You also want to avoid throwing a bunch of money at Vanity items and furniture.

Good point, would definitely be some added cost in furnishing a larger home, considering we are going to take our furniture with us.

My car payment is pretty reasonable ($366/month) so that wasn't in my original plan and eats into my cash for furniture/incidentals. 

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She has no children and her only nearby family is a cousin who lives in town.

Most likely these are women raising children on what translates to $10 to $15 per hour.

These properties are my children's college education, I acquired them in 2005, only 1 loan no 2nd, never refinanced since purchased, but I am in a dire situation, any advice on where I can get the help I need to save these 2 houses, they both have equity... 

Most properties that size are 2nd homes and often sell with furniture included, which can reduce start-up costs.No cap on STR permits in Washoe County on the Nevada side. 

You are in TX, and if your properties are in TX also, you definitely should look into Series-LLC as an alternative - then you don't need to worry about this question, as you can place a property in its own children Series-LLC that you can form when needed.2.

Technically, what's happening is that the MIL is selling her residence and giving all of her children a portion of the proceeds, to do with as they will.