I would assume the % of man made fires caused by Arson is pretty darn low though.

Thank you for taking the time to do a deep dive. 2% home appreciation was also a fairly low estimate, it looks like in that area it is actually around 5-6%.

Starting with a trailer is a smart, low-cost option.

These sellers paid much less than what the going rate it today, likely have no mortgage or low interest rate mortgage and do not need to push rents to market value to cash flow.They get solid returns at their current rental values, have minimal headache with current tenants and they don't need to do major repairs to get their properties sold for a solid value. 

It makes less and less sense in a market with low inventory and high interest rates.

You may be looking only for "low-hanging fruit" type deals, which are far & few between these days.Read copy & paste info below:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Real Estate Crash of 2008-2010 caused real estate prices to crash across the country - but didn't affect rent amounts.

An emergency fund needs to be liquid, and immediately available to you in addition to being low risk and protecting principle. 

Look for a location with low crime, then look for the neighborhoods with the best schools.

If after interest rates spiked a buyer waited for them to drop back to 7%, they would have waited 21 years til 1993 for them to get that low again.Hope he isn't holding his breath.

When I worked as an MHP broker, if the park was on a lagoon, I could never find a buyer no matter how low the price got.