Also, I have a fire escape in the rear (it's metal and kind of old, can use some spicing up). 

Shown at the right is a model designed for placement on a foundation with the garage constructed after the installation of the three-section home.are transported on steel chassis which are never removedare transported on their own wheels (which are most times removed in our area)are set up on a series of steel pier and jack assemblies or concrete blocks with wood, plastic or poured in place concrete footing.Today's California Housing and Community Development Departments (HCD), now requires that an "ENGINEERED TIE DOWN SYSTEMS" (ETS) be installed on any new or reset MOBILE or MANUFACTURED HOME.Finally a MANUFACTURED HOME will have metal HUD TAGS aka INSIGNIA'S, DECALS, LABELS posted on the rear left of each section.

Good luck youngster.

And yes, if yearly inspections show damage that cause a unit to fail these must be addressed by the landlord (you would be given a certain amount of time to repair); if they fail again the housing authority can withhold payment.Keep in mind while you're fixing the damage your tenant may have done you must attempt to avoid beating the hell out of the tenant as they sit on their rear ends watching TV while you work. 

Or you could pay the same 50k, work your rear end off, and be successful.

One time I was doing some caulking in the rear of the house and it appeared in my backyard (gate was open and it walked in).

Two drawbacks though, If you take a mortgage,you are in jeopardy of the loan being called but that is really rear and unlikely to be triggered unless you don't pay your mortgage.Also, you will have to go through the process of transferring the property back under your name should you decide to refinance down the road.

In this case it is basement lights, front porch, rear floodlight and common vestibule immediately inside front door.

Key items from Inspection report pasted below: MAJOR CONCERNS - Major Concern, Repair: The installation of the window on the 2nd floor at the rear wall is low quality.

Scope of work on an $80k budget is: * build out ofbasement apartment down to the studs* upstairs new kitchen on existing footprint* replace/enlarge 2nd story rear deck* new roof, door, & electrical for 2 car garage* add a bathroom in existing finished space on the 2nd floor OR rebuild one gable at a lower slope to allow finishing out current space under the eaves as a master suite* perhaps other stuff we haven't thought of The questions are A) how do you approach down-to-the-studs level remodel projects?