However, this home is located in a market that has enjoyed significant appreciation over the last 20 years and has seen significant investment in recent years to provide strong additional appreciation potential in the future. 

However, when I attempted to contact her employer, she only provided an email address.

You should be very careful using contracts obtained from strangers online.

Would we both have to provide "timesheets"? 

I agree with @Michael Plaks - having them provide financial and tax strategy together is not necessarily a good thing.Interesting to note - all of the largest asset management / financial advisory firms I work with...none of them do tax work, they all coordinate with a tax firm to address those needs.There are true "fee only" financial advisors out there. 

Do you mean you went online to look up options on consumer facing sites like Zillow etc?

I have gone through ALDOR to purchase and I’ve also purchased through a broker, but I was looking to see if there were websites that also listed them that I could take a look at? Thanks 

If they don't provide you with a contract with the terms then she might be looking to use TREC promulgated contract but be careful if you haven't use one.Are you trying to avoid a commission that you are not involving a realtor?

Provide a curated welcome package with local snacks, a bottle of wine, and a personalized note.

I’ve seen some stuff online that suggests I might assume the previous owners depreciation schedule (which would be bad because they’ve owned it a long time).