Nothing very large or over the top.

But if you want to free up resources for other opportunities or simplify things, selling might make more sense.

Good luck...I have nothing to sell and would be happy to help if you think that I can be a resource. 

You are forcing yourself to save more because not only you are paying the same mortgage payment as before, but now in addition you are paying the interest of the HELOC on top of it.

@Sean Graham is a great resource for this.

In tip top shape both in the mechanical systems, design, and upkeep2.

He makes sure you have every resource possible.

There are many STRs that do quite well in the suburbs of major cityies Off the top of my head, I can think of one of the STRs we manage that is 40 mins outside of Dallas and it has a great occupancy rate.

If they have, you extend that time to 6 months from date of death.On top of that, every month you delay buying the house, the loan balance is going to increase. 

On top of that, depending on the severity of the structural issues, you will also likely run into problems getting insurance on the property or wind up needing to purchase very expensive insurance.