Hello, i am trying to buy a house from an elderly person but having alot of trouble the deed is not in hes name but hes fathers name and he has not been alive for 150 years i went to speak with an attorney and he told me it would cost around 2,500 just in fees for paper work  and we would have to visit hes office 3 times to get everything done as i do not have that much time to scedule appointments in advance to see him and i do not even know the elderlys schedule of availability  is this the only way or is there any other options around this? 

@Athens Matt Get to an elder law attorney specialist yesterday. 

Also, look for grants for housing assistance to the elderly or other relevant demographics.

He claims the whole house is filled with mold and was before the garage leak.I had an elderly couple living there for a year before him and they did not experience any symptoms that he is having. 

The elderly?

About 10 minutes ago, I received a call from an elderly woman who has a 2br, 1 ba house that she inherited.

.- 3,1 - 986 sq ft - Built in 1940 - Rougher Side of Houston, but NOT a warzone, in fact this street is more of an elderly neighborhood, This house is close to MANY of Houston's attractions (downtown, reliant stadium, minute maid park, the Toyota center, Texas medical center, museum district, and about 4 Universities)After my due diligence we came up with the following numbers.- ARV = $82,500 (which was conservative, recent comps for smaller houses came back slightly higher)- Repairs needed = Around $10,000 for rental - (Needs central air, some rotten board on the outside, some doors/sheetrock repair, and painting)We wanted to try to start out with a $10,000 assignment fee to split between us and work our way down depending on what they would take as an offer.

Don't get me wrong, it would be nice to have an elderly, retired couple with perfect credit in every rental, but that's just not reality.Good Luck,Mike

I am moving forward to purchase my 1st home here in NC, and my strategy is to buy/hold/rent to Elderly and/or War Vets.

When I asked my agent why it was going so cheap and why was the seller such a push over, he replied; "She's an elderly woman that is wanting to just put some of her affairs together before passing."