I imagine it's a little more than a peek at the property (maybe no peek depending on the deal) and a handshake. 

I can't imagine investing in a strip mall or apartment complexes, and can barely imagine investing in a hotel/motel, but MH has proven itself to me over and over again.

@Pedro Martins I imagine you found an answer to your question here?

I can't imagine that she has a good reputation. 

As someone who is starting out on the investment side, I've tried to read as much literature as I could find.

The landlord therefore receives the money with an ACH push transaction, which are hard to reverse.A possible risk scenario that I can imagine for clearXchange and Popmoney is if the tenant uses a third party payer / bank account (friend, family) who later claims fraud / unauthorized access / unauthorized transaction.

Assuming all else equal, I would imagine an investor would take kindly to solar panels, and pay more for your house.

(Now there's some info I never imagined I'd be sharing on BP, lol)Of course, in real life I know a woman named Sam ad another named Michael. 

But I would Imagine that as an average, 50+ houses would in fact net me $500 a month if I spent 50k total and have $1200 coming in :).

I'm not sure how extensive the dry rot is, and how hard-core of a retaining wall you need, but I imagine it'd have to be barely livable for that much needed repair.