Reading books is incredibly helpful but honestly I had to change my spending habits, personal budget, mindset about money, and make new friends.

However, with inflation still running high, others argue that such a reversal would do more harm than good.

However, its still real clean, I didn't see a lot of old barely habitable mobile homes with renters dumping trash on the gravel roads and poaching deer like closer to Houston . 

Try @Drew BrownYou might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”, since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processes

VA loans backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs even allow veteran borrowers to obtain 100% financing on a home.According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), before shopping for a mortgage a borrowers should:Check their credit reportAssess how their spending habits will change with a mortgageBudget for additional or changed expensesDetermine how much of a down payment is neededDecide on a purchase price of a homeCreate a loan application package with personal and financial information including pay stubs, W-2 forms, copies of recent tax returns, bank statements, and proof of identity2.

It seems to me like the fact that the landlord returned the security deposit could hurt their chances in court (which is always kind of a crap shoot)-- BUT the courts will probably view very, very dimly a tenant that falsified military orders which is the only codified reason an Ohio landlord is required to let a tenant off the hook for the breach of a lease term for a habitable unit (assuming no harassment or privacy violations by the landlord).

Then they would end up paying fair market value for the vacant lots and have to relocate those 5 occupants to habitable, alternative housing (at a cost of $50-$70,000 a piece) for property worth virtually nothing.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

Your insurance may not cover you for unpermitted work and the harm it may cause.

And, worse, there are so many legitimate ways to accomplish various goals in real estate, to get in the habit of breaking the law (or potentially breaking the law) is, frankly, stupid and unnecessary.