If you find that the property is held by a trust, usually probate is not needed to settle a trust. 

Our two options are to 1) purchase Real estate - perhaps a duplex or more and continue to work which would be a negative for me., or 2) purchase a business, more specifically a restaurant; I have a long experience in restaurants and hotels, in order to more than make up for our income.

This is because the properties are usually (but not always) distressed and require rehabbing before a conventional lender will touch it.  

Higher end parks and lower end parks have done contracts, usually renewing every year.

First, I would check the actual reserves of the association, usually pretty easy to find out in the buying process (required resale cert etc).

you may be running into the negative perception of wholesalers who tie up property with no means to actually close. and if they cant assign the contract they walk . 

I am making no judgments, but it usually takes quite a bit for someone to get this public with a dispute.

Negative Mindset – Are you pre-programmed to see the pursuit or accumulation of money as a negative, bad or evil thing?

However, our friends who are also buying rental properties said their agent always started renting activities early on and usually had a lease in place at the time of closing.

I have bought a house in the city of Philadelphia July 2016, the recording happened on that time and it has been a year so far , I was selling the property but the buyer insisted on using certain title company which made all things complicated and asked about the notices were sent by the sheriff's office to the old owner, which I never had or received or even sent to me that the Sherrif's send a notice to the old owner.Philadelphia county law said if it is a vacant property the redemption period is nothing ( this property was vacant for 10 years) if the property was occupied it is 9 months from the sale ( usually becomes a year with the recording time ), which already also elapsed, the title company who was closing the deal refused closing and asked me to do A quiet title action or lawsuit , so the old owner or his hires won't have any rights or legally won't have any rights in the property, then I was about to file that but the City officials who are responsible for the court process advised me that this case will be complicated because I will have to find that old owner who does not have any rights legally now already and service him the court case or his hires if he is dead.I am seeking your advice on the matter, and if you know any title company that is aware of the right laws and will to close for me this deal with any buyer please help me Ehab T.