Some other reasons properties may not sell so fast.... sink holes, foundation issues, need for all new plumbing, need for all new electrical, ghosts, history of a murder on property, bio-hazards, methamphetamine cooking, occupied by squatters or professional tenants, neighborhood violence, noise (airport, railroad, highway), smell (animal farms, slaughter houses, industrial plants), natural disaster danger (flood, landslide, tornado, hurricane, earthquake, volcano), finicky seller.Have you been to the neighborhood at all times of the day?

(they were suppose to be a good one for farms and related business- as my funds are coming from a wild foods business. )I do have various things on the plate that need to be considered- the plant business; a pc of land; a florida property that is a loss- and is waiting for an upgrade. ?

Cali. utility just said today that they WILL have blackouts this summer due to natural gas distribution problems to the energy plants.  

At least, I won tickets to a weekend seminar on the radio (years ago) on my way to one of my business college classes and that is what planted a seed for my wife and I.

A possible deal breaker / ball buster: Cash buyer ready to go to contract and offer pending acceptance included my home based ornamental plant nursery biz (Ebay 'PowerSeller' online store, website, the works) plus attached greenhouse, attached nursery stock inventory, attached equipment, etc.

It's galling to see this HUD document muddy the waters and plant seeds of doubt about whether we are "discriminating" or not based on criminal history.  

It has changed, though not in the beautiful way that the yard in which we planted 10 trees over 15 years ago has been transformed.

The seller had simply faked the financials, and what they thought was lot rent actually also covered the rental of home the seller did not own.I have several times helped friends avoid overpaying because they missed physical plant challenges when they did their own DD.One of the communities I helped a friend avoid has sold 12 times in the last 12 years because of the challenges.Just to be clear, I do not do DDs anymore, nor am I offering to do so.Springfield, MO is a great area for land lease so prices will be higher.If this is the first community you are buying, I would seriously consider engaging a professional to help you that really knows what they are doing.

So they love the location and seem very planted.

The employment is an interesting scenario with many people working across the border in Mexico in many of our manufacturing plants that have gone that direction.