My mother is going to move in soon, but I am afraid my freeloading siblings will move in and they will have squatters rights or I will have to legally evict them and want to avoid that hassle.

Ask them if they have any questions; otherwise, you wish them well and will be a positive landlord reference if they need one on their 7/15 departure.If they're going to stay, they will stay regardless, so you'd handle it legally at that point.

These rules made it very challenging–-and frequently impossible–-for investors and others to operate non-owner occupied STR properties legally in Austin.

If you need financial help, ask under the "Finance, Tax, and Legal" forum.

If you need financial help, ask under the "Finance, Tax, and Legal" forum.

Avail is absolutely excellent for lease building and e-sign as it incorporates state-specific legal clauses and allows you to modify the lease to your liking. 

In practice, legal proceedings are very costly and time consuming (from a few months up to 2-3 years).

I would reccommend protecting yourself in terms of the legality of the transfer, ensuring there aren't any violations, 3rd parties requesting some claim of ownership of the property, most importantly the structural integrity of the property overall is sound and there aren't any big ticket items the current owner should righfully be taking care of that will then be additional issues you inherit. 

There has never been any legal documentation on the well being shared.Fast forward a week, I close on the house and a day later there's no water.

Considering this is the outcome of a foreclosure, achieving this strategy would compress the timeline and save on legal expenses.