Passiveinvesting.com is an operator in multifamily, self storage, build to rent and car washes. 

Most specifically I have been checking out car washes . 

Would have replaced some missing boards on the fence and power washed it and painted it to pop.

So I grab water from the neighbor to wash the fridge . 

Difference then was, he was known by all the big guys, the mover and shakers and they fed him real deals.

Yes, but you will likely have to pay income taxes on the interest income, thus the interest deduction is a wash.

On one hand i want to wash myself of this area, other hand the mortgage is cheap and rent seems to be double what im paying monthly.  

Does any one know who is handling (and subsequently discharging/releasing) Washing Mutual mortgages?

I built the deck, which I think might have been worth it in terms of what I would pay one of the skilled workers to do, but I found myself doing things cleaning gutters, power washing, landscaping tasks, mowing, cleaning roofs, general yard clean up, that I could have hired out and not spent my time doing. 

Some may think they can controll some of the matters that may arise, and maybe they can influence someone, but it's not necessary as usually family issues will eventually wash out to close probate.Just from a marketing stand point, you need to identify the center of influence, that may or may not be the executor of an estate, siblings may have odd relationships.