My 74 year old mother just helped us out on a renovation and she is better at hanging trim than many "trim carpenters")Having said all that, that is an AWESOME looking house and if I was thirty and my partner  thought it was the perfect house too, I'd consider it.I don't think it would ever be cost effective to hire out that reno.

My mother in law lost her 401k and pension completely during 2008.

Would a basement apartment be considered a mother in law suit? 

I was a newly widowed mother with 2 kids and at the time my life was a swirling vortex.

Tends to be corporate, business, traveling nurses.

I am looking to purchase a home there for my mother and will need an expert in the area.  

So we contact his mother, who from deed history seemed to of sold him the property, is also dead.

Most lenders and mortgage brokers offer both conventional and VA / FHA products... the one important consideration is to work with a loan originator who you know and trust if at all possible...or at least based on professional recommendations for mothers in your area.

His claim was it would cut down on unnecessary calls and calls that were the fault of the tenant.There are also (or were more a few years ago) corporate lease back situations where the corporation leasing for transient employees (think travel nurses or visits to Stamford for GE) guaranteed our leases and paid damages on going.We tried this and it actually did work - in SF homes. 

Just got off the phone with an owner looking to sell his mothers place.