This is directed at people in the Memphis, TN, area.  I am considering buying two or three lots inside Memphis that are about 0.17 acre. I looked up the lot minimums for Shelby County, and these seem to be 15,000 squ...

I’ve talked to numerous local people and they tell me I need 20% down.

Search the BP for ADU appraisals to encounter numerous examples.

---Go to @James Wise, Holton-Wise youtube channel to watch numerous episodes of S8 rentals gone bad!

Since it will eventually be a rental property and you'll have to hire someone to cut the grass anyway (I assume there's grass😂) would trimming the hedges add a lot to the expense, or add a lot to the desirability of the property?

There is a lot to know about owning the pad vs. land and the build of the mobile home and whether an end buyer can get financing on it.

Thank you to everyone who responded, defiantly gave me a lot to think about!

He says he doesn’t spend a lot of time each month but it might be a lot to manage 84 units knowing I will not make enough to outsource management until the note is paid off in 8 years.

That's a lot to ask of a complete stranger!

Your insights have given me a lot to think about, and I’m looking forward to more discussions on this topic.