And some of the information they need is actually gathered directly from the consumer.

The banks view them as a consumable that has an expected life span, so they don't want a 25 year mortgage on a mobile that is already 20 years old.

Corn is used in thousands of consumer food products.

He/she probably should have directed the seller's agent's question to you.Typically, in a consumer transaction, it gets really fuzzy who they work for when the lender orders the appraisal. 

If you rent 3 apartments for $1500 each and have no vacancies, no repairs, and every tenant pad on time forever (which is I mpossible).. then that’s $4500 a month in rent.

John - I have worked with a few people who have done work of this nature and I personally recommend turning those retail spaces into a consumer-focused retail spaces e.g. coffee shops, mini mart (as you suggested), diners, bookstores, ect.

The property manager and the interested party may have trouble getting their schedules to line up, the consumer may feel less comfortable with someone else constantly hanging around, among other reasons.

Again, I plan to live here forever so my initial thoughts are that it's not that big a deal to have little equity or ability to rent later.

I would like a referral for an attorney who is good at tenant collections, forever till collected, in the Baltimore Maryland Area.

For all new investors, don't place yourselves in a tight situation where flipping the property takes forever to complete.Insurance and utilitiesNot just the house and renovation costs, there's also legal costs, insurance, and taxes that go with it.