I would hate to have to trust this guy while grieving the loss of a loved one.

That said, 8 large dogs and your neighbor's kid was only "bit" was lucky you don't have a grieving mother on the news of their kid becoming a dreadful statistic. 

Needless to say, this is a terrible situation for her family and our investment and we gave the family additional time and help with dealing with her belongings and such after the funeral to clear the house and grieve.

Suggestion again, think of the person doing the work, fixing properties to sell, evicting tenants, grieving, selling the property. 

Interesting experience, everyone assumed that it was my husbands business, and I had to explain working 12 hours a day was how I grieved.   

I would also not invest to heavily in moving somewhere as mentioned where you do not know how you will like it or not.Often when someone dies and an inheritance happens people are often more emotional than even they recognize for awhile.This is why most say give yourself time to grieve before making big changes in your life personally or financially.Then if you still feel the same way pursue what you were thinking of.

You’re probably grieving for the children and families in Newton, Conn. just like me.

Dale was my father and I'm still grieving our loss.

The taxes are too high but we're going to grieve them in the spring.

(Apologizing for interrupting will encourage a grieving person to anger).