And even though @Terry Hershberger is not going to like it, I would side with Ryan D. and suggest you flip IF you can reliably come by flips like this and IF you don't have a lot of money to invest and IF you don't have a lot of experience.If you make $10k off a $50k investment and can do that twice a year (reliably find flips) then that is a $20k or a 40% ROI per year.  

So I have a bit of an interesting situation. My friend’s mother lives alone in a house that is way too big for her, she needs to get out. She is having trouble making her mortgage payments and the condition of the ho...

"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future" - Yogi BerraThere is NO reliable source for what any of these numbers are going to do in the future. 

Create a solution to help the client.

@Adam Hathaway I agree with these guys ... there are always creative solutions for buying properties.  

In my experience just less demanding and more reliable.

The Quiet Title route is way over hyped as a solution, usually to issues like this where it doesn't apply.  

The solution is to add the new LLC owner on before closing, then just remove the old owner after.  

In my experience it is worth a few dollars more per hour to have a high caliber, reliable employee that you don't have to micromanage.

Eric the current insert is in very good condition, so i am not replacing/touching it. even if i put a few small tiles on the vertical strip, the water will still pop them out over time. i need a solution to keep the water from rolling out of the tub.