My dad abandoned us recently, and left me and my sisters alone with my unemployed mother.

Personally if I was starting over I would probably get a nursing assistant license which takes about three weeks with a starting pay of approximately 12/hr.

I'd advise you NOT to get any more degrees [like I foolishly did] unless it's needed to take some state test allowing you to practice your profession -- like a Juris Doctorate to become a lawyer, BS in nursing to become an RN, or any other field requiring a college degree before taking a state test to enter into a profession..

His mother was living in Killeen at the time, and he thought she could help manage the properties.

Instead, I explained to them both that the tenant would now have to live without a working kitchen sink until my plumber could get to it without any emergency charges involved (which took 3 days) and stressed that no work is to ever be done by her and that I will hold her mother financially responsible for any future issues.

Place ads on boards at Nursing & Retirement Homes: Frequently residents need to sell a house. 56.

My wife was 18, received poor advice from her mother and both knew nothing about real estate.

The best one I knew in a B&B cabin setting (only had a small breakfast and week end cook outs) was a nurse who worked at the hospital while living at the property and her husband was a great guy who could do it all, they lasted about 5 years before moving away.BTW, these were loans and deals that I was personally vested in, thus my personal oversight included the secret shopper vists and stays.

She was a registered traveling nurse, with what seemed like a really clean, cut & dry history.

I had absolutely no problem with the condo I got, upgraded and sold - just like anything else, make sure it's the best house at the lowest price of the competition.I sold it to a divorcee and her mother.