They did ok but IMO were not sophisticated investors either.

I feel like I can build for cheaper than buying, running the numbers tells me otherwise. 

I have an opportunity to purchase a non-performing, run down assisted living facility in Los Angeles.

---there is just so much running through my head about how to make this go as smoothly as possible, this will still be one fun learning experience! 

And when I buy and sell real estate in Cincinnati, they also give me a discounted rate on sales commissions and fees.Please let me know if you run into a reasonable insurance company in Cincinnati that has good customer service and great rates.

Could I take the insurance money, pay off the mortgages, and run with the rest?

If it runs late, you can evict.

In the long run I figured it out, but until then it cost a lot of sweat equity (and all my free time) while I was scraping off wallpaper and replacing toilets. 

You can probably run it from the front door into kitchens, bathrooms, etc. and it will look good.  

I'm hoping to keep them in mind when buying or selling mobile homes and avoid running afoul of the laws of my current state to which I've recently returned.