You can make the determination by examining the mechanical systems yourself and finding out their age or hiring an inspector to evaluate the systems.

Don't split the work between multiple contractors if possible, finding one to do all or most of the work will keep prices down.Challenges were finding replacement pieces for certain items as manufactured homes were very different than stick built as well as going through state guidelines for affixing the house to the land

BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

After feeling hopeless, lost and confused about a year ago, I'm happy to report that I'm starting to see the light and the path to wealth after taking consistent action, and am excited to be seeing the progress.Cheers, to constant and never ending improvementArgelI don’t see how it’s possible to generate enough cash flow as a real estate investor starting with no or limited capital.  

I would also ask my attorney about the advisability recording a copy of the contract or an affidavit of interest as I think it's possible the seller may have found someone willing to pay more for the property and I'd want a third party to be aware of my contract interest in the property.Lastly, I'd make sure the attorney I hired specializes in real property law, particularly in the county where the property lies.

Eastern PA.Point was, all those people who are Airbnb only are mostly just uninformed and not open to other better possibilities Originally posted by @Brendan Curley:@Ken Latchers where are your properties located? 

All these properties were purchased for under 100k (not possible now, we got lucky with the downswing of the market at that time).

in that case only "protected" notes would  guarantee a return, where the other ones would be more riskier...Appreciate the input, also looking into making some investments possibly with Aloha.

I am currently trying to learn as much as possible by reading books and listening to podcasts.

Feel free to DM me if you'd like more insights on all this (we don't do biz in Alabama so got nothing to lose).Here's some other "copy & paste" advice on how to search for a better PMC:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.