@Sean Ploskina What you are asking about is called RUBS (Ratio Utility Billing Services) and it is exactly what @Lisa Doud describes in her post.

She was a sweet older lady (in her 80's) and was basically nervous that in the fine print of short sales there is wording to the effect that the seller could be liable in the future of a portion of the short sale difference. -- we were offering $21k and the seller owed $50k, so according to technical fine print it's possible he could be liable at some point in the future for a part of the $29k difference.

BP isn't simply a site to peruse, it is a site to use and be involved in.  Here

I guess it may be better to just work with her to list my properties, and if she does get too busy or goes on vacation, she probably will have someone else in her firm to refer me to while she's away.

It makes it tougher when you let your emotions get tied in here (in this case your sympathy towards the ill father and the true desire to help someone), but if you can't help you can't help.

There is a ton of great tips about bare land in here. 

She passed over 10 years ago, and in her will all debts were to be free and clear.

While regrouting I find myself whispering promises to the "Grand dame", telling her of how we have a friend who is preparing moulding identical to the original which will be put up next month, and assuring her that, soon, there will once again be laughing children decorating a Christmas tree in her front room window, and that maybe, just maybe, I;ll be able to convince the next people living within her protective walls to hang one of the Christmas ornaments unearthed in the deepest part of the crawl space onto that tree.Not almost, this has definitely become a spiritual experience for me.

Here is the scenarioThe house in question needs to be completely renovated as it was a house she grew up in, her father was 97 years old and recently passed away but never got to fixing anything.  

My Grandmother had one of the walk in tubs installed in her house.She is handicapped.Why would this area appeal to the more senior community?