I figured I would only need this crash pad for a couple months while I close and renovate.

Think I will pump the brakes and make some more calls before submitting a offer...

The park I'm looking at now is fairly dominated by mostly older POH (16/24 occupied pads) . 

I began looking into REI as a launching pad to my goal to provide reasonably priced rentals for low-to-middle income families while establishing a passive income stream for myself.

I'm in the process of buying a mobile home court with 22 pads.

We recently had a deck built the top riser was off 3/8 of an inch the inspector made the contractor rip off the entire set of steps.. and start from scratch.. so before you start making the landings narrower..( any restrictions on width) I'd call inspector..Can you add a landing on the ground level a base platform if that's the section of stairs that's off.. or a cement pad..

I think your CL idea is on the correct tract but I get more of my responses from Zillow rental manager (hot pads, Zillow, Trulia, etc) than I get from Craigslist.  

Target size strip malls, or office space, or NNN, or Pads, or etc...Or are you talking about things like a stand alone building with a hair salon, or similar in it along side of a major road.[2] What can you afford to do Down-payment-wise, in an MMA maybe only a 7/11 strip mall, in a medium sized area maybe a larger bite of the chocolate bar than the 7/11 mall.[3] Do you want partners on deals, (same on all, different on some), must you have partners on deals (loan qualifications, personal weak spots, etc...)[4] How will you swing the bat at financing; do you qualify for the financing your deals will need, will you need others to help you qualify, do you now these people vs risking someone who will make your life miserable and you will hate working with (an unfortunate situation). [5] Do you want to work government handout money for fix up real estate, is there any that looks profitable right now.[6] How well do you know commercial real estate "Stuff"; such as can you identify a 400 amp service panel from an 800 amp service panel, can you identify an electrical transformer that you own from those owned by the utility, what is a plenum, does your building have them, what are those big red pipes with wheel handles on them, hidden behind the bushes (who do they belong to), how long does asphalt last in a commercial lot, and etc...Good Luck!

I pumped the brakes on pursuing another purchase and started educating myself with books, podcasts, etc.

Managed to get all the plumbing in and the pad poured.