There are multiple billion dollar companies dumping money into the city, such as Intel, Google, and Amazon.

She also put in thousands of dollars to make improvements which include a bathroom, and two more bedrooms.

Said she paid regularly but often in one dollar bills that were kinda moist.I agree with what the others have stated regarding terminating a month to month lease (as opposed to an eviction since you have to actual evidence to show her possible "employment").Just be certain you are aware of how much notice you have to provide, when and how to provide her with this.Gail

According to the article in 2015 consumers lost ~$9 million from this fraud vs nearly half a billion dollars in 2022.A Silicon Valley executive had $400,000 stolen by cybercriminals while buying a home.

But when you are making a large multi hundred-thousand-dollar investment, why would you want the cheapest person in your corner helping you make that decision. 

These properties in better areas make every dollar worth more.

I'm thinking of using a lawyer but I'm curious is I can save the few thousand dollars and do it myself.

We also use a trust structure to help protect the transaction when needed.I do agree with you that having the dollars to pay off the mortgage if something occurs is best practice. 

See if you can make dollars via conventional sale3.

You might want to do a comparison of simply selling and paying the tax and then investing post tax dollars into whatever equities you want.