I would be inclined to call your local police department and ask to speak to officers who specialise in domestic violence cases, and voice your concerns.

I have an opportunity to get a mortgage for the first time ever (due to a confluence of positive circumstances such as mortgage rates, my DtoI ratio, my wife working, etc) and am inclined to get two or three, thinking that a good SFD is almost always going to be a good bet if it flows and doesn't need a new HVAC or roof for some time, and even if housing prices drop due to major economic fundamentals going awry such as a stock market bubble burst or our debt problems coming home to roost, or the middle class going the way of the dodo bird ...

Pay someone who is sucessful in your chosen field, may need to be in a different area, a lot of sucessful people are much more inclined to help people if they are not training their competitors.

If you (or anyone in LA) is ever so inclined to go out and look at prospective investment properties in person and do the analysis of whether or not it'd be a good investment as a group, just let me know.

What is it exactly that you feel you contribute to a deal that would make you inclined to buy one property over another?

If you are so inclined, feel free to add your single favorite piece of advice for someone just starting out.

Beyond that, the only inclination I have that this is a good deal is that it's at a lit intersection, caddy corner from the local high school!

If your Mom, per your post, is already drawing down on credit cards and that is dropping her credit and you know a relative score differential, then I am also inclined to think she is out hunting for New Credit.  

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Overall I am inclined to go with offering winter storage at a fee and ask her to remove from the garage.