Aloha Shiv,I would be more than happy to assist you in finding the right property and resources. 

We ended up rented this property for 1200 a month with the assistance of a property manager Lessons learned?

Your contract requires the seller to “maintain the property in the same condition as the purchase contract date.  

The sensors themselves are peel & stick so if you ever move, you can take the system with you.Let me know if I can assist further.

I've been able to find some good comps for the two homes on site, a permanent manufactured home (per county tax records) and a mobile home, both maintained well and with additional decks/porches etc. 

this is fairly common practice in low income areas Ideally you’d never do this but in some rough neighborhoods where everyone is on assistance it sure can help

Hi BP fam!  I'm new to this whole investing thing (really excited though) and was looking for some help.  When analyzing a deal, where would I go to find accurate comparable rental rates?  Any help is greatly apprecia...

: Lower Your Small Business Taxes and Tax Savvy for Small Business: A Complete Tax Strategy Guide Twentieth Editionlegal and insurance - Every Landlord's Property Protection Guide: 10 Ways to Cut Your Risk Now (book w/ CD-Rom) and supplement with Every Landlord's Legal Guide (generally speaking Nolo has a good collection of books)property management - an excellent resource is The Book on Managing Rental Properties: A Proven System for Finding, Screening, and Managing Tenants With Fewer Headaches and Maximum Profitentity start and maintenace - Garrett Sutton's Start Your Own Corporation: Why the Rich Own Their Own Companies and Everyone Else Works for Them (Rich Dad Advisors)  and Run Your Own Corporation: How to Legally Operate and Properly Maintain Your Company Into the FutureAnd here is a set of questions to help you judge if you maintain your corporate well:How well have you separated yourself from your business?

With this said, should people be denied access to ownership because they do not have at least a cursory understanding of the three phases of ownership (purchasing, maintaining, and selling)?

Most policies will not cover you if they believe you or your tenant have insufficiently maintained the item.