The income produced from the asset alone will not be enough.This of course assumes we are speaking about traditional financing and not any creative strategies.

If the owner won't talk to you, it's over, at least as far as a traditional sale is concerned.

I have (what I consider) a good chunk of change sitting in a traditional IRA.

Most money made in traditional investments such as stocks, bonds, commodities, and mutual funds are always passive, so 3% ROI means 3% ROI.

I'm not an expert on this but if you are looking at modular homes I would compare their cost to that of traditional stick built.

You can usually tell because if you click on the deed, it will be a "Certificate of Title" instead of a traditional deed.

the retainer is not a traditional fee.  

I am curious when buying and clearing a lot to develop on, is it there money to be made by just buying a modular home and putting it on the land or is it better to actually build a house the traditional way?

What happens when the tenant who has the utilities in their name splits 3) Leasing - lot of appointments and no shows vs. more traditional housing, harder to advertise on MLS.  

Then as soon as I can after rehab, I refinance with a traditional lender for close to my ARV ($300,000) , pay off my remaining $117,000 with the seller's note, then cash out my equity and pursue other properties while cash flowing the 6-plex.Am I crazy to think that a seller would even consider something like this?