However, between demo and skim coating walls, buying materials, working a W2 job and spending time with the family, I was able to find another deal in my new farm area. 

I sent an IM message and invited Bill Bronchick to try and get a lawyers perspective

Thanks Nick for not sugar coating this post and really opening eyes to this (It opened mine at least) I do hope you bounce back from this

There is nothing special that needs to be done just because the house is in probate, and the PR doesn't have to wait until the house clears probate to sell.What makes "probate deals" another animal is 1) finding the PR,(and here it appears you have an in) and 2) the fact that often times the real property must be sold and quickly to pay off the taxes, then 3) most of the time the heirs have no interest in owning the property and the proceeds they get from the sale are "found" money.All of those things combined tend to make for good deals without a lot of competiton.

My plans were to clear it and put a rental piece of property on it and give someone an 1 acre for animals or farming.  

Commercial lending is a different animal than residential, but do not let that scare you because the rewards of a commercial unit for an investor is a lot higher = $$$$$. 

Came back in 2011 to a townhome that was destroyed by a tenant whom was hoarding all sorts of animals in a 2-bedroom townhome.

@Ericka Grant  Jefferson Park is its own animal.  

Aside from cosmetic stuff like a new coat of paint, the place had an illegal garage that had to be torn down, a backyard infested with ivy (90% coverage, no joke), a potholed driveway, it needed a new furnace, and once my tenants moved in they learned the hard way that the main pipe to the septic tank was cracked and had to be replaced (ouch!).

Our pet rent is $25 a month flat fee, not per animal or anything like that.