You will also get a taste for property management by handling the unit yourself.  

just remember as you get older your expense's will grow.. family etc.as you make more money your taste's will change to,,, or normally they do...

I really do love it, I had a little taste of what flipping a house might be like.

welcome. my advice is find a rehabber that has experience or you could partner with for a few deals until you gain more experience while keeping you out of major trouble. here is an old post that may be of interest to youhttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/72801Keep this in mind. you are rehabbing it to make money not for your taste or style which is probably why you and most people go over budget.

Additionally I have seen some colleagues years ago (before I started helping others) lose a lot of money by making some counter-intuitive mistakes and then have a very bad taste in their mouths concerning mobile homes. 

Do some more research then when your comfortable try your hand at it again.What happened with your SFH and duplex that left a bad taste in your mouth?

On other forums its been my impression that its bad taste to start new conversations if a similar conversation has been started but on this forum I find it difficult to find a relevant conversation to join. 

This is the only real way you're ever going to obtain the knowledge necessary to take action and ultimately taste success in this business.

Wouldn't bother with the drapes since it is almost entirely based on individual taste - some like blinds, some like natural fiber drapes etc.

The PM's email is too rambling for my taste.