You may be safe to get non-commercial F/F adding up to 2 ADUs to a duplex even though by rule this does not qualify (in my area I have never heard of this being an issue). 

Or I could suck it up and create a brand new website on WordPress for $1000 and then not have to pay more than $10 a month for the web hosting. 

Be sure to have the gas, water and sewer lines inspected as these may be dug up or collapsed - and very expensive to replace/repair.

If you do place the property in her name, then inherit it later, it does allow for you to receive a step up in basis at that point, allowing you to sell the house shortly after her death without paying capital gains tax.5. 

If you're not familiar with cash-on-cash I would recommend looking it up, I wish I knew about it when I was younger. 

While it doesn't directly offset the income picked up from the inherited IRA distribution on your tax return, this could partially or fully offset the tax impact and be a completely legit way to accomplish sort of a backdoor rollover.For example.. 

I filled up 4 dumpsters worth of trash, old carpet, furniture, and whatever other horrors the previous owners left behind.

NOPE I simply do not believe that is the case personally..   

There are some great meet ups in your area I'm sure and a lot of people at those meet ups are more than happy to chat and give ideas and answer questions.

You'll learn a lesson or two and it helps you come up with specific questions.