To determine the most suitable strategy for you, it would be beneficial to connect and discuss your situation in more detail within PM.

Together, we negotiated favorable terms with the seller, ensuring a beneficial deal.

Together, we negotiated favorable terms with the seller, ensuring a beneficial deal.

Additionally, ensuring your property is move-in ready can be beneficial.

Also, inquire about any support services available to landlords.If Section 8 were profitable, offering it as an option could be beneficial.

We are a military family active duty to reserve and now looking to enter retirement years, so we see how beneficial it is to be close to the base and those amenities.

There are online communities and local groups where you might find like-minded people facing similar challenges.Exploring additional income streams that align with your skills and interests could also be beneficial.

What sort of info / resources would be most beneficial?

We don't know what states the properties reside.Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Montana, South Dakota, Virginia have different laws.Oh, and by the way, an attestation to the insurer and others (mortgagee) will not change premiums nor constitute a “sale.”There are considerations such as the loss of asset protection after judgment (beneficial interest is personal property, not real property), but if the property is clear of a mortgage and the concern is title theft (a concern you raised), then putting the property into a land trust is probably a lower cost alternative to maintaining a debt (which irritates the wife). 

Even better, email the listing agent with your offer (beneficial to you because in real estate it needs to be in writing) and copy your agent on the email.