That can be a very long list.  

@Sean O'Keefe not sure about KS or CA, but in VA as long as you are a broker you can have an unlicensed person act as a property manager on your behalf as long as they are your employee.

Short term or long term?

This is sometimes referred to as mid term rental (MTR), but an MTR in most jurisdictions is simply a furnished Long Term Rental (LTR) with short lease agreements.This could allow you to rent to students and medical professionals.  

Diversifying your portfolio can protect you in the event that 1 or 2 markets you invest in are losing cashflow or even worse - failing.My theory is to keep your money invested as long as you can and don't take that cash flow for profit.

Make sure the $400-$500/month cash flow is enough to cover unexpected costs.It wouldn't hurt to look for other refi options or consider a different loan option, which might offer better terms.

Negotiate terms like purchase price, down payment, interest rate, and repayment schedule.3.

DST's have low returns like 5% and lots of fees, but other syndications like mortgage notes can earn up to 12% out of the gate with no record of failure, thus potentially offsetting that initial tax hit in the long run, but you have to do the math. 

This is reason #42 why I only offer MTM leases.Now that that is out of the way, if they are on a term lease, just give proper notice to terminate based on your lease verbiage and local laws(!). 

as mentioned probate attorney but realize this process is going to be long and tedius. the brother would need to open probate and then any and all heirs besides him would have to get notified etc.