She decided she wanted to downsize to a condo so she could travel more easily.

I love Raleigh and travel there often to visit my alma mater, NC State.

I would like to avoid being to far from Atlanta to minimize the travel expenses.

1) When you can draw from past transactions to project the success of ongoing projects.2) When you can confidently go into a transaction when 9 other ppl  (not involved in RE) are telling you that you are crazy.That is where I will consider myself a full fledged "investor" by all rights :)Sebastian

I want to make sure that everything is correct and I'm not confident that my realtor can help me write it. 

there may be some areas that have gone from A down hill just can't think of any in my travels or experiences

With the knowledge you get, the next project you will know what areas you can take over confidently to carve out more equity.Mis-steps in development can turn a project into something you have to complete just to break even. 

You might want to back up a little and not accused the HML because you are the one needing the funds and bad news travel fast if he put the word out on the streets you might not get anyone to help you.Joe Gore

I can honestly say with a great deal of confidence, I am beginning to understand quite a bit about the real estate industry.

In other words you will likely be able to find many more mobile homes for affordable prices, lower lot rents, and a larger "for sale" quantity if you travel further inland than you currently are.