We bought a condo from a lady who’s mom passed away and she let the property go into foreclosure due to HOA dues as well as the mortgage.

@Flavia Vangelotti how close to San Diego does Mom need to be?

Is it franchised or mom and pop.Your lease is meaningless if they go dark quickly.

@Dan H. answer is detailed and correct.The cost to convert your garage to ADU is not equal to the comparable sales which is what is used for an appraisal.If you want to put your Mom on site to help her and the goal is not for financial reasons it will make sense.

College house hack can be a real learning experience and maybe profitable for mom and dad. 

@Nathan G.I invest in smaller Mom/Pop storage facilities in tertiary markets throughout the Southeast.

The kind of thing you only really see in America today in families with trauma and mental-health issues, traditionally where the pop refuses to get help and the mom refuses to stop enabling him.

I'm a busy Mom, wife and healthcare professional.

Do you call your mom?

Interestingly, the real estate agent's mom bought the property, which we thought was cool.