The address is, 221 10th Ave W, Bradenton, FL 34205 Google it to see photos and details. 

I would Google your area and REIA clubs and then attend as many as you can. 

The $150k wholesale was a duplex in Mountain View right across the street from google.

In the next three years, I made several improvements—removed the asbestos/popcorn ceiling, added some can lighting, updated a few light fixtures and faucets, and bought a new stove, as well as painting the whole place myself.

Google them and see what kind of reviews they have.

If you google: paul schmitt portland contractor, you can find his info there.  

Marriott, Google and Equity Residential have all begun to embrace manufactured housing.

I would call it a D class neighborhood, I have seen some very SKETCH behaviors in that neighborhood, I had a coworker who saw a homicide at the gas station on cutting and 37th.

I invite you to Google "Creating a LLC or S Corp in _____," "Division of Corporations in _____," or another phrase.

I’m guessing the contractor meant a “lally column” which is sometimes added to support a sagging structural member. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lally_column