I wasted too much time trying to piece it all together and when you're in different states it's all the more challenging to make sure everything is legit.

I won't fault those syndicators that have stopped distribution or even doing capital calls if they do spend time manage the property and try to find solutions to the problems.I suggest BP have a hall of fame and hall of shame for these syndicators. 

I'm going to try leasing the place out myself again, but if I'm struggling, I will hire property manager. 

Which skip trace services have you tried?

So stop, stop trying to put square peg's in round holes.

If you can afford to buy another house and hold on to this one I would try and do it. 

I am trying to purchase a mobile home park that is already in a system of Mobile home parks that profit 87 percent for the last 15 years.

I'm trying to analyze a potential flips in Newark, Ca (East Bay in general).

So - somewhere 2 hours away, or somewhere you like to vacation in, or where all your family lives, or where you plan to move someday.Too many people are trying to do exactly what you're doing - pick a market based on a formula - and they end up buying a random 'cheap' property thousands of miles away, turn it over to people they've never met or even spoken to, and then... lose money.  

Trying to find out if there just isn’t the demand, or so much demand that the available units are rented so they don’t show up.