And Brian, what would you consider a "song" when you evaluate properties in small towns?

If I was determined to sell at that point, I'd evaluate which made more money.

The challenge is sniffing them out, knowing how to evaluate them, performing good due diligence on the park, and getting comfortable with the operations side...

However, if I were in the early evaluation stage of due diligence, I might want to screen from afar.

Hi Everyone: This is for Jim Johnson or any other mobile home investor. On the forum analyzing investor deals could Jim and others go to this forum and let me know what you think of this deal
I'm looking to offer $3,5...

My agent says that the investor has not yet agreed on a price with the bank, and will do that once he evaluates our offers.

The evaluation of a property for a flipper or wholesaler is different from a buy and holder buyer.

This information will come in handy to you when you evaluate others that you would rent your investment property too.The greater the risk is that you will not get your rent, the higher the security deposit you should ask for.

At this point, I'd say it appears more likely this actually works than it appeared after my initial evaluation.

You can read that here: http://www.cato.org/pubs/efw/efw2009/efw2009-1.pdf In my opinion, economic freedom is just one thing to consider when evaluating a place to do business in and live in.