Hi BP fellow members,My name is Yue and I'm from Canada.Speaking a little about my experience, I have bought 3 detached in Calgary (very proud to be a Calgarian :) ) over last ten years.

Bought a fire damaged 3000 sq ft duplex with detached garage apartment for $5k. remodel $35k.

Well, I am heading outside to (hopefully) finish installing a fence and straightening a slightly leaning detached garage before making the 4 hour drive back to Tyler this evening.

Park owners unless they are their own managers as well are generally pretty detached from the day to day workings of their parks and really don't keep track of home sales unless they are in the arrears in their rent or have been abandoned or are in default.That's my 3 cents worth.

Hi @Allison T. most major obstacles are:flood / flood insurance and it's requirement with a mortgagehigh crime areasI've gotten all my deals from my agent who is a retired cop in the city.  

And you need to be ok with making the emotional detachment from the home.

Have an offer in on a detached duplex.

Just get the licence and rental suitability, if there are no obstacles and start the eviction process.

Also I do my cash flow estimates with what many think is very conservative cap expense estimates (which I believe are fairly accurate and not that conservative) of $250/month attached, $300/month detached. 

I'm very motivated and have the drive to stop making others rich and start working towards financial freedom for my family and I.I am looking to network and make as many local connections as possible and hear other success and/or obstacle experiences.