She may need to file a gift tax return for the $31,000 gift depending on other factors. 

Major economic downturns, such as the Great Depression and the 2008 Financial Crisis, occurred under both parties and were driven by factors unrelated to the party in office.The following table shows the DJIA's performance during each presidential administration.

Unless you're 110% confident in the MF purchase and you can drive up the value of the building quickly (6-12 months) and then secure longer-term fixed financing to pay off the HELOC or loan. 

It's tough for out-of-towners to compete and find a good deal, but if you're here and can drive the streets in your neighborhoods, do that!

I've had success with letters, driving for dollars, and off market deals.

The only paperwork I have with this is the paperwork from our closing showing this.Renovation Costs: Since my grandmother paid for both the purchase and the renovations, how would this factor into a partition action or any buyout?

Do you mainly rely on driving for dollars, online platforms, or networking with other investors? 

We’d be happy to chat and even set you up with a risk-free test drive if it feels like a good fit!

I guess that's kind of my point, I could easily see loosing 10-15% of my profitability using a management company, so it makes the DST fees more palatable when I factor in how much more time I would get back from passive investing vs. vetting/managing a management company and possibly still being active at times.  

The drive has been restored.