The lender won't lend to one person, where someone else owns half the house, they can't correctly foreclose if they do that, not to mention down payment loans generally aren't allowed, it is a gift or nothing.

Here's where the rub comes: if you pay significantly less than what the home is worth, the IRS will consider the difference as a gift, which is taxable.

I used to be hands off, but I learned about 12 years ago (the VERY hard way, while owning a 36u apt building in Texas), that I need to be hawkish with some of my PM's or they just hire the easiest and most expensive vendor to do every repair job. 

The easiest way to find out is call your municipality’s construction DeptThat being said, your post said the plumbers mentioned the plumbing inspector would fail the inspection because of the door...

Incentivized the tenant with a gift card to clean up right before appraisal so I could get the maximum amount.

I always try to get my clients' prospective tenants some kind of gift if they are inconvenienced by the transaction like I'll get a Starbucks Gift card or a couple of movie tickets if they've got children for them to take their children to the movies while the work/inspection is going on.

Then you can either transfer the remaining utility bill over to the new tenants so they pay any overage above the fixed cost (easiest) or charge the tenant an overage to compensate for any difference (makes more money but a little more work).Let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.Logan BoeschFreedom Solar Energy

The thing that comes to mind are tax issues, such as gifting, capital gains on death, homestead laws. etc.First thing that comes to mind is if your dad plans to continue living there.

For smaller landlords that live close to their rentals, I think adopting some sort of property management software is the easiest way manage, instead of hiring a property manager.

Easiest thing to do is turn it over to a collection agency.