There is slightly less risk if these MIL and additions have been done decades ago, versus last year, but still worth checking with the building department and zoning to understand what their enforcement is.

I've also been a real estate broker for the last 10 years.

Will people pay their last dollar to keep a roof over their head or will they pay to keep their virtual donut shop?

Last year, it was easy to access the site even though im not in the US.

@Priscilla RodriguezI'm a full time real estate investor in Orlando for the last 10 years; I use Southeast Professional Title in Maitland, FL.

Did a cash out refinance last year and started missing payments 3 months ago.

I sold the house last July and my account says I'll owe on the gains of all 3. 

So while you may not see a gain in value over the next two years, over a 10-20 year span you would typically see excellent growth.Also unlike the last five years where operationally the operator could be awful but saved by appreciation, today it is all about the asset management.How can you reduce costs, are there ways to add amenities to increase rents.

See if you can talk to the utility provider to get an estimate for the last 2-5 years of usage for the building. 

She wants to give me her house and move into a senior citizen home@Dana N Johns: Just a couple of thoughtsTalk to a real estate knowledgeable, CPA, not to your standard CPA and not to unknown investors on some forum in the ether for a matter like this.Now, if your mother has lived in the property for two of the last five years, she is entitled to a tax break on capital gains if she sells or if the title changes hands (basically sells using creative finance).However, if you inherit the property, there is a tax advantage to you in terms of stepped up basis and capital gains and a tax advantage to her from incurring capital gains if she is outside of the “two of the last five years” window.As far as the Medicaid situation, that is best explained by a CPA or tax attorney or Enrolled agent.