Same problem as above.I am the poster boy for getting screwed by contractors that looked legit, had insurance, had an LLC, and provided what I thought was a good deal.

Again, not a problem as long as a longer term hold is part of your investment objective.  

You can't get around the financing contingency and that is usually not THE problem, as long as you are convnetional and not FHA.15k inspection limit does not make much sense, might as well drop your inspection contingency.

I've been looking at the properties that some wholesalers are sending me and none of them are 15% - 20% below market value....I'm not sure if I'm just running my numbers wrong or if anyone else if having this problem as well.

I don't think the communities are the big problem, as like you said they have appreciated quite a bit in recent years (though appreciation only goes so far if you can't offload them), especially as more folks are moving back into the area.

And if you are strong enough financially personally, then shouldn’t be a problem. As

The costs are $2750 broken down as follows Principal and Interest = $1850 [30 year fixed at 3.5%]Taxes = $600HOA = $300Renting the condo shouldn't be a problem as it is in a good school district and desirable area.

I would do 3 Thingscall the power company and tell them what you just posted above and ask themget referrals from your local Facebook group for good electrocutionsCall 2 amd have them diagnose the problem a d give you a quote 

I currently have land with used mobile homes on them and selling them is a problem as there is very little financing available for buyers.

The unused conductor is not a problem, a wirenut instead a tape job is probably better but both will usually do, and yes, I need to ground the box and the outlet (which is a basement GFCI).