Any realtor should be able to get you pretty accurate comps to see what your offer should be for something you like.Good luck.

The other assumption or gamble here is over time the property will appreciate and rents will increase to a point where I no longer am losing on the investment.

Too much speculation, it sounds more like a gamble than an investment.

The best way to feel comfortable purchasing a flip is to know that all of your numbers (after repair value, rehab costs, and holding costs) are as accurate as possible.

I recommend you check out this article as it answers your question very well:http://buildingadvisor.com/buying-land/questions-t...Here is a portion of the article with useful questions for you to ask the selling agent:QUESTIONS FOR THE SELLER OR SELLER’S AGENTWhile you cannot absolutely rely on the seller or their agent for this information, it’s a good place to start and, in most cases, you will get accurate information TO THE BEST OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE.

So I let the broker know that part of the reason the park hasn’t sold is because no one can get accurate information from the rent roll and everything else to even make a decision.

Monthly Cash Flow - $523 Per month = $75,312.00  over the life of the loanGrand Total = $167,054.00   If these numbers are reasonably close to accurate, the investor is looking at investing $45K (round numbers) for a 122K Gain in 12 years.

My accountant is showing rental property passive losses to be rolled over to 2018 on my tax docs and I don’t think that is accurate. 

I'd rather rent a property to someone that's highly qualified than gamble on someone with poor credit performance.

If they price them as accurately as their regular zestimates I'm all over that!!!!!