The lines have a protective coating  internally, it has never caused any health problems in our city that I’m aware of. 

Scenario 1: 2 houses with mortgages, very minimal but positive return on both ($4k annual net profit) Scenario 2: sell 1 house, use equity to pay off other house ($14k annual net profit) Which one would you do? And why?

As someone said - first thing to do is get her affairs in order if you haven't already and have DPOA's set up for finance and health if 2 people will be involved or just one for all affairs - definitely consult an attorney and get everything in writing - if your family goes and invests her money and you lose it or there are not checks/balances and someone is essentially embezzling money you're asking for trouble and can cause her all sorts of issues.  

We are currently in a dilemma because we just found out we had an offer accepted on a house that we really liked, but earlier that same day we found a house that we LOVE and put an offer in on that one too.

My wife was in the Army and now serves in a non-armed branch of the military called Public Health Services (PHS), but I get mail addressed to me all the time as if I were the one in the military (being the male), but it was actually her.

The real difference between us is he is more of a phone person than i am due to his past experience working in health insurance for many years and i have been spending most of my week knocking doors in my new farm area for listings and leads. 

I plan not to buy a single thing, other than groceries and health related products (I'm getting surgery on aforementioned foot) for this week. 

(cell phone, health car, car etc...) 

It's in a good location in Houston which is what I'm banking on, but my dilemma is should I just findi a credit card to complete the renovations on (3-5k) or sell it and cut ties now.

I've started searching for my first investment property, but my dilemma is I live in a rural area (<3,500).