Some may have succeeded by jumping in without the full knowledge but if they survived it was likely only through pure luck.

Nothing has changed.If your mom has not remarried when a residence is sold or exchanged, the surviving spouse's period of ownership and use includes the period your dad owned and used the property.Mom can use the full $500,000 exclusion if (a) the sale occurs not later than two years after the date of death of the spouse, and (b) the rules permitting a maximum exclusion of $500,000 were met immediately before the date of death (including ownership and use by the dad)

We're ultimately responsible if something should go wrong.

It is merely your attempt to distract from the ultimate holding:  Alaska trust law does not apply in Montana. 

Here in Cleveland just like the rest of the country we have many neighborhoods with homes priced well about $300,000.I created The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods to give out of state investors like yourself an idea of what's what in our market.

So, here we are, 3 weeks in and I'm still working my way slowing through "The Ultimate Beginner's Guide", and my husband has blitzed through it and is already starting to analyze properties in our hometown market.  

Honey Bees are not killed by wasp spray and typically stores are not allowed to sell chemical to kill honey bees as there is an issue with their survival.

Ultimately we decided against it because if the market didn't continue to appreciate we didn't have an exit strategy we were willing to implement.  

TIME is the ULTIMATE ASSET.

While reading the Ultimate Beginners Guide I was introduced to the 50% Rule and the 70% Rule, and the 1% Rule I have heard was bumped up to 2%.