social security disablilty and renting out a house
I own a house and am on SSD and widow benefits. I tried to sell it via land contract and was ripped off to the tune of over forty thousand dollars,(house is life savings). Now I had to pay a contractor to fix most of the damages and rent it out now. Will this income go against my SSD?

who represents a man in a coma
My brother-in-law is in a coma from a severe head trauma. He has no living will or POA- he also lost his job about a month ago and has no medical insurance. He is dirt poor. My sister, his ex-wife, is being
badgered by the injured man’s mother (who is out of state) to become his POA and apply for SSD, go for COBRA and coordinate everything. I think this is a major problem for her to do this. He has two kids that are 17 and 21, and are too young for this responsibility. Do you think this is a good idea? Also, isn’t there a 5 month waiting period for SSD? Who is to pay the COBRA?
Thank you for any help.

Durable power of attorney
I have durable power of attorney for my Dad and save 3/4 of his S.S check in mutural funds. He is in a VA hostital and they don’t want his S.S. check like other nursing home did. I spend some on clothes and food for him everything else the VA take of. Of the amount left over how much per year am I aloud to spend or give as gifts.