Five years after the death of our mother, we discovered that she owned a small, low valued lake lot. My brother and I have no interest at all in keeping the lot. We likely will give it away. To dispose of it, we are sure that we must obtain our mother's death certificate, but what is the best way to handle the deed situation? There are three of us heirs to her estate, but the name on the deed is that of our deceased mother. How do we change the deed to show our names as heirs? There is a complication in that we have no idea where our sister is. She has some sort of dementia and disappeared about three years ago. How do we deal with her whereabouts being unknown? Since we do not know how to find our sister, can only my brother and I sign the deed without our sister's signature? If only my brother and I can sign the deed, are we required to do that together in front of a notary? He lives in a distant city but within Texas. Would it be better and easier to get my brother to sign a quit claim deed? Or, is it possible for me to go through the entire process of giving away this lot as if I am the only heir?