And leave it at that.My 4 unit is a former general store and as with many small, old towns, the rear was the mortuary/embalming location before the bodies were then taken back to homes for the wake/funeral.

That’s why people are usually embalmed.

It is quite morbid to look out your front window, or to go outside for any reason and to see a funeral home each time (and everything that comes with it: hearses, coffins, distraught family/friends, toxic chemicals used for embalming, possible traffic issues with funeral processions from 4 funeral homes on same street etc.). 

Problem #2: I work for my parents, I'm paid cash, I'm a licensed embalmer, i file a loss on my taxes.Does anyone know of anyone lending or extending credit lines to someone in my position.

I believe they embalmed and cremated bodies onsite.   

What percent of your customers are embalmed?

And 40 bags of garbageHad a couple who wanted to turn our home into a funeral parlor and use the basement for embalming. 

We hired a painter to come in and coat every paintable surface with BIN to embalm the smoke in a lacquer tomb and then paint over it.  

Once you paint it, it is like embalming it.  

Look At 102 your running on embalming fluid at this point , so there’s just no sense in dumping grandma if she’s paying rent every month and not causing problems .i say  The daughter can wait .