The person selling the house is the heir to the house and they went through the probate process in Massachusetts where their mother died.

I think this will give a little better feel for the process and allow me to safely get my feet wet.

I don't want to offend anyone in this process. 

Do you know how that process works in your jurisdiction or will you have to hire someone else to do it for you? 

Since this is my first property, I have been learning a lot of things in the process and I think is has a lot of value.

Hey BP,My Dad always says, "What you don't know, and what you can't see can hurt you"I need some clarification/guidance on what this process is supposed to look like.Please critique the hell out of this:Find RE AgentLook for propertiesWalk through a potential deal, and estimate costsMake an offerAccepted - Due Diligence beginsConfirm Clean Title, Wait for HML to underwrite deal, and get Home InspectionEverything turns out great, we close, start/complete work, sell, make money.Assuming this is right, I have an agent who's been finding properties for me.

The person selling the house is the heir to the house and they went through the probate process in Massachusetts where their mother died.

Besides, they always have extra open houses you can hold to develop your clientele.After few sales you'll be an expert on the process and won't need any training.Well, it might take longer if you're doing it part time though but you'll get there.

I believe in MO there is 1 yr redemption period but there are 4 yrs that an interested party can challenge the legal process, meaning that they can not challenge the title itself but they can challenge the County for the foreclosing procedure (example, missing a proper notice etc.)

Heh.You are of course free to use whatever lender you wish, but consider that your agent helps a dozen or more people through this process per year, whereas most consumers get one mortgage every 4 to 7 years.