Youll need to do 2 short sale packages and the 1st will ultimately decide the amount to the 2nd.

I ultimately want to get into rei because I’m tired of not being able to do anything with my kids.

That surface will survive practically any cleaning technique and, undisturbed, there are of course examples that have lasted millennia.As far as I can tell, grout removal and replacement was not really given to you as an option to deal with the problem.

It might give them a good comparison point to a fractional passive product (the ultimate in getting out) that qualifies for 1031 which would also boost that ROI substantially."

My wife has a good 6 months of Real Estate prime time left before she will need to slow down and so we focus on stacking more cash and ultimately sticking to the plan of buying the 2nd property and renting our current place out, just later.

My goal is to supplement my income and ultimately to replace it.

As far as analyzing MHPs- the similarity with apartments is that you are ultimately looking at your income and expenses and what your return will be.

I continue with my existing firm (Ultimate Realty Group) on the Illinois side. 

My ultimate goal is to retire from my 9-5 asap!

Having been through some of those lean years myself I started doing real estate just to try to survive.