We purchased it from an older couple who had previously grieved the taxes for 2017 and was awarded some grievances.Question is, should we grieve it ourselves for 2018 or let an attorney do it on our behalf? 

I knew I was getting less but I needed it gone more.Plus you canted make them sign and if you wait 2 months they have grieved and are now level headed.

Hello Sean Grieve It’s a bit vague what you are looking for and to what end.

But Tal Eisenberg , just remember, these folks are grieving.

And both have good reasons, -also when its in probate doesn't that mean the Representative had to file for the probate, meaning they had there grieving moments and are ready to move on with the estate(?)

Hi @Sean Grieve,Rentometer.com is another good site to get some ballpark figures. 

The tenant is facing unexpected costs and grieve do to this.

If they had a lot of jobs on the go, aside from losing time to grieve; they will also be short one person and behind.

well heres the back story, the seller and her husband had the house on the market for about half a year, because the husband was diagnosed with brain cancer, they wanted to sell the house before he died so the wife and kids didnt have the burden, well he died last month, so the seller is a grieving widow, and having to deal with a scum bag tenant who prolonged the house sale long enough for him to pass before it could complete.

@Sean Grieve  Great topic that doesn't get enough attention on BP, though your title confused me for a sec.I use the unscientific measure of six months expense plus the two largest items that could fail unexpectedly (ie water heater, HVAC compressor...) for repairs and the schedule of life expectancy table that is in the BP books for CapEx of the major items and figure out the remaining life and how much I need to save per month.