I'll have to start looking for better/more work, most definitely. The job I'm currently in wasn't supposed to be anything more than a stopgap, after a fairly long period of unemployment and I suppose that's on me.

As far as equity; I'm not certain what the house is worth. I'm scrambling to get this info together now, but if it does come to selling the house, I'm glad to know paying the taxes through a home sale is an option.

For my mother's income; I'm really in the dark about what she brings in, I know it has high potential but it's extremely difficult to get any of that information out of her. Kind of in the same way that I was unaware of the situation regarding our property taxes.

Thank you for the reply, every bit of information is helpful.