The challenge newer investors face is that overpriced properties tend to sit on the market for 60+ days and they see them all the time.

These homes tend to individually appreciate over time and are actually not bad places to live.The places with the lot rent you have to decide if you want to be in the mobile home business and buy the park.

again, this tends to be the go to renovation for many.  

. ~80% tended to be transient and moved on by there choice or ours. ~20% were decent and "stuck". 

I am okay with taking some risk so when saving like this I tend to invest the money in VOO within my taxable brokerage account so it has the change to grow, knowing it also has the change to go down in value. 

Flatter tends to be better, but even then you need to make sure the soil is stable to support your structures.  

It is challenging in the winter months as people tend to focus on the holidays, shopping, dinners, parties, etc.

In my experience pet owners tend to be more responsible. 

Magistrates tend to have long memories and also tend to hold grudges against local incompetent landlords.So if he wakes up and talks to someone with any brains and experience, this won't go to court, but he'll start looking for another excuse to get rid of you, something much easier to argue in court.

So selling it to someone when you can't give them clean and insurable title can sometimes be an issue.At that price point, not so much. 8k properties tend to have a buyer pool that won't care as much that the title isn't insurable if they see the reason why is because it was bought at a tax sale.