To be clear: The ultimate downside risk is that the tenant comes back and sues you for her $20,000 worth of jewelry and $10,000 worth of heirloom china that she claims she left behind.

When comparing costs, you might find out that the total cost of ownership in Puerto Penasco including taxes is lower than just the property taxes in California.I hope this helps but, ultimately, you might want to get the facts and figures and make your own decision.

Another benefit of selling build to rent vs. retail is that if the units are presold before breaking ground, the buyer (at least in my market) is ultimately funding the build from the start, compared to (retail) the builder funding it out of the gate, covering carrying costs and then having to collect profits at the end and often fronting other money.

And I ultimately filled the park up and sold it for around $1 million more than I had paid.The moral is that you have to stay alert when you buy an old worn-out mobile home park -- there are decades of deferred maintenance that you have to deal with.

Give The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods a read.

the ultimate beginners guide answers a lot of the questions it sounds like you have.

Start by reading the Ultimate Real Estate Investing Guide: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides/ultimate-real-estate-investing-guide/introduction 2.

Ultimately the cost doesn't matter, because you ask for it as a sellers concession.

Ultimately, a vehicle isn't an asset.

The ultimate answer to your question is in the numbers.