They have successfully overruled the two most powerful maxims most investors use to determine what to invest in: 1) location, location, location and 2) the ROI. 

Over the last 5 years you're looking at a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of just 3.11%. 

Quote from @Greg Powers: A New Hampshire Supreme Court ruling last week prevents municipalities from restricting short-term rentals in the state, so this should be a "safe" place to pursue STRs. 

. ;) They beat me to it, they already have their own family compound on an island ;)

Both properties owned free and clear by our mother but my brother has the power of attorney.

Or buy an index fund with no leverage and let the magic of compound interest do its thing.4.

This means I can’t bump up my purchasing power.

It's built on top of G Suite so if you are using that it is really nice.ProsperWorkshttps://gsuite.google.com/marketplace/app/prosperw...G Suite in general has released a new tool called App Maker that allows you to build some really powerful applications on top of it.

Contact a lawyer to specializes in elderly or people with memory issues and ask them what their thoughts are.As for why the property was sold, that is a decision up to your mom and whoever she gave power of attorney to. 

It's great to hear that you've been diving into real estate books—knowledge is such a powerful tool in this field.