out at least 5x a week), and I've recently developed (better late than never) a passion for real estate investing as a means of 'getting out of the rat race' as well as acquiring knowledge in general in order to better myself and share that knowledge to help others.I haven't uploaded my Pro video yet, but I plan to as soon as I get a moment so my BP peers can get a better feel (beyond the photo) for who I am. 

A funny story about that.Our son was 1 at the time and I couldn’t muster up the money from our house sale to purchase 2 properties.

I am actively looking for properties to rehab and sale.

Watch the property and wait.It will need to go through probate and if they are not knowledgeable about home sales it will likely be listed with a agent.Don't get your hopes up most family members get real greedy after a death so the likely hood of a good deal may not exist.

@Vince Gamboa at 21I would get my real estate sales Lov and work on a team that cranks sales.

Of course the answer to this issue if you close late in the year and want the full 180 days is to file an extension.For you it is irrelevant whether you sell and close the purchase in 2016 or close the sale in 2016 and the purchase in 2017.