@Ryan Breen any feedback you could provide from experience gained by being directly in the field would be genuinely helpful.

So, the first question – Does this make us joint tenants?

It sounds that "extensive fire" is a genuine concern regarding the integrity of the structure. 

Gas Detection method Get one of theseThey use a bottle of water squirt at joints looking for bubbles.

If you are committed and action-oriented it should be relatively easy to get into a mentor-protégé joint venture with an experienced investor (with closing money) and start finding deals for profit splits.

Meanwhile, another investor who knows my situation has proposed that they renovate it at their expense as a joint venture partner.

Typically, the cheapest way to make moveable shower heads is a ball joint, and that implies movement in four directions.But the bigger question is WHY don't you want to have water running on the wall of the shower?

Many thanks in advance.My wife was listed on her's Mom's house deed as joint tenet with right of survivor-ship.

This will allow you to focus on connecting with a tax practitioner who specializes in real estate taxation.There are a couple CPA's/Accountant's on the message board who may be able to help you.Can you briefly describe what D & A Joint Investments, LLC does?

You could look for a joint venture/private money