She is wanting to sell the house that her mother was said to be the owner of.

I personally prefer purchasing a SFR and getting a mother in law (legal) and renting that out as you live in the other half.

The market value doesn't reflect when John Doe needs to sell his home by Monday because he needs $12000 to fly to Spain to be at the death bed of his mother in her last weeks to live. 

I own one property in Oklahoma but my mother is living there so not really an investment.

Im looking for a landlord who would be willing to rent to a traveling nurse.

I'm a full-time engineer, wife, and mother of 4.  

I'm a full-time engineer, wife, and mother of 4.

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.