She simply opted to leave most of her things. 

It just worries me that our consumer spending habits as a nation are so out of hand at times that no matter how much you give people it will be gone in no time.Would you guys say the past plan of action would be to sit in the front of the roller coaster keep up on what is going and stake as much cash as possible for the time being?

I am 32 years old with excellent credit and less than 10k in consumer debts (truck note). 

Maneuvering through tightened guidelines has not been the easiest thing, for consumer and lender/broker, whether it's conforming or whether it's bridge money.Are you purchasing strictly investment on that 3 unit? 

Probably 4 SFHs with the same capital used would yield higher return BUT SFH proving very time consuming to find.

In regards to SF verse duplex, I personally always opt for more doors, more income streams and less volatility. 

Or even work as property manager altho could be time consuming. 

I believe mobile homes are regulated as consumer goods and not real property. 

There are some ways according to french-property.com by which we can save tons of money by opting for Régime Réel.

People often think they can "opt out" of the rules - they can't.