As her closest neighbor, I'm not wild about the prospect of it sitting empty for years, reverting to the city in probate and..then what?

If you want to eat steak don't waste your time and money trying chicken to find out if you like meat.

(I'd like to put an A-frame on it, see: https://www.madihome.com/, there's a sanitary main but no water or driveway)- The closest water main is ~60m away- The closest street is ~60m away.

I want steak and eggs and some OJ right now.

Making it right, as I understand it, would be--cleaning up the mess, paying for damages (including lost business), and paying for the structural engineer to give the okay on the remainder of the building that is closest to the car wash.

Personally, I plan to start investing by the end of 2019.With that being said, I have been looking for meetups in the area, unfortunately the closest meetups I have found are in New Orleans, LA.

First the 5 yr forecast household growth in the 1-3 & 5 mile radius; the occupancies of the closest 5 MHPs and the availability of rental housing nearby.If the first two are low, it’s doubtful you’ll be leasing many lots.  

.- Property in question: 1,496 for $471,000; 1938 ~ $314 per sq ftThe 3 closest comps based off lot size and physical location:- 850 sq ft for $419,500; 1934 ~ $493.52 per sq ft- 832 sq ft for $419,000; 1950 ~ $503.60 per sq ft- 848 sq ft for $355,000; 1920 ~ $418.63 per sq ftSo while our purchasing price per square foot is high (we're paying retail for sure), the comps our agent ran does make it seem like we have room to make a profit on the forced appreciation.

I invest in state, but my closest property is 1.5 hours away, so I treat it as long distance because I do not make frequent trips to these properties. 

I've heard of a "Hot Philly Sandwich" (cheese steak), i guess this is a "Hot DC Sandwich".