You also have way more buying power with cash.

@Brent Coombs, if you like reading horror stories look up the powers that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has.

Education is power!

@Mark Creason as far as the liens go, I believe you're correct that they attach to the property and have certainly NEVER heard of one on a credit report, BUT what she MUST avoid is something I've mentioned before to anyone from out of town, although this was more on the lines of taking on too much repair work and thus too many code violations at once and then falling on the bad side or the powers that be here, is to AVOID AT ALL COSTS HAVING ANYTHING TURN INTO A CIVIL COURT JUDGEMENT! 

@Bruce Powers welcome to BP!  

Its a fact of life that when your #1 a) you didnt get there by chance or mistake and b)everyone below you is targeting you non-stop because jealousy is mighty powerful.

Since all probate laws are by state, it will depend on where the probate is being administered and the capacity, powers and authority that they seek and are granted.An informal summary probate has the advantage of a short(er) duration but does not provide for any interim powers to sell until distribution, unlike a formal probate.Your best course of action is to seek to connect with PR 's having big issues that are difficult for them to solve.

The children of the woman who owned the property responded today saying they have power of attorney for their mother and would like to sell. 

Hugely valuable.Note: It's the Online part of Quickbooks Online that makes it so powerful, IMO.

Google has extensively changed their algorithms over the last few years placing other factors as much higher value ie, unique/powerful content, powerful back links related in your niche, Key-worded appropriately (1-3%/keyword/page) ect.