On the off chance you decide to hold and rent, make sure you discuss permanent financing options with a couple of banks/mortgage brokers up front as well.

From here he's going to come back to fix more permanently and then go forward from there to fix and improve things with me.What I learned is that a small guy isn't looking for the perfect job to jump in and send 10 guys to.

But a fat  wad of greasy twenties stinking of sin...I'm just a man, Cody.

@Henry Thomas Austin trailer homes can be much more difficult to obtain financing on because many times they are not on a permanent foundation especially as an investment property I would make sure your lender is on board with this before taking time out of everyone's day to look at the property

I am talking about placing a factory built home on a permanent foundation with that home built to the same national standards as used for traditional stick built homes. 

Since her home was flooded due to an interal plumbing issue and the insurance company is paying to remodel the existing old (1920s) and dilapidated structure (could tell by looking at some of the 2x4 studs revealed in the partial internal demolition), I decided to find out if my mother can use the money should would receive from the insurance company in the form of a check, put that towards the remodel, and in addition secure a construction-to-permanent loan in order to fund the complete transformation of her 1 bed 1 bath 1,200 sqft home into a 2-story duplex that she can rent out, airbnb, etc.

You can get 85% LTV on non-owner occupied through Fannie Mae and last, you can get chattel financing for anything that is not permanently attached such as homes in a park or on leased land.  

When you buy real estate you don’t buy the “structures”...... the land is what you’re buying and any permanent structures/improvements are simply included.You say both houses are on one “plat”.....does that mean both houses are on the same property tax I’d no., or are are there separate legal descriptions/lot no.s?

When the dust settles, you’ve added another rental that’s fully updated and ready to go for a long time, and you haven’t permanently changed your equity position in your existing rentals.

What’s the best type of Kilz primer (or other primer) to use on a bedroom’s walls and ceiling to permanently eliminate or cover up a smoky cigarette smell from someone who smoked in a bedroom?