What I started doing last year was write "notes" in my phone, with deadline dates.

I would recommend it but your trip doesn't coincide with the date, hopefully the are others that do.

I'm wondering if anyone has any preferred sites they use for credit checks and background checks?

Welcome to the site Jeff.It's not really that complicated to buy out of state.

If you search book recommendations on the site you'll find a ton (Rich Dad Poor Dad, Millionaire Real Estate Investor, etc...).

For functionality it must have on-site parking of some sort, like for 2 cars.  

Great that you joined the site!

I find though that in most of the cases that I have looked at (Looking at listing sites like Loopnet and Zillow) if you use the 50% NOI to calculate the asking price you will be pretty far off the asking price number.

Nothing has changed.If your mom has not remarried when a residence is sold or exchanged, the surviving spouse's period of ownership and use includes the period your dad owned and used the property.Mom can use the full $500,000 exclusion if (a) the sale occurs not later than two years after the date of death of the spouse, and (b) the rules permitting a maximum exclusion of $500,000 were met immediately before the date of death (including ownership and use by the dad)

Much better than the old forums on their site that rarely got visited or used.Emily HallRealtypath - Syracuse