While I don't have to pay their utility bills, I don't want to trash mother earth either.  

I have a house now and I'm considering buying a new house so that my mother-n-law can move in with us.  

Im closing Flip #15 Monday, and the profit will buy and just about rehab 2 rentals (free and clear), that will bring a combined gross rent of $1400/mo. there are several parts to making it all work. one is Buy a Great Deal, equity and cash flow, not one or the other, two, be prepared for being broke, a ton of money flows out all at once, but it trickles back ever so slowly, especially with leverage, three, be prepared for a vacancy, or an eviction, know how you will pay your mortgage and holding costs if you have a hold out non payer, or cant find a decent tenant, and if the numbers allow, Hire a manager right away, I want to only do the stuff i want to do, and i hire the rest out.  

@Brice Hall - I have a wise mother.

This will give you time to wait out whatever mother nature has in store for us and still not stop your forward momentum.

My mother was licensed as a salesperson in New Jersey for roughly five years, and licensed as a broker salesperson for one until my family moved out of state.  

I work full time as a nurse and look forward to this new business adventure.

My husband is a Air Traffic Controller and I am a nurse.

My mother lives there and was hoping I'd retire here.

I currently work as a Registered Nurse and have always had a passion for having money work for you, especially after reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad in 1999.