Anyways, your best bet is to find precedent in your target area, or close to it, and see if you can get in contact with them to see what they went through. 

I'd want someone to have my back.Second, if I were to "forget" to mention those kinds of things, my reputation would be in the toilet as fast as you can say "Yelp".I'd bet most good agents would do exactly the same thing. 

I Joined Bigger Pockets in the likes of learning and networking with like minded individuals to make deals and start my journey towards generational wealth.

The area is growing and I anticipate rents going up as well as house prices, i don't want to bet on this but it does give me some comfort that equity will increase over the next few years.  

I would bet that the owner works more than 20 hours a week.  

Looking forward to starting the investment journey!

Her half would go to her heirs and yours would go to you.Possibly put it in a trust and you could be joint administrators of the trust....best bet is to probably consult a real estate attorney in your area.

As a small scale investor, I would argue the safest bet for the Mom & Pop investors like us is the standard single family rental property.

That’s often easier said then done but that’s gonna be your best bet.

However this journey to financial independence in 10 years is an adrenaline rush in and of itself.