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Outline: define the lead type — a property whose recorded owner is deceased and whose heirs haven't yet transferred title.
Cover the three things that make one workable: a solvable family structure, reachable heirs, and no competing claim already in probate.
Contrast with the leads that look good and aren't: severed estates, properties with a surviving spouse in residence, and heirs who've already listed.
Close on how to triage a list quickly instead of researching everything at equal depth.