you need to stress that.Does each property have a separate title,, or is it several houses on one piece of land... if all are on one piece of land your stuck.. your only choice is to have your mom take out a loan against the property and get the property back into decent shape before she dies, or what your planning is to sink your money into a money pit with no real GUARANTEE the property will actually be yours someday.. you have no protection for your own personal investment ..

We need him out to do the necessary repairs, including leaking sink poppies and tiles missing in the shower and wall exposed and getting wet. we plan on rehabbing the entire building also.

Do a few touch ups to the unit (curb appeal, patch drywalls, sinks etc).

NYC is too expensive for me at the moment, but my parents live in PA so it's a great option.I have $50,000 (give or take) in cash that I'd like to sink on a good property.

If there is no equity, it's a sinking ship and they're asking you to plug the leaks and not get much for it.If you're going to plug it with $26K, why would she expect profits later?

I wouldn't sink a bunch of money into a new HVAC system then.

If your time is worth $50 an hour, then pay yourself that $50 for mowing the lawn or fixing the sink, and subtract it from your ROI calculation.

Certain safety issues apply: two egress areas (one can be a window), the breaker box has to be where the tenant has access to it, the heat has to be controlled separately, the bathroom has to have its own sink, pretty basic stuff.

They do the complete installation onsite, they just shown up with the slabs and sink. 

Some people say, there is a stamp under the kitchen sink or electrical panel.