In any event, she was diagnosed with cancer and needed a emergency surgery to rid her body from the tumor.  

I know that sounds very ignorant, but it is human nature.

Also curious if Realtor.com or some other professional body has their own foreclosure service/website that I could subscribe to. 

., any legal entity (whether a human being or a corporation or a trust) may own property in an state whether you are a resident of that state or not.

Matt:You will not be exempt from U.S.A. taxes.The CRA does not recognized LLCs, as a disregarded (pass-through) entity, but treats them as a body corporate regardless of how you elect for the LLC to be taxed in the U.S.A.  

Big banks (Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Chase, etc.) are less likely to treat you like a human and more likely to treat you as a commodity, but yes they can help you.Credit unions will take an eternity and a half to get you started, but yes they can help you. 

Update the shower valve if it's older and not one of the newer "universal" body types that are easy to service.

I've bought some nice subway tile from the Habitat for Humanity Restore. 

Its human nature to try to get the best deal but this sometimes causes you to miss out on good solid properties. 

I’ve seen good tenants turn bad many times, often when their ex/ baby daddy gets out of jail and moves directly in despite not being on the lease then starts causing problems, or an adult child same scenario, or the tenant falls off the wagon all by themselves, gets a new roommate who has issues, etc. things can go south quickly when dealing with humans and sometimes the cleaner the break, the better.