My mom lives in Oregon, has incurable cancer. I am moving her this week to my house. She has signed a Durable POA. Put my name on her accts put a will together, but is not signed-she owns mobile home and I don't know if I should leave it in her name or transfer it to my name now. Its only worth maybe $5000.
If you will be applying for benefits I would recommend against transferring now as that would considered an uncompensated transfer. It is true that at her demise the mobile home will be a part of her probate assets which will be a problem if it is in another state.
It is difficult to avoid probate with a mobile home because it is not real property and cannot be titled in the name of a trust.
In any event, the best course of action is to dump the thing and concentrate on taking care of mom.