Another potential liability issue and likely code violation: The pickets on the deck are spaced too far apart. with 4 steps, you need handrails.

I think its great you are excited and motivated about investing but from the little you mentioned about yourself it seems like the deck is stacked against you and it may be a reality that this is not the right time for you.

The current setup is causing my entire roof to dump on my deck.

The house was not maintained at all and had many small issues such as leaky sinks, paint, deck issues, exterior doors, leaky gutters etc.

Then you pay someone $250 to install it)-Decks/Landings: Is the mover taking the decks for you?

Another way to calculate is find out how many gallons the pool holds. 1 cubic foot = 7.48 gallons.Take the amount of gallons, say 20,000 / 7.48 = 2674 cubic feet.2674 cubic feet equals = 99 cubic yards.You could add a bit more for the top of the pool that you don't fill up, but the decking and broken up gunite, plaster, tile etc, should take care of this.

It has a non-working hot tub in the deck surrounded by a 6 foot fence that needs a bit of repair.

I've seen lots in the 6 figure ranges as well, patio, decks, pools, garages, nice lawns, club house even a golf course, again, location and amenities, not the can on wheels.As personal property they usually won't generate the tax base of conventional housing, yet they use and consume public services just as a conventional home, so at the government side, they are or can be a drag on services.

I got my own and painted, sheetrocked, framed decks and porches, laid a little brick, roofs, so yes I swung a hammer.

But we had some of the issues you noted, small things are big in the eye of an inspector, we had one item I missed entirely, posts for the deck on the house were not bad, but were discolored and getting damaged.