@Caroline Gerardo my friend (the daughter) and her brother live with the mom. 

You will have no control on the passive side, which is fine, if they are amazing operators with 20-30 year history of consistent returns.

A lot of folks don't have the resources to do either, much less combining it as a home-based occupation.I agree with you that the kind of share-cropping that was practiced during Reconstruction was simply obscene, and yet another shameful chapter in our history.

My mother has decided to visit in October as my daughter has a new baby.  

I'm in Myrtle Beach this weekend with my daughter for a softball training/tournament.

And I figured I'd start a live Blog/Forum to document my epic triumph or defeat; though I'm pulling for the former.The History:  My REI journey started out while I was "road warrior", and I stumbled across this crazy dude on the AM station talking about living debt free. 

The owner is an elderly woman who lives a town over with her daughter, but they have people come out to periodically maintain the property, so it isn't a horrible eyesore or anything.

While there is no possibility that I or my father, that are not quite literally family members, can share in the pain that is felt by a daughter, on the spectrum from sympathy to empathy, we absolutely fall on the scale with a greater blend of empathy.

Daughter lives in Nor Cal she called me up with this offer : The house is appraised at $129,000.00 All she wants out of it is 50 K .

Also, the title history on this property is a bit fishy, so, I'm paying for the title search ahead of time.