It is also possible that either the folks in charge of the station, or the prosecutor have set a policy of not wanting to pursue non violent crimes, or even not paying attention to crimes against folks who are not local residents. 

And you can definitely pay off your home faster if you focus on running all of your expenses through it and watch your expenses. 

There are a lot of rules when it comes to buying a MH and if one thing is wrong the lender will deny the loan.Mostly pay attention to year built try and stay away from Mobile homes that are older than 20 years. 

You can have your tenant pay through there.

I agreed to pay for the renovation with no interest credit cards.

It was like paying for multiple Master's degrees to get our "real world" experience.  

I know building a reliable local network will be key, so I'm hoping to connect with experienced real estate team in the area.The military presence in Jacksonville catches my eye, and I'm particularly interested in properties that might appeal to military personnel and the associated contractors.

Plus we had the money to pay one off if it got called and we did have a few get called ..

Now, you need to figure out how to find deals and pay for them.

Perhaps we "buy" the house from them for the $328K balance to satisfy the lender and don't need a large down payment and then have a separate contract with them to pay $x per month until we've paid the full $172K amount.