However, their income far surpasses the 25% rule that I am trying to follow in the income to rent ratio.The second candidate is a young single girl with a stable job at a manufacturing plant in Rockford.

I'm in Plant City and focus in Polk county but have connections out in the Tampa Bay Area.  

In fact I was a plant superintendent for a company that made seats for Nissan.

OK< so a house with plants on the wall to the second story (so moisture on the siding) and a large hole in the ceiling (prob water leak) is a minor repair and only $135K in Eureka?

We did have two new companies move in, but their plants are almost fully automated.How did you know when you found the right target market?

You could have 1 500k home brand new in a hot rental market or two 250k fixer uppers in a factory town where the plant got shut down.

Fleetwood (CAVCO) has a plant in Northern California but you would have to buy the home through a dealer. 

you live in Cleveland and all the plants close?  

They were interested in something close for out of state visits to the plant.

We opened the back wall of the kitchen to allow access from different areas of the house which lost little and made it feel much larger.My take aways:Not having a limit on my AMEX comes in very handytwo 24" vanities cost a lot less than a 48" vanity and look okay when put side by sideNeighbors were so happy to have the unit updated that they came over with plants and put them in themselvesSuper thick deck paint filled in the pits in the deck so we only replaced a couple broken boardsHome Depot really has some good kitchen cabinetsA crappy carpet install can mean a lot of rework to repair baseboardsDig the window well out 6" below the bottom of the window frame and make sure the window is sealed well.