If in the year 2000 you invested $200k in Cleveland and $200k in San Diego both with same level of leverage.  

Even if a property has clear title you probably cannot get title insurance on a property until you own the property a year because title companies won't trust the title searches because tax sales are so messy.You have to have clear title to get title insurance, but with a tax sale, you also generally have to own the property a year as well because that gives some time for any unknown issues to come forward. 

Websites like Zillow, Redfin, and Realtor.com offer great insights into home prices, trends, and inventory levels.

The risks are:- non payment by buyer and must foreclose- lender calls the note dueThe answer to the 1st is to make sure there is a good down payment so dollar wise this does not harm seller.The answer tot he 2nd is to use a land trust and appear Garn St Germain compliant.Just my 2 centsAlan

I don’t see anything wrong with paying points if you like the rate, getting it to a level you like is just personal preference.You’re either going to pay it on the front, or the backend. 

He should be paying into workman's comp and be the experts in evaluating the level of risk.Do you have an umbrella policy in addition to the property’s policy?   

An experienced mobile home handyman or mobile home mover will be able to raise/level a mobile home in the matter of a few hours or days with the right tools.3.

I've been a landlord for a little over 2 years and I've learned a lot of stuff, but one of the most annoying lesson's I'm dealing with is that I just can't trust anything tenants say.

How do you typically evaluate or assess the level of risk when dealing with more complex scenarios, like foreclosures or borrowers with bad credit?

Some of the zips with better cash on cash returns are going to also be the ones with lower level neighborhoods.