It changed my life forever.Once you realize that school will not dictate if you succeed in life or not, and that 4 weeks of vacation per year is simply ridiculous, then you will start looking for solutions.

With rebates for new gas boilers that has been a much cheaper solution. 

Here is another possible solution, though a longer term one: 1.

Reading the 16% solution seems like a must from what all the threads say.

I agree with most of what Bill (Financexaniner) says, but do think that a home equity loan can be a good short term solution until your Mom decides what she wants to do with the house.

I was wondering if anyone would find it valuable to have text alerts for topics they want to monitor?

If you're managing the investment yourself, you'll definitely need to visit and handpick them, give them an idea of what you're after, and monitor them religiously.In both cases, you shouldn't have to visit the area more than once.

This is not a great solution, but the most realistic I can come up with.

****I've been monitoring BP for a few months now and it's very encouraging to see so many people exchanging experiences, ideas, and encouragement with one another.

Whether its a perfect solution or not is debatable, but it is indicative of how the market values homes in the area you're looking to purchase in.As Bill said - it's pretty common for the tax assessor to have incorrect sq ft information.