Is there a pressing need for you to get involved, anyway? If the deceased didn't care about their estate, why do you? Especially if there is only $10k value. I'm the executor of two estates right now and I wouldn't lift a finger on these if the value of the estate was only $10k. There won't be enough to even cover your time from the perspective of compensation.
Maybe hit the basics like sending the death certificate to the federal gov't, but other than that...IDK...fata it? And even with that, who knows if you even want your name tied to this. Could open you up for ongoing communication with the gov't if he hadn't filed taxes in a while or something and they'll want difficult-to-track-down paperwork, etc. to wrap things up.
I see an estate as a two-person job. First job needs to be done by the deceased. If they didn't do their job and the estate is small, I'd not involve myself.
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