Account Closed maybe Bill Gate's was a bad example.

Precisely today, I heard a guest in the BP podcast (Episode #956) talking about a really bad experience with a "Subject to" deal.Thanks @JD Martin Generally, yes.

Most investors take a look at the available rental units in a particular market,  determine if its a good or bad market based on DOM and either dismiss the market all together or replicate the housing units that are absorbed.

For example, I have repeatedly informed him of my very negative experience with ABC Capital Investments (still going on almost one year with no payments to show for it) and yet he continues to promote ABC Capital Investments in Baltimore and Philadelphia despite fully knowing that many people continue to have very bad experiences with them.

Those who say mobile home parks are more lucrative than investing in mobile homes themselves could have had bad experiences (or no experience at all) buying mobile homes as investments.

The question to think about is - is that such a bad thing? 

On that topic I completely agree with you Scott, @Mark Miles has done nothing but bad mouth the Pocono region for years now!

The worst thing you can do is inherit a bad tenant and then you'll have to go through the eviction process. 

The best advice on this topic, in my opinion, comes from 2 books:How to win friends and influence peopleNever eat aloneI am also looking for brokerages to work with or even experienced shadow / intern for to gain experience and additional knowledge.

Just a bad idea all the way around.