Maybe we can find a mentor or local agent who specializes in our scenario.

There are travel nurses & people who come from overseas for training who book for the full price sometimes for 3-6 months. 

Are there any template sites for agents that are not focused on IDX feeds from a MLS?!?!?!?! 

It seems the accountant was highlighting that a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) can represent you before the IRS, while someone without a CPA license or Enrolled Agent (EA) status cannot.

Regarding tax basis, is it more beneficial to gain full ownership upon her death from being a joint owner, or gain it through inheritance if she was the sole owner on the deed? 

The key is FULL DISCLOSURE - so that everyone understands the risks, the ways to mitigate some of the risk, and the advantageous to be gained.  

My advise to you is to not using your full 80k to do a renovation but instead start off smaller (30k-40k).

., a cafe where patients can digest bad news - not a medical service provider or medical support provider, but ancillary nonetheless. 

They said they also do full repair after it’s all dry up.

Im an investor and agent in Phoenix metro who got started investing out of state in my early 20's, lets connect!