I don't count park owned homes (POH) in my analysis, just the space rent as my goal would be to get POHs sold to tenants so they own the repairs.

Dont get the paralysis of analysis, though that might only be those of us engineer type folks. 

I hope to bounce some deal analysis off of some weathered investors and to understand the business and legal aspects of real investing.

You still need to do a comparative market analysis (CMA) to determine after repair value (ARV), then use the 70% rule or use the Rental Property Calculator (BP Pro perk) to determine a bid price. 

Furthermore, my analysis only includes $600 for property insurance, PMI and repairs and maintenance.

Get a realtor to do a simple analysis and really get an idea.  

I have spent countless hours --- my own version of analysis paralysis -- trying to decide.  

That's because the bank analysis is always "Will this short sale generate more money than a foreclosure alternative."

Hello everyone,We're looking at a deal and would love some input from some veterans. This is a 10 plex in our town, just five minutes from our house. We would do the property management ourselves at least initially, b...

As usual they have a very myopic view, where as private investors with some careful analysis can make a nice change at anytime.I'd welcome anyone who'd consider teaming up.