If the family hasn’t opened the estate, search for the obituary, which will identify next of kin. 

Until I get down there to explore the area I'm having trouble identifying exactly which areas to focus on.

Seller financing just spreads the pain across the years while the note is being paid off. 1031 would avoid all of that, but he would need to identify a new property within 45 days and close the transaction within 180.

Take some time to figure out what class of neighborhood you are are comfortable with and then identify the neighborhoods that fit that criteria.

@Caleb Carlson- Every business has that it factor, if you want to get into this I would make sure you identify your benefit over other property management companies.

Identify your price point, obtain a pre approval from a lender, then connect with an agent who understands your an investor and NOT looking for a house to into to, but instead turn into an asset.

I would leave them gutted, clean and well lit until you have a tenant identified.

I'm not too sure where you are getting the $19k figure from (there is no figure identified at $19k on the report you provided in the thread).

Hello all,As a professional real estate advisor who specializes in working with investors to identify appreciating/cash flowing MFs and flip projects for my clients, I want to add more to my value proposition to my clients.

I don't mean how it's a pain dealing with HOAs to get repairs done  - I'm referring to identifying the recurring monthly costs for such a small multifamily project.