I am well traveled and very culturally experienced and am a dedicated sales and marketing professional who exceeds goals, retains customers and maintains a strong reputation for customer satisfaction.With all that said, I am looking to understand the US market for both professional and personal reasons. 

Also can someone please explain the refinancing part in very easy to understand terms, I'm having a hard time grasping that concept of getting the money back to reinvest? 

Rural to weak suburban is a no go unless a local investor that lives their and understand the area block by block.  

I understand much of the red tape associated with new construction first hand from building my own home, but blame much of it on a very incompetent builder.Thanks!

So you are probably spot on with starting to understand the market better.

Do I understand you correctly that all the tenants left the park, and you are now starting from scratch?

Need to understand your credit, experience and liquidity.

Even thou I did not make the ROI on the property that was desired, by taking action, my learning and understanding increased and I am more confident with moving forward on the next deal.

And most agents are simply terrible at understanding or discussing non-traditional purchase options.

Are you working with a local lender that understands our market?