Do a search on here as well as a general google search and you'll have your answer pretty much......1) Domiciliary letters so you know who is the Personal Representative2) inventory list so you can determine if they own a home3) Address and phone number of the Personal Representative4) Proof of Heirship, if there is a surviving spouse, odds are they are not going to sell the house so move on.should be enough to get your search started before going to the courthouse.You need to approach the people at the courthouse in the right way or they will make it very difficult for you to access the records.

Just for the record, I purchased the property with the non-paying tenant in place just like you might.Of course, you are in a different state so your laws may be more landlord friendly than here in California and your tenant might not be as big of a jerk as the one I had to boot.

The last flood was 13 feet above ground, for the highest flood level in recorded history.

There are plenty of non-RE sale docs that get notarized (contracts, affidavits, and other legal docs that get recorded).

This deal is thin,$5K in repairs,equity is too thin,rent spread is too thin, Possible play: get an option to purchase via sub 2, record the option, sell the option to your investor buyer.

Pluses are that you're dealing with a contractor who should have the rehab numbers pretty tight, and he has some track record of success.

The rule is there to prevent a landlord from prepaying 5 years insurance premiums in a good year to lower income.The record keeping to do so is impractical.

Record the deed in the county recorders office of the county where the property is located.Most deed of trusts and mortgages contain a due on sale clause.

Private money at lower rates usually does not like the new guys they want people with proven track records.

Buy the book, record yourself reading it, and then sell those copies.