A little about me, I live in Southern California, mainly in the HighDesert area, I'm also a Registered Nurse who is looking how to start in REI.

So before something like http://www.diedinhouse.com/, you'd find the local news clip about it where they interview the mother and she gives all the gory details. 

I am still in the "looking around" phase, so I wanted to find out if there was an online listing site that allowed you to narrow searches to homes that had some sort of  "in-law suite", "mother-in-law apt",  or "guest suite" (they can be called by so many different things!)

I'm doing alot off travelling helping my mother with my grandmother.

The mother was there and said she had called someone to unlock it.

Incredible.I think it's important to remember that real estate markets fluctuate, and you'll be hard-pressed to find the "perfect" tenant if you own or manage multiple rentals.Most renters rent because they can't afford to buy, or they don't want to for a plethora of reasons (travel nurse, do not want to deal with maintenance, etc).

So, if the Gross Sale Price is $1,000,000.00, and your mother owns a 50% undivided interest in the property as a tenant-in-common with your uncle, your mother's interest is only $500,000.00.

She and her mother "steam cleaned" the carpets, thinking that would get out cat pee!

My wife and I are considering buying my mother-in-law's house in a seller-financing deal to use as a rental property investment.Here are the details:- Purchase price: $150K  - Interest rate: 4%- Mortgage: $668- Expected expenses (not incl. mortgage): $885     - ins: $150     - vacancy: $150     - taxes: $135     - repairs: $150     - capEx: $150- Expected rent (based on comparable rental properties in the area): $1500 (potentially $1600 with extra $100/mo for storage unit in back yard)- Expected monthly cash flow: $98-$198/moI'd imagine there would need to be some minor improvements that would need to be made to the property before renting (paint, drywall here and there, etc).

So the best guess is, he or she is either in a nursing home, or possibly deceased.