With a hospital right there you should be able to take some of the units and make them monthly furnished rentals for traveling nurses. 

Just some speculation here but if you found a two unit property - duplex or two houses on one lot or a house with a detachable mother in law suite or something like that you might be able to purchase that property and then use it for both primary and investment as long as the valuations work.In the 1031 you need to purchase at least as much investment property as you sell. 

Was my Mothers house on a family compound and did not want to go outside of family.

One of the couples living there had their mother sign the original lease as the tenant and  next to her name was the couples first names,  I guess a form of co-signer.

And then there's color for some properties: I used to have a place I called "The Devil's Mother" because in Greek, the equivalent expression for "the middle of nowhere" is "where the devil's mother lives."

Me and my mother are rookie investors and want to be educated on the business.

We think it's possible for this home to get picked up soon, so we would like to move on it pretty quickly.My mother owns a rental home that is currently valued around $165k that was purchased in 1994 for $35k.

We had never owned a home in Spain as such but a few days ago we found out that we wouldn't be eligible even if the house was given to us as a gift (the house was registered under my mother in law's name) but we sold it prior to movingwhat do we do now?

@Thomas Perrie I’m in Florida, my dad has about ten rental properties he owns through his trust or my mothers trust free and clear.

There is no advantage here for your mother.....only possibly for you, maybe.