I know of one widow in Denver who put her life savings into a $225k rental duplex...paid cash, no loan/leverage.

The wife died in 2012 & the widower lived there until fall of 2016, then his children moved him back to MO.

Do you have to have egress widows in the basement bedrooms if you have a walk out basement?

Had my wife lived in a rental , her mother , a widow in her late seventies visiting from another country would have been a bit silly to try and qualify for a rental agreement and dang hard to do a background check on .

I have a widower ~92 year old guy that owns some property.

The benefit doesn't transfer, unless you're the widow of a service member killed on active duty.

I suggest focusing on the ones that have a spouse that is still living. 99% of the time, it will be deeded to the widow or widower with few complications.

I would offer one more suggestion if you can fit it into your time widow, google "foundation repair contractor" in that area and see if you can get one to drive by and call you.

Widowed woman, 67, who wants rid of her duplex for the income and less hassle.

I met a lot of the neighbors on the single family house street and most were older widowed women.