My goal was to give enough information so that I could pick the brains of what has proven to be a very smart and knowledgable group of people.

That'll put you well on your way to (hopefully) making smart decisions in this business!

Also, that is a smart idea, and definitely something I should have done to ensure this was a legitimate deal.

You're on the best site for learning from a lot of smart people in many different niches of real estate!

The landscaper reimbursed us for the window and also provided the Glass installer.

I would have to agree to take your time and get smart before you do anything with it. 

With that being said, it was enough for me to realize that this would not be a smart choice, as a starter investment.To add insult to injury, the lot rent is $514.

John Burn’s real estate consulting firm has a warm place in my heart for all of their smart and timely analysis of the real estate market.

Also, I did  some research on the success of the Marketplace and I read mixed reviews, but I'm a glass-half-full kind of guy so I hope to prove the negatrons (glass-half-empty people) wrong.

Thx ok,  here's a question for the smart people:When attempting to estimate a property's ARV "potential", how much weight do or would you put on sales that occurred right before the bubble burst,  I.e,  2008-09, as reported by zillow, trulia, etc?