The compliance on these can be tricky, tread carefully or work with experienced funds.4) Death - Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Did you have an appraisal done at the date of death when you inherited it?

If you are looking for messy titles -  just following the Notice of Defaults, Affidavit of Death, Pre-Probate,  Divorce Decrees  on PropertyRadar or Propstream.  

If you do place the property in her name, then inherit it later, it does allow for you to receive a step up in basis at that point, allowing you to sell the house shortly after her death without paying capital gains tax.5. 

.- If you hold a rental until death, you can pass it on with a stepped-up cost basis, limiting captial gains if then sold (limited by inheritance tax limitations).Too many newbies on this site trying to replace their day job income via "passive" real estate investing w/o digging deep enough to understand how it really works.

Including a self-canceling clause in the note ensures the balance is forgiven upon the parent’s death.

At death, the property gets a stepped up basis.  

This constant worry about honesty and transparency can really take a toll on the property owner. 

I keep beating this to death but I think they are overcharging at least 15 hours if not 20 hours.   5 hours?

Death Rate: The death rate has been gradually increasing.