I am in the same position right now evaluating PM software so any feed back form others on this is very appreciated!

It will cost some money to get an evaluation and plan, but it will be money well spent.Good luck and I hope this helps.Ed

Unfortunately many times they still come back and say I paid below market value for the property and they won't drop the evaluation to the sales price but it is worth a try.

Curtis:I'd evaluate this for multiple exit strategies typically you would want to keep your options open on every deal and in particular with your first. 

The month long process of walking properties and learning what he looks for when evaluating properties was invaluable.

However, we did our homework, had a structural evaluation done to make sure the thing wasn't going to fall down. 

It really gets down to whether or not the park community is in the PATH of PROGRESS or in the BLIGHTED PATH of NO OR SLOW RETURN? 

You're already in a great area for passive income, which puts you a step ahead of other new investors.If you have an idea already of the type of investment you're looking to get into, I'd recommend adding some progressively specific keyword alerts so you know if anyone starts talking about your holy grail of niche, market, provider, etc.

Have you tried giving them a very detailed daily scope of work and checking on the progress daily?

Hire an engineer to evaluate.