I thought it was interesting how people decorated their places so much to their own taste and then drew a clientele that also liked that style.

I know that my tile distributor injects a lot of their personal styles on pros through their design center. 

Live a frugal life style, pay off your bad debts and then save for investing.

@Ray Johnson Well put sir...much more diplomatic than my standard advice that they are crap ;)@Jeremy Sharp Eventually you'll need to build your own calculator based on your investing style an preferences...takes some time and effort, but it's worth it.

Reality is that with 5 kids your financial position and her dreams will not be achieved if she does not have the for site to realise status quo is never going to work.You need more income going forward simply to maintain your present life style.

From what you have shared, this doesn't really look like a mobile home park, rather a "hodge-podge" of different style rental units. 

Transparent tables and chairs can make a huge difference and are definitely in style.

Style of house and year it was built.

Thinks 1980-1990 style.- Appliances were old and built in.- Previous owner was a do it your-self kind of guy and did a lot of it wrong.Now the biggest mistake I think out of all of these is not realizing that the family member was an alcoholic.

There are SO many ways to be successful, you can adopt a way that fits with your style and still have success.