My concern is that, in the event of my death, she is able to maintain control over our assets and doesn't get taken advantage of. 

An installment sale is not considered a disposition upon death except in limited circumstances (i.e. unrealized capital gain on the installment sale is not recognized in gross income by the estate).The heir steps into the shoes of the decedent and continues reporting interest and capital gain.

I would talk to the HOA, having un unsafe balcony opens them up to liabilty if someone was to go out there and get hurt. what if one of your contractors goes out there and falls to his death?

I heard they were building the cowboys training camp north of Frisco towards hwy 380 and Dallas North Toll?

Hey Jim, does that include tolls?

So....The Florence death toll is at least 3,405,536. 36 humans, 3.4M chickens, 5,500 pigs.

I wrote about this in more detail here if you're interested; https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/05/06/2rule-die-horrible-death/

We have van pools, toll roads, and slug lines to get people into the city. 

In some cases, a good property provider may suddenly become not so good - perhaps due to a sickness or death in the family or some kind of stress they are facing. 

Defer the appreciation income until death and get it reset for your heirs.