My wife’s mother recently passed away and inherited her house via a lady bird deed, along with her 2 brothers.

When I spoke with him, he said that the lady was interested only in replacing the entire ceiling.

Let's say you could snap your fingers and this property could be paid off today.

Meeting someone new today, fingers crossed. 

The lady that used to live there doesn't like him and will not sell him the house.

Melanie your just being Rude.. you have no clue who what are where folks are financially. so to make a proclamation that William must have fell off a turnip truck and bumped his head is over the top and well not becoming a lady. 

Just picked up my first one in Lincoln Park, fingers crossed.

Or, you might take a more "active" investing strategy by looking at sectors, which can be good, especially if you've got a finger on the pulse for market trends.

I'm getting to a place where i'd rather assign some of these than purchase them myself - they're good deals for someone, but not always for me at the time, but I wont let it slip through my fingers.

I literally told the lady, you're running people up and circling back.