Fortunately I was still able to cash flow but I had planned on 5 based on word of mouth from other investors. 

This area has 90,000+ active duty military and 3 bases, which brings a constant flow of people in and out…many of them renters.

When addressing dirt and damages, deduct reasonable cleaning costs and expenses for furniture repairs or replacements from the tenant's security deposit based on fair estimates and proper documentation.

An additional benefit of a detailed engineering-based Cost Segregation Study is that it can increase potential insurance premium savings as well as provide support for the property tax appeals process.

I thought when it fails it will be a good base for peel-n-stick. 

You make money based on what you can predict might happen.Maybe there isn't really anything to review on this. 

Another $200 to have the ground leveled, rock placed for a base instead of sinking into dirt, then to have them placed and leveled. 

You can filter the data you are looking for based on whichever markets are in your list of potential candidates.https://www.zillow.com/research/data/If you are looking for more information about migration patterns and employment opportunities, I would recommend the U.S.

The right answer here is based on what you are trying to do. 

I think syndications offer good opportunities for those who want to diversify, but I wouldn't start there if you are building a financial base.