I am really needing a meter installed to lower my monthly bill.  

Lower your offer price and move on.  

The food is great and it significantly lowered our food costs. 

This seems to follow the general overall trend of lower cost areas winning at the expense of those with a high costs of living.

Buying a mobile home to place on your land can be a great way to generate rental income, but like any investment, it comes with pros, cons, and key considerations.On the pro side, mobile homes are typically more affordable than traditional single-family homes, meaning lower upfront costs.

Rented in Feb 2024, Lower cash flow than expected.

I'm going to have a floor guy take a look to be sure, but let's assume I can't re-sand and I'll either have to put new flooring over the old original floors or just tell the next prospective tenant, that's how the floors will be, which lowers the appeal of a very rentable apartment.   

We were not interested in the initial asking price, but countered with a much lower price.

If it’s a lower-income rental market, high-end renovations may not justify premium rent.

Each of your homes will start at a lower cost basis and you will get slightly less depreciation each year to offset but you have spread that depreciation over multiple properties so now selling any one property will result in less impact on taxes than just selling your first without a 1031.