Check with local governments for their economic plans.)Job Growth: Prioritize areas with a minimum of 2% employment growth YoY for the past two decades.

You can still make money - but your upside and ability to raise rents is dictated by the city, not the government

The two governing tools you have are your lease and safety issues.

For instance, yesterday, weak economic data in Europe put downward pressure on rates globally and perceived dovish comments from Federal Reserve speakers allowed bonds to hold the gains.

I would suggest getting with a tax professional to assist you since there's a lot of variability depending on your specific situation not only on a federal level, but with state reporting as well.

However, the question we have is, if she assumes the mortgage and her mom unexpectedly goes into care, can the government force us to sell if it occurs in the five-year window?

We used to do back to back closing with no money required but due to title company policies, lender disclosure requirements, and a variety of Federal and State laws this may no longer be practical.  

Reach our to @Upen Patel at the federal savings bank 

Colorado Federal Savings Bank seems to be making a lot of construction loans.

As Robert Kiyosaki mentions in some of his books, you are very limited in how you can increase it's value plus you have another layer of government on top of you.Mike