I'm trying to buy cheap 1" mini blinds, but I can't seem to find ones in a 36 inch length.

Buy little old mobiles cheap, do as little as possible re repairs, etc., then sell them on contract with good interest - create notes.He didn’t elaborate that the buyers of this type of home have an extremely high rate of defaults.

The plan will be after said High Tech Manufacturing employees move into area en masse from the Bay Area, raise rents about 25% to 30% and at that time will be cash flow positive.Thats why..since these would be short term (less than 3 years) plays...I am focusing on thoughts in terms of how to better gauge the impact the New employer is having in the area on RE so that I can be ahead of the curve in terms of buying cheap and selling with appreciation.

And right now I feel like I'm stuck between either throwing darts in the dark OR trying to go in deeper than is really possible before making an offer.  

How many times do we hear about people buying small MFs and throwing everyone out to remodel, force appreciation, and charge much more in rent?

The prices in Gatlinburg, as they relate to yields, are still way cheap.  

You'd probably be able to afford upgrading your primary residence and owning a small vacation rental somewhere, now throw in some extra income from that vacation rental and you should be in pretty good shape. 

Her dog destroyed the carpet but it was cheap FannieMae crap and it had been 4 years,  so I gave her the full deposit back.  

So I don’t want to pay too much, but I also don’t want to cheap out. 

This is better left to more experienced flippers.Another thing to consider is that you have just enough cash for a down payment and closing costs on a cheap 4-plex (we're talking maybe $100K property).