Once some sort of meaningful economic recovery happens in the developing world, they will rise further.The Saudis have not cut their production, for basically the first time ever when faced with sharply lower demand, because they are using oil as an economic weapon against Iran (and maybe Russia, at our behest).  

Her daughter will be helping her apply for some sort of property tax relief which, they indicated, NY offers to the aged – not that this will help if she can’t pay it anyway.Also, the sense I got was that she hasn’t talked to the bank at all, though I assume they’ve tried to call her.Any other thoughts on what she could do to stay in the house and extract some equity to live on?

A meaningful network only comes when you've seen them in action and know if you're going to be able to work together.

Sharpen your skill set & you will have many more ways to extract profit without paying for hard money.Hard money is difficult to sustain long term on an income property.

Mediation might be helpful if it is a slow leasing time of the year and you want to extract more money from the tenant and eventually evict them in 3 months or so when you can land a better tenant.Many factors play into this.

It is our experience that most turnkey providers extract all of the profit from a deal for themselves and then leave the investor with a high-priced asset that is almost always impossible to sell at or above the original purchase price.  

There is so much information missing here in order for you to get meaningful advice.

If you can put the map data (usually in geodatabase format) into a GIS system (I use ArcMap) you can run a query on it and extract the specify cases you're looking for.

Simply put, with the Solo 401k there are 3 components of the service:The initial implementation of the planAnnual compliance subscription to keep the plan current with tax code changesAdvisory supportIn this industry, there are document providers that handle steps 1 & 2 (and may promise 3) and firms that truly bring a level of expertise in both the tax code and alternative asset investing, and can provide you with meaningful guidance as you invest with your plan.The annual fee most companies charge is associated with a compliance subscription, and is not likely to change.  

I agree with Russell Brazil the meet-ups are where you will find some knowledgable folk, and when you build meaningful connections, mentorship just comes with it.