If you are in a stage of being conservative and are looking for a safe place to place your money with steady returns, this is a great route.  

I have read that I can call sheriff about car; guess they document and or arrange it to be towed?

If you get to Portland I can arrange to have one of my agents show you around.

We are just in the beginning stages of doing our due diligence for the duplex we are interested in so we haven't even talked to a bank yet.

Alternatively, instead of actually taking back the money you might consider pre-arranging a move of the mobile home to a new park (at least see if its economically feasible) and if it is something you would consider show up to the sellers how on the premise you're going to get your refund, and spring on her you'd be willing to settle the situation by receiving the refund (get it in your hand first) and instead of her having a liability to repay the $1,000 she's already spent you'll relieve her of the requirement to repay the $1,000 in exchange for you taking the trailer she'll not be able to sell to anyone else anyway.Its worth a shot if the economics work out. 

Texas law currently only allows service of 3 day notice by:In Person or delivered to an adult in the houseTaped to the inside of the front doorCertified mailIf this seems out of the norm for your tenant who has been on time until now, I would give it another day and them make contact with specific arrangements to pay

If we get another arranged I will be sure to make it happen.

I think we did three to five houses a month grossing between $5-$10,000 per house, and I didn't make that money, Glenn did.The arrangement for pay for me was I would make $500 cash every week, that's cash.

I absolutely loved interior design and staging as well as found showing properties to be an adventure.

2) Since I will be using a bank loan, does the lender usually take it from there -- arranging the appraisal, title search, etc?