When you go up the judge asks everyone "is the amount still the same" and they will just change the amount on the spot if you got a partial payment.

I am not here for the easy money, I know this a very serious industry and doing the "dancing" as you said, would be nothing but disrespectful to the professionals in the field. 

I am currently employed in the home remodeling industry and I am also interested in doing some flipping.

I have found some 20 somethings tend to have more visitors but the biggest issue really is with people in the bar and restaurant industry or undergrads when the rest of the people are working adults. 

I've been involved in Real Estate as a licensed Easement/Right-of-Way Agent for the last 9 years working as a contractor in the oil & gas industry negotiating and acquiring pipeline easements.

I suggest you determine what the value of the opportunity is before determining Jim much you can afford to budget finding the owner.I use the following acronym: PETIOPROPERTYEQUITYTITLEINTERESTSOPPORTUNITYWith this format I can determine where the sweet spot is in the situation.Since you are hopefully chasing a bunch of equity, you might be able to budget $50-100 or even more to skip trace a missing owner, if alive. 

I was put on the spot.

I accomplish this by first renting out the house from homeowners, and with their permission, turn the house into a shared housing state and sublease the spots out individually. 

Before you go get your license in anything you should make sure you like investing in the mobile home industry.

Any one with any experience will immediately spot that you are new so don't try to pretend to be something you are not.