Be sure to look at items besides radios too - TNCs (radio modems), power supplies, antennas, rotators, towers, boxes of tubes - especially those the size of a tennis ball or larger - those can be expensive high-power tubes, which we still use in linear (power) amplifiers. 

What some people do in expensive markets though is look for poorly managed/needs complete remodel multi units at a large discount that you renovate with your own workers and you can make a good amount of cash from the negotiation alone and compound that with the power of efficiently renovating it.

If legit where they are getting less income, I will do everything in my power to help those people, but so far all I have seen is persons doing just fine financially.

I needed a temporary power pole to be installed so that I could start the demo of the roof and 2nd story. 

Your mom could give you power of attorney only on this property if you want. 

Likely an attempt to remove while you have no power to do so will blow up in your face as likely the tenant will stop paying rent. 

I am really into hiking and the outdoors and I am very interested in purchasing an off the grid cabin that is self sufficient (water well, wood fire stove, and solar powered generator) in Greene county most likely.

These are showing up on Google searches because of these two cities powerful SEO presence.

No is probably the most powerful word in a land lady's vocabulary, especially when it comes with zero elaboration.

As part of your sub2 closing, you should be getting a limited power-of-attorney (LPOA) from the seller, which will authorize you to receive (and endorse) all manner of payments related to the property, including escrow refund checks, insurance claim proceed checks, etc.