I'm an agent with a small independent agency, Red Rose Insurance. 

If you or your mother have occupied the property for ten years you can probably get title insurance just on an affidavit and no quiet title lawsuit because you'll have color of title and ten+ years of adverse possession.If there has been no possession, the former owner can get the property back and pay you nothing under Rioprop v.

It's focused on Detroit, but much of it will apply to any Midwest city https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094-royal-rose-properties

I don't know the whole story, but it looks like the tenant should take the owner to court and I will bet she wins.For this situation the owner should be honest within himself, do what is right, sit down with the tenant and discuss everything without badgering to tenant so he can come out of this smelling like a rose and walking away with something he should have paid for in the first place.

Hello, we recently bought home and hired someone to change the stain color for our floor.

If you were to look at the western part, (Springfield) prices have rose but not to insane levels and there are still plenty of deals to be had.

This document holds information from basics such as crime rate and unemployment rate to TOP ranked neighborhoods in that city with the average rents, average cost/sqft, and so much more (20 pieces of information per city) all organized and color coded.

Certain areas are far more likely to have angry neighbors lobbying the city or county for changes than other areas, and that would color my decision.

Even though our wood was gorgeous, I decided to paint our doors and staircase (combo of sanding/staining the treads and painting the balusters & handrail) because I felt leaving them the original darker color would have completely dated the house.

My Dads attorney told me long ago  mid 70s  Son  real estate is a profession for life .. but you have to stop and smell the Roses.