Doing something new and exciting may be worth investigating too.   

Even when banks are located in California, as is often the case, they don’t take the time to investigate the closing process in say, New Jersey or New York.

And, I'd signed a lease on a rental apartment, paid my deposit and a broker's fee and had the movers booked for my move the next day...I became an instant private investigator.

I use the 1% rule to see if it would be worth getting in the car and driving by and continuing the investigation or not. 

Putting the pieces together, from your post at http://www.biggerpockets.com/topics/62332-what-mentors-are-looking-for- I think you should investigate being a foreclosure data service provider.

I'm planning to finish my investigations in the next 2 days (hopefully).

My understanding of Virginia intestate succession indicates that the aunt, as well as the Cousins, Are all potential heirs.The quitclaim idea is interesting… I will investigate that further but in a best case scenario I think that one cousin may still refuse to deal with me...Going to reach out to an attorney as well.Thanks again!

Hey guys, I want to write a research project titled, An Investigative Study On The Extent To Which Accumulated Student Debt Burdens Affect The Real Estate Industry.

You might want to investigate a neighborhood with a working class foundation - those tend to be extremely stable and easy to predict. 

Read that document to get the full details and it will likely point you in the right direction.The worst case scenario is the former owner's heirs show up outta nowhere, and claim that poppa had a precious family heirloom worth lots and lots of money hiding in his dresser drawer, and now that it's gone you must've taken it.But since the owner is dead, it may require going as far hiring a private investigator to find the heirs and notify them of the situation.