It's unfortunate.I have also noticed that Opendoor's spread isn't always that much. 

I noticed the signs by my house only stayed up about 3-4 days but this was during the week, unless they took them down themselves.

Hi Ben,Great that your area is appreciating, but rent not being about to catch up in proportion and heavy competition in the rental market is common here in SoCal as it is in the growing areas of DFW (I invest in DFW so I understand your problem, on top of living in a peaked real estate market).I am sure you have thought about this before, so really there is no much options on the hold side.

That's still illegal.Over time the "food industry" will eat its way up the "food chain" and take over the processed product categories one by one too, and for the same reasons.At a moments notice, if the federal government decides to play rough, all they have to do is pass some legislation (or just threaten) to revoke the charter of any bank that accepts money from any pot related bussiness. 

@Pete Budagher- listening to the podcasts is a great way to be exposed to different ways of investing in real estate, and can help you notice which strategy/niche you gravitate to.For example, after listening to many podcasts, reading a lot of books, I noticed that multi-family investing was my 'thing' and I now spend a lot of time on that (networking, learning, etc.).

Most commonly used is an affidavit of heirship (AH).If it gets too dicey for the underwriter to feel comfortable issuing a policy, you will need to help the seller locate an attorney to open a probate case (because if the seller could have done it on her own, she would have by now). 

That said, if I could rent the place such that there was no extended gap between tenants, is it common place to charge the fee they agreed to in signing the lease?

Rent to own would be one of the more common. see if seller has interest.  

What profit margin is common? 

Is Special Warranty Deed a common practice for multi family apartment deals?