The title company was able to get all of the liens cleared however, it turns out the two mortgages were in the name of the sellers mother and he requested that the title company not contact her directly.  

In a lower priced rental, are there  generally less needs for fixing simple things by the landlord if there is a family with a male adult living in the home versus a single mother.  

I'm Elizabeth by the way, thats only my mother in law :) Let me know if i can help.

If your mother goes into a nursing home and sells you her home to avoid the government taking it, why should the broker get paid anything?

This is the one thing you grab when you flee the house (fire proof safe) or you store it in a safe deposit box, or at your mothers home.

More than likely it will take 2-3 months to see any results so I would be anticipating negotiations to sell with you as an exclusive agent towards the end of winter and then primed spotlight when buyers are out looking in the spring.The biggest and best thing for you to do as a new agent is to fill your pipeline and keep spending time feeding the top of your pipeline with new listings or meetings with sellers and the rest of your time nursing deals that are close to closing so you get paid. 

Some wholesalers will nurse the contract through closing, but don't count on it.

I'm a single mother of five hoping too build a future for my children.

I am getting started in this process with my mother, who is in the same boat as me, having little knowledge on real estate.

There is no need to speak slowly and draw out words (as so many folks do when speaking to someone who's mother tongue is not English) as this may make it more difficult for them to understand you.Bringing a pen and paper, as others have mentioned, is good.