You could put a luxury vinyl right over it and that would make it look way better.

Here is the link to the project details:https://www.farinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Cali-River-Suites-Inv.Package.pdf

(I should note that I live in Japan so buying a house and living in it is not an option for me.)Sincerely,Cory Ballantyne you're gunna hate me for this, but I wouldn't consider buying in America, from japan, for your first deal, unless you had in the range of $75-$100k. when you invest locally, you can get low down payments and house hack, you can drive to see properties, you can go to investor meetups and pick peoples brains, and you have the luxury, if something goes wrong, of seeing what went wrong and even going in and picking up tools yourself to save on labor if absolutely necessary. from japan, you will need to fly to see any property you hope to buy, probably have trouble meeting up and networking, and everything will have to happen with boots on the ground financed out of your pocket.

Create a mission statement and establish a management style that suits you.5.

home designer suite , easy to work with for small project ideas like floor plan

That is just me though there’s others on here much better suited to answer this question 

Your State's manufactured housing association is best suited to answer that question, since they can give more color to the federal statues and whatever your state laws say. 

Is there a "special"way to price out rent for an in-law suite attached to our home?

I want to protect my current and future rental properties as well as other assets from suits or other life happenings, what is the most affective way you use or have found.

He's old, angry and selling soon@Steve Vaughan sounds like I would be angry too if I had you as a neighbor  :-) It's only a couple of hundred dollars to  file a suit.