So, having been in your shoes, here is what you need to actually find out:Will your grandmother actually oust your uncle?  

It can range from knowing how to time your Spring listing specifically between March Madness opening weekend and the Masters... to spending that extra 5k on landscaping to better showcase a feature... to bringing in that unbiased female (opposite sex) to give you feedback that you reluctantly applied to the design.Finding like-minded founders is important to me as the experiences are easier to compare.  

These things may or may not help us in the bush, as they are federal not state supported.If I were in your shoes in Anchorage or somewhere depending heavily on the slope, or construction workers for renters, I would try to asses how low of a rent base my properties could support, and look at WHO my tenants are. 

One of the best educators i found years ago when I went to 7 real estate meetings a month, sat in the back and had grassed stained tennis shoes and a t-shirt on, with Levi jeans.

Had I been in @John Elmenhe's shoes, I would work for an experienced real estate investor...even for free.

We are close to the Pacific Crest Trail, Mt Ashland for sking, there is snowboarding, cross shoeing, hiking. 

I wasn't even going to respond until I read your last post;  but if I was in your shoes, I think I would've gone mental on Andy by now.  

If I were in your shoes I would request a fee estimate from your lender  

Small owners are notorious for being "shoe-box owners" which means when you ask for their financials you get a shoe box full of receipts :-DRealistically, you don't need anything from the owner except the current rent roll.

They interview all types of folks who have been in your shoes too.