But I have never seen one so close to a building that it would be a fire hazard (a grill installed by the ownership that is).  

Do we have to go through probate or since he probably has legal right to everything she had, can he just transfer ownership to us in a more simple legal manner? 

Most lenders are allowing these types of transfers, but the old strategy before these changes regarding the Fannie Mae updates was to introduce a Land Trust into your ownership structure of your property, bypassing the Due on Sale ClauseFor a more detailed explanation of asset protection you can also refer to this article.

I do belong to a credit union that will refi without the 6 month minimum ownership period.

If you can save enough for down payment for house hack, move in, rent your current SFH and after a year or two buy new SFH. suddenly, after 2-3 yr you have two rental and SFH under ownership.  

The building owner filed for bankruptcy a few years ago and the property management company has just been given legal ownership of the building.

Any mortgage I have is due on the 15th, so all rents are usually collected by the time the mortgages are due.Now, where I have remote ownership and have hired a manager, they usually have rent due on the first and late on the third or fourth, with late fees occuring then.

Good afternoon - after searching the forums, there is little in the way of recommendations for anyone in the state of Colorado that has used an attorney to draft trust documents and an associated deed to transfer ownership of a private residence out of my personal name.

I would give him the down payment for ownership of 50% of the house.

That's a home buyer.Some older, retired folks don't want to mess with the issues of ownership like mowing, snow removal, maintenance, etc.