Hey BP, I'm a new realtor with a few concerns that I want to bring up to hopefully ease my worries. I'm wanting to make sure that I'm doing all that I can do right now to build my business and stay on the right track....

And, yes, that does mean an oil company can doze a road and a pad for a drilling rig in your back yard and drill a well.

My Dad looked at me like I was crazy - he simply took a roll of the carpeting that we were removing and used that as a knee pad.

Try eating a mouse before an elephant to see if you like the taste or not.

You may not see the pet pee on the carpet pad, but it's there and it's going to cause you to replace the carpets sooner than you otherwise would have. 

These were quoted for a 6 pad mhp with park-owned homes that were between 25-45 years old. 

Consider most PM don't make a lot of money from management fees; not saying that's a license to pad cost elsewhere, just an observation. 

Let's say I use your most 'favorable' number combo that you gave and you did find a house/duplex for $250K in TN which rents for $1,500/mo. --- Using the same criteria I gave you initially and now accounting for 30yr. fixed loan at 7.9% with 20% down (@57,500) --- you would be losing $415/mo. on a $250K property that rents at $1,500/mo. -- THATS NEGATIVE -$415/mo. or about -$5,000/yr. --- You would need to put closer to 43% down ( @$115,000) to make it BREAK EVEN! 

It is not uncommon for PM companies working for investors out of state to pad their income with repair costs.Maybe time to take a trip for a onsite inspection and follow up on all past repairs. 

Minimal work would be required (I am estimating $35k based on my familiarity with the building and some padding for some damage).