Securing financing is often one of the biggest challenges new real estate investors face.

I decided to break it down and share the REAL costs and not just estimates.A lot of the work was screwing down and fixing the subfloor as well as completely screwing and securing the ceiling sheetrock.

Real estate is very forgiving.

On the other hand, the states with the most significant population declines are New York, Illinois, and California.For Real Estate investors.

Part of those cuts included the short-term rental tax loophole, a strategy real estate investors can use to help mitigate their rental income tax by offsetting earned income with real estate losses, and could be renewed or extended.  

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

You should be going to real estate investor meetups to meet other, more experienced investors, instead of looking at markets farther away before you really know what you are doing.

Do you have other ways to decrease your expenses or increase your income aside from real estate? 

Overall I would personally consider how I can still grow with the freedom that I have focusing on my real estate.

You all must agree to the same thing or else you will just end up fighting about what to do.Since your mom doesn't have it in a living trust, I suggest you do that right away.