I want to keep all emotions out so thats why I am turning to you guys for unbiased feed back on what you would if you were in my shoes.Thanks again,M

Every time I've got the sense that when you dig deep into their emotions it's because they lack confidence that they are going to be able to make it work with just one.  

The challenge is the emotional attachment  sellers have with their property and sometimes their home is actually their life savings.

That'll also help to keep personal distance from the tenants and emotions out of play in case you need to evict.Expectations: Expect a lot of lies to be written in on your applications.

While in that unit I had a great conversation with the presenter who was very careful to make sure that I understood that a special assessment had been levied on the building and that the seller had paid off that balance.She went further to warn me that I need to be very careful when buying condos as many folks seem to forget to talk about any special assessments until later in the process of discovery (I guess in hopes of getting you emotionally invested in the property and therefore more likely to bid closer to asking price rather than try to factor the assessment into the offer).Anyways, when I went to leave she asked if I was interested in looking at another unit- I did so she took me to another unit and turned me over to that agent.

I get the relationship element and the emotional aspects of this, but I am trying to figure out if there is an acceptable convention for who gets what based on time, money, and skill.I appreciate your time.

(per your profile, I would suggest avoiding unless there is NOTHING else out there)When all else fails, take out the emotions and look at the cold hard numbers.  

When it gets to investment, never get emotional or fall in love with a property.

You're emotional side is simply trying to overcome your logical side.

If you didn't then it sounds like you were just helping mommy out or perhaps they were just capitalizing on your emotions.