It's... not an ideal situation and we're kind of working our way through the grieving process.

Different people take differnt lengths of time to grieve and even start the process.

@Justin MummBesides giving the family time to grieve you can refer to the lease about non-payment.

For some grieving takes a l-o-n-g time.

It must be hard thinking about this stuff and going through the grieving process. 

Hi @Peter Cammu, @Robbe Claessens, @Anthony Lafaut, @Ben Golsteyn, @Dan Grieve I am currently in the process of organising the first Belgian Biggerpockets Meetup.

We haven't had a chance to grieve because we have to get the financials straightened out, cut expenses, scramble to fund and save capital repairs, and manage her estate (properties weren't in that).

However what if instead the probate lawyer tells the family that if they want to sell the house he knows someone that can buy it quickly so the family can properly grieve instead of worrying about this big long drawn out process to sell the house. 

He has 20 years to follow up and collect from them, and somehow that helps with the grieving process when I think about money lost on their tenancy :)Bottom line to date: yes, I've been able to collect - but it takes time, and lots of it.

@Justin Grieve welcome to BP and glad to hear that you're growing interest in real estate investing!