Property values had continued to drop in the area and in order to sell that home and move I would have had to pay someone to take it.

Few things with MH that need to be assured is "Double wide" which you covered, On a permanent foundation/concrete slab, Not on axles/remove, Not moved from another property or living location, and built after June 1976 (Some investors require within 25 years). 

I would like to move out of the apartment that I am in, and I will need deposit-cash for a home in Odessa.

@Jacob Lopez the thing with rentals is that the market is constantly moving.

I hate it when people say this on here but this may be one of the cases where it actually does make sense to say it: consider hiring a PM moving forward because every tenant has a sob story and if you bend over every time you hear one, you might as well be running a charity.

@Marcus Robert Can you share with us why you are looking to move away from QuickBooks? 

I agreed to that move-in date in favor of a tenant with a great credit score, history over immediate/faster tenancy. 

Hello Everyone,My name is Fernanda and I live in Upstate NY (CNY) and I always had a desire on dive in into Real Estate Investing (I work in a Real Estate Office and I love it - never had a interest on becoming a Realtor because where I live there are too many Realtor for a small/short market, if you don't know people and not familiar with the area you will suffer to make any moves). 

But I would like to kick start my real estate journey before starting a family or moving in with my girlfriend.

I have heard of a few different ways to do this including the waterfall method where the investor receives 75% until their investment is returned and then move into 50/50.