To save money, you can get a lease online and then ask a attorney to review it and bring it in line with your local regulations.

You can really save on installation if you do it yourself though.

@Cassi Justiz if I did go the private seller rout, wouldn't it save me on closing cost.

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also if my income is low , but i have at least 6 months of payments in a savings would that also help ? 

My ultimate goal is to replace my wife's income with rental properties. 

The savings are nice--the kicker is she must pay $5K of closing costs up front to refinance.

The investor who bought it ultimately made about 150K, but had to hold the renovated property for almost 8 years

You saved me sooooo much time figuring this out on my own.

By using an existing home I saved months on construction labor.