I'm pretty convinced at this point that this is the right path for multiple reasons to include that the price changes that it does to adjust will also help you raise in the rankings because of a change to your listing.

Your goal as a passive investor is to identify a good risk-adjusted investment project, which involves assessing sponsor quality and the quality of the investment. 

I want to make an offer for asking price so we can lock it up & make adjustments after further inspection." 

For most people, they are capped at $25,000 net losses to write off on their w2 income.HOWEVER, it sounds like your wife is making a lot of money and the $25,000 net loss deduction is caped and completely disappears with individuals making a modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) of $150,000.

Then go to the "Loans" tab and manually adjust "% Financed" underneath "Repairs and Reserves" and "Closing Costs."

currently, the water is coming in in a small trickle when it rains hard. i think i need to dig up the dirt on the side of the property where it comes in, and do a patch. there was some significant flooding in the basement before i purchased the property which caused some of the supports to rot (which i am now replacing with steel adjustable beams). beyond that, there's that white powdery type stuff (Forget the name) that accumulates on the walls which i assume is due to moisture. i'm already stuck with this property, but i plan to purchase more in the future and i want them to be as hands off as possible, so just trying to look out for things that can cause me a headache (but i also want good deals, so maybe i'm doomed in that sense :D )

She does not want them to know right now that she is selling so I am posing as an insurance adjuster when we walk the property.

Just make sure to adjust your underwriting according to the times.

Or Front porch dissolves and contributes their assets to STH in exchange for capitalization adjustments of membership.Either of these mean that going forward it would be 4 rather than 3. 

However, you still need to adjust your assumptions and underwriting to reflect that it is a mobile home.