A $10k rehab creates demand for the unit, which reduces turnover, and increases the quality of tenant. 

With the average dock cost running $80,000 - $100,000 these days, it would be great pick up a dock below or within a 2 minute walk from your back door but anything longer than that may not appeal to renters that often. 

I put it so often it makes me feel like I am a pet hater.

That's often a default condition which give you the right to foreclose, too. 

You live usually for free (or should), only a hand full of tenants, can be very low money down with FHA. 

What is the Hyde Park area of Scanton like as far as rental potential, quality of tenants/housing stock etc ?

Quite often, you will find a mobile home dealer or hauler that will take the home for and deal with the squatter (that is what the occupant is at this point).  

So often we get disillusioned at what we think is the overkill of government intervention. 

Been racking my brain on this topic.I try to keep these thoughts in my mind, often conflicting because today, this very moment, things look crazy:"The best time to was 20 years ago, the second best is today."

Most long term good tenants are all M2M.The advantage of beginning with M2M is the fact that most evictions will occur in a tenants first year of tenancy.