If you do decide to sell, you can keep whatever you want out of the property as long as you detail it in the contract. 

I'm not looking for a long or detailed report, but someone willing to spend an hour or so taking a look for me. 

What are the details of this meetup(ie. where, when, what time, cost etc.)?

Feel free to email me directly and we can discuss your parents situation in more detail before advising you on how to proceed.

This way, I don't touch the original funds at all, and I can't touch the payback funds until all debt payments associated with it have been paid.This is a proactive, risk control.Now this is just a 30,000 ft view of how I do it, details and other aspects of this system not mentioned here, but this overview of it should give you at least an idea of how you can handle it at your end....and what @Jay Hinrichs just wrote

It will also help if you can take some video and pictures of the problem. 

@Brandon Turner has a good video talking about the subject.  

Are there any books, podcasts, videos, etc. that you found especially helpful in your investment journey? 

Details please?

It's a little too detailed to get into here, but the reason is clearly written about in the Vancouver real estate mags if you are interested.